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Permalink Reply by Porl Gordon on December 23, 2008 at 10:26am

I would rather use the lighter, simpler, and cheaper (at least in electrical consumption) alternative, plus, in a cramped environment, the heat factor IS a factor. thanks.

Permalink Reply by Moderator on December 23, 2008 at 10:42am

LED does throw a little less light, so depending on the camera and the situation, sometimes it is nice to have halogen power, but with camera sensitivity coming along LED will be the future solution. LED is cheaper if you need lots of colors also, i just spent 50 bucks the other day on a bunch of colored gels for lights at an event for par can lights and was thinking how old and unintelligent they are, 50 more bucks wasted on par cans when LEDs could be just color adjusted. also, check the price of the halogen replacement bulbs, they can cost a little. i guess we'll see how LED bulb life claims play out over the next several years but they seem more economical to store, operate, maintain, repair, and set-up. I have a zylight z50 and am getting a z90 soon. small but they are the sickest lighting fixture i have seen. say hi to charlie collias at zylight if you buy one. you should watch the little segment from zylight at NAB in the video section also....

Permalink Reply by Gregger Jones on December 23, 2008 at 10:47am

For sure. There are a couple of ways that LED technology is used. One is straight out like the Litepanel and another way is to place the LEDs around the edge and let the light get pushed out like the Rosco Litepads. I have both here and you could see the difference. http://www.rosco.com/us/video/litepad.asp
When you push the light it becomes much softer but does not have the throw you would need in most lighting situations. However this may be perfect for interview type situations. Also they come in 6 and 12 light kits for a fraction of the price of most other LED's. I would also take a look at zylights as a technology all in itself. Maybe not for what you are trying to accomplish but they will tend to show you where things are heading. Also 16x9 just came out with those LuxLed's 40 and 60 which may remind you of something you would see an ole'redneck deer hunting with. The other beauty of those is that they can take the big batteries and go for a very long time. http://16x9inc.com/products/bebob/be-lux-led-field.html

Permalink Reply by Porl Gordon on January 14, 2009 at 6:39pm

Wow. Those Zylights really are the BOMB!

Permalink Reply by Gregger Jones on January 14, 2009 at 9:50pm

Yep:)