Small LED Light Panel Showdown

[michael1980123]

To be more specific, This video's audio track there is a melodic (then rhythmic) electric guitar line sitting right on top of the human voice range with overtones masking your articulation.  In this case the guitar is so close in the foreground of the mix that if you were to set an appropriate level for the track you would not be able to hear the other instruments. Bed racks with and overall even instrument mix work well. The less instruments the better.

[drumat5280]

@michael1980123 thanks for your great suggestions, I will keep that in mind next time.

[michael1980123]

a suggestion for background music...try to use music that is limited in terms of instrumentation registers. In other words..don't choose ensemble music that features melodic lines within the majority of the human voice frequency range. The human voice is capable of frequencies between 90KHz-1100KHz for voiced vowels and 1KHz-5KHz for voiced consonants (articulation and intelligibility)

[michael1980123]

Hey Dave...great video as always.  CTO (tungsten) is color temperature orange and CTB (daylight) is color temperature blue as you said. They're color correcting gels and come in a few different variations like amber, orange, and straw and range from 1/8th to 2x. In my days as a gaffer I had a lot of success with rosco amber and straw cto gels. But I have never used them on LED lights only on florescent, tungsten, and HMI fixtures.

[hobocamptheater]

I hate green cast but I definitely would hate voiding warranty by placing the batteries improperly much much more.

[willwetmoreable]

why did you laugh at the begining? is it because your a r gay?

[thingsdemystified]

@willwetmoreable I didn't know it was illegal for males to laugh, or maybe you're not from around here. In the US, it's ok for anybody to laugh. It's called being friendly. Nice people do it from time to time. You should try it.

[lifeartpixels]

@drumat5280 you always make such informative videos, it's great thanks for posting dude

[heymrrayray]

That was sad to see that the suppose led leader failed. Do you think you can do a review on the litepanel ring light?

[amarmitra]

Banding? You mean flicker.

[drumat5280]

@amarmitra no, banding to me looks a lot different.

[aidemmediasolutions]

Nice Review Doug the LitePanels are a bit disappointing in this - I bought a Flo-light 500w LED, and I was planning on doing one of these vs the cheaper "fancier" brand LED I'll send you a message when it is up. I couldn't see myself coughing up a few thousand for some LED lighting... I only use it in the summer when it is too hot to use Tungsten

[vancian1970]

Someone please tell me how Litepanels stays in business. I unfortunately own to LP micro's and they are sitting in a box in my closet unused since the z96 came out.

[hpcine]

Outstanding, but on all these video, please reduce the background music! It definitely interferes. Great videos, thanks for sharing great information!

[drumat5280]

@hpcine thanks for the suggestion, I will turn it down next time.

[flybyradio]

a minus green gel can fix the green bias of the konova.

[hobocamptheater]

a cheap FLD filter on the front of your lens should fix the green cast with the konova.

[gabel1337]

Another useful gel that I would highly recommend for an LED is a minus green (magenta colored). They come in different values (as such, see if you can try which one you would need) and it takes away green, but you don't loose too much light luckily!

[spstudios01]

I use a couple of these LED lights and they work fine for fill-in lights on mobile video shoots. w w w.7dayshop.com/catalog/product­_info.php?&products_id=111653 I have to use the lowest settings because they are super bright.

[SuperKenshabby]

Good review. I have a cheapo unit like this from China that is pretty good but the CTO filter is terrible. You are correct. You need to get different grades of filter including fluorescent corrections to get them close to perfect for tungsten.

[nomanoki]

I am really happy with the dedolight ledzilla. Only one LED but great light for a long time!

[LEXTHE4]

The flickering that fluorescent lights produce is caused by the AC power operating at 60 hertz. Since this runs off batteries (DC) this will never occur.

[ajiaggarao]

You got CTO & CTB right!

[DJReidiculousVideos]

I hope you were able to return them both

[drumat5280]

@DJReidiculousVideos yes I will be returning both, hope to try the cn-160 next.

[slomotrainwreck]

Thanks for the straight poop on these LED panels.

[nul10productie]

Thanks for the test. Please turn off the background music.

[drumat5280]

@nul10productie I will lower it next time.

[bbcasting]

I wouldn't buy Konova or Lite Panels. Lite Panel LED lights SUCK and are WAY overpriced too.

[schifferart]

cto = correct to orange

ctb = correct to blue

[3guys1girlandfetus]

you should get a z96 for me thats the best led light

[altoso99]

CN-126 plus battery (90min at medium setting) and charger for 50$, amazing piece of CHEAP equipment, a video where I used it a lot!!: watch?v=28ZeAmnWkPQ

[DigitalCable]

I bought one of the cheap CN-126 for about $20-30 (I forget exactly how much.) They're by no means perfect but for the price they're good and nice to keep in your bag of tricks when you go to a shoot not know the layout/natural light etc.

Not having a linear pot on the Lite Pro seems like a huge oversight with at best, minimal build cost savings.

