Flash vs LED

11 years 1 month ago #280010 by MYoung
I've been tempted with getting one of those Hybrid LitePanels after reading some good reviews. It's pretty pricey so really want to make sure before I go running off. Would you use one of these hot shoe mount Litepanels for wedding work?


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11 years 1 month ago #280015 by garyrhook
For video or still?
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I've got a small-ish panel that works great up to about 3-5 feet, designed for video work. I've used it for stills, too, but only (small) product stills, so not far away from the camera. They're rather bright.

I would think continuous light would be quite distracting at a wedding ceremony. I would expect the camera to handle low light, and add room lighting as required to improve conditions. Never an on camera panel. Can't imagine how that would be used.


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11 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #280018 by KCook
So I will play devil's advocate. A small LED would be very easy to fix to a flash bracket (instead of on top of the camera). And you would see the lighting effect before even taking the picture! Maybe think along the lines of a video "rig" for the camera, instead of using only the camera's hotshoe?

:evil:

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11 years 1 month ago #280020 by MYoung
I forget where I saw the photos. Earlier this year I found some wedding photographers photos where he had used one of these and all the photos were pretty close to the camera and the results were really neat. I wish I could find his photos. I'm not even sure what size of LED he had, only that he had one. So I'm hoping that from trial and error if I buy one of these that I could create the same effect that I saw from that photographers photos.

I guess posting this, I'm hoping that someone might leave behind some clues about how this all works. :P


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11 years 1 month ago #280041 by KCook
Goooood luck! Google turned up very little on LED lighting. At least here are some views on the larger studio type panels -

blog.vincentlaforet.com/mygear/lighting/

Kelly

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11 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #280073 by Stealthy Ninja
LED lights are soft, run cool BUT have a short light throw (might be handy for you though).

You'll either need a lot of them or a large one or get them close to the subject in order for them to light effectively. Not that they aren't bright. It's just that the light falls off pretty quickly.

They're great for video and work just as well for photography.

Flashes are generally more powerful for the money (cheaper per lumen) and are less bulky, but are more harsh (smaller light source).
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11 years 1 month ago #280086 by KCook
I wus hoping you would show up B)

So . . . can a modest size LED (hotshoe mount) get by with about the same size power pack as a Speedlight? Or are the power requirements very different? For stills, not vid.

clueless

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11 years 1 month ago #280217 by MYoung

KCook wrote: Goooood luck! Google turned up very little on LED lighting. At least here are some views on the larger studio type panels -

blog.vincentlaforet.com/mygear/lighting/

Kelly


That is so good. Some of the lights this guy uses is up there on price! $2700 for one light? Geezz, the one I was looking at was $300 and change :blink:

:thx2:


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11 years 1 month ago #280226 by KCook
And every one of them was by Lite Panels, so likely they were freebies to him. Vee should be so lucky, huh?

Kelly

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10 years 9 months ago #289213 by Stealthy Ninja

KCook wrote: I wus hoping you would show up B)

So . . . can a modest size LED (hotshoe mount) get by with about the same size power pack as a Speedlight? Or are the power requirements very different? For stills, not vid.

clueless


Some types of LED (the more expensive kind) are pretty bright. No type of LED will draw a lot of power. HOWEVER they aren't as bright as a speedlight can be. Speedlights generally will draw more power, but they don't run continuously.
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10 years 9 months ago #289226 by KCook
Thanks for the info :cheers:

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10 years 9 months ago #289260 by Joves
I know a few shooters that use them for macro shots. Those are the ring light types though. They are great in that application, and I have thought about getting one for that.


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10 years 9 months ago #289586 by Stealthy Ninja
I've used small portable ones for corporate shots. Of all the shots we took that day, it was the only one I didn't edit AT ALL (just converted it to jpeg) and the client accepted it no problem.

Small ones are great for creating interesting lighting situations and having great control over what you light.
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10 years 9 months ago #289744 by Dragonflies

Joves wrote: I know a few shooters that use them for macro shots. Those are the ring light types though. They are great in that application, and I have thought about getting one for that.


I'm surprised they are able to get enough light from these?


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