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Light-emitting diode (LED) lights are useful to photographers, videographers and gaffers alike; LEDs have a number of advantages compared to traditional bulbs, including:
So, let’s do a resource round-up of some of the top LED lights for photographers, videographers and gaffers available on the market now:
(in no particular order)
Created with the professional lighting technician/gaffer in mind, Quasar continues to design advanced lighting instruments for the film, TV and photographic industries.
This LED ring light has high color rendering, so it is capable of bringing out the most natural skin tones, which is of course ideal for portrait photography. Color temperature is adjustable from 3200K to 5600K.
This light has ultra bright output: the Amaran 100d uses its 100W LED output to create an equivalent to a 750W tungsten light. It also offers dimming control from 0% to 100%.
Scoring a 95+ (out of 100) on the Television Lighting Consistency Index, this Amaran light is capable of illuminating beautiful colors on every shoot.
This LED light has a built-in battery yet is still lightweight and portable. This light can be used for various professional shooting occasions, such as wedding, portrait and product photography.
Included in this kit: LED light, hot shoe mount, battery charger, user manual.
This Emart LED light is capable of increasing the brightness of light by more than 50% compared to other, USB-powered models.
The light’s color temperature (3300K to 5500K) allows for quick, professional images; the light offers a perfect daylight temperature for professional images. The light’s stereoscopic heat holes, on all four sides, effectively dissipate heat.
This kit comes with two lights, a light stand, two adapters, two soft diffusion plates, two lamp brackets, a wireless remote control and an equipment bag. The LED light is portable, lightweight and comes with an adjustable stand that is also light yet strong.
This LED light is ideal for providing a lighting supplement when taking close-ups of objects such as products, highlighting the perfect visual effect.
This light has excellent heat dissipation with a built-in silent fan cooling system, so it should hold up well even in complex shooting environments. The light comes with a power cord, tripod, lantern softbox, carrying bag and focus reflector. The included softbox produces a pleasing, uniform soft light.
The light can be controlled remotely using the GVM Easily mobile app (Android).
The light has dimming controls from 1% to 100%. This ring light is especially suitable for shooting small products such as scaled models, food, jewelry, watches, gadgets and other items.
The light comes with USB cables, a nylon cloth shooting tent, a carrying bag, a manual and six backgrounds (black, white, green, red, orange and blue).
This kit contains two bi-color panels, two 8'3" stands, two barn doors, four light filters, two AC adapters and two bags. These lights are ideal for large-scale video production: green screens and location sets.
Color temp of lights: 3200-5600K. The dimming control is from 0% to 100%, continuous.
The Continuous Location LED Light [Amazon Affiliate Link] from the UK-based manufacturer Rotolight is a powerful, ultra-portable, bi-color LED that brings versatility to any shoot.
Designed for portrait and location photographers and videographers on the move, this light has a unique “ultra thin” design and is therefore very lightweight (about three lbs.)
Color temperature: 3150K to 6300K, bi-color. The light’s continuous High Speed Sync Flash (HSS) provides a powerful color temperature adjustable flash, at 250% of the maximum continuous light output for traditional photographic workflows.
If you’re researching LED lighting products, chances are that you own some photography and/or videography gear. And if you own valuable camera gear, you might consider protecting that gear with photography insurance and/or DigiGear insurance.
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Front Row’s insurance for photographers (Canada) is a good option for insuring your photo gear against theft, breakage and/or fire. You can get a quote and purchase a policy online in just a few minutes. (The online photography program provides coverage for still photography with a minimal amount of filming.)
DigiGear Insurance (Canada) is a good option for insuring your filming equipment. DigiGear is custom equipment insurance for owners of: cameras, sound and lighting gear working in the film/TV industry. Available online in Canada. Quotes in 2 minutes. Policy available in 5 minutes. If you’re in the US, get a quote here.
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