[AmuseMeJasmin]

type this in after ebay dot com

/itm/New-CN-160-LED-Video-Came­ra-4-Way-Hot-Shoe-Lamp-Light-E­6L-Free-Shipping-/260871774243­?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=it­em3cbd2b6023

[AmuseMeJasmin]

im having trouble finding the 160 LED CN

[Ipoditouchreview3r]

@drumat5280 can you test the NEEWER 126 led light its $30 on amazon or the cn-160 it has 160 leds an its $40

[drumat5280]

@Ipoditouchreview3r yes I plan to - lots of request for that one.

[CharlesRiveracom]

I've been curious about LED light for awhile now. Do you happen to know how big the panels can get? Like can they be used for softboxes? And do you think they would produce a bright enough light, compared to CFL's?

[CountryPursuitsTV]

Hi dave i HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE hdv z96 PANELS i WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE HOW THEY STACK UP AGAINST THESE BABIES

ATB Malc

CPTV

[JGByron]

Dave you went to my high school. :O

[drumat5280]

@JGByron really, which one did you go to?

[JGByron]

@drumat5280 Joel Barlow. I'm from Redding.

[drumat5280]

@JGByron Yes I went to Joel Barlow, how did you know I went there? Were you in my class, if so what is your first name?

[JGByron]

@drumat5280 Actually no, I'm still a student there. I was looking for the logo of the school on Google Images for a presentation and I saw a photo link to your blog that said you went there. Small world.

[andrenj1970]

lite panel is way OVERPRICED, people get a great led lights from: ebay, cowboystudios etc. I've used 3 different led lights from china with outstanding results for: weddings, concerts etc etc. Prices start at over $20 up.

[richieramone1]

Hi Dave. The CN 160 people are talking about is one you can buy on ebay for about $40. Just look for a LED that matches that price range, and viola.As per construction, plastic. Same kind as the ones you just reviewed. I have to say, yes its cooler. It takes AA batteries, 3 kinds of sony lithiums, and Panasonic Lithiums. In my opinion, they are all the same.

[andyshrestha]

LitePanels are cheap product just priced expensive.

they wanted to ban other LED product imports all bcoz other much better and much cheaper than them.

LitePanel suck !

[andrenj1970]

@andyshrestha I think you are right

[jm1jonas]

I'm thinking about buying the CN-160 for a long time, i want to use it to shoot at night, in bars with poor light and on the street, basically places where i'm constantly moving and can't walk around with a light stand!

It's much cheaper then those you shown, but my budget is pretty small :P

[andrenj1970]

@jm1jonas I've got it too but other 96 led light is even better: nicer build, brighter and smaller. Check out the review on mrcheesycam.

[jm1jonas]

@andrenj1970

Thanks! I'll buy it next month (money is tight =/)!

[friedom]

I have to plug my CN-160 as well. I've used it a few nights events with terrific results, coupled with my Sigma 30mm f/1.4. The batteries I use are Sony NP-F550 rechargeable. I have two, and each one will last easily over three hours non-stop. I have been very impressed. One my least expensive accessory purchases but one of the most used. On my box it lists Nanguang as the manufacturer.

[drumat5280]

@friedom Sounds like I need to look at the cn-160, what is it made out of - plastic?

[NakedJKid]

both of these suck, mine is so much better, seems i made a good choice.

[drumat5280]

@NakedJKid which one do you have?

[judaspriest544]

@drumat5280 Hey Dave! Do you live in Denver??

Greetings from Austria!

[DanDenali]

CN160 works really well for 39.99.

[drumat5280]

@DanDenali who make the cn160?

[cameronhoerth]

@drumat5280 Opteka

[tvurk]

@drumat5280 The CN-160 is a brand-less China made product... very cheap but pretty good performance for it's price (50 bucks on ebay)... a dutch review site gave it a silver award

[RMTWGR]

Wow, thats alot to spend for something you can get very similar products, for a much cheaper price. I have the Neewer CN-126 LED and it was only 31 bucks on amazon with free shipping. It produces a good light, and if the 126 isn't big enough they have a CN-160 for 40 (haven't tried the CN-160 myself though). 

[Knoptop]

thanks for the enlightenment.

[CandyHam]

seems like both really suck

[drumat5280]

@CandyHam you are kind of right.

[tongannewsnetwork]

in other words you got ripped.. z96 is your best bet. 

[sheeplols]

Your reviews are the best! Thanks Doug!

[RedSoxRobbe]

I wonder what kind of results can be seen through DIY versions of light panels.

Check out the YouTube video "DIY Dimmable LED Light Panel" these guys use strip LED's.

[strikermed]

Thanks Dave! I have been debating buying several 100 dollar sets of these type lights, and this has just reinforced my decision to save up and buy a good Ari tungston set that will last me a life time. Do you happen to have any reviews that sport some softboxes using both tungston and Florescents? Ive seen both types and I'm curious how they do with video, since they are oftenly marketed toward still photography.

[OwHiTeLiOnO]

Dave can you also test the LedZ Brute? Their stuff looks pretty good. Thanks

[BrotherBloat]

interesting stuff! I was actually wondering about these and how useful they could be for, say, an interview keylight... I imagine that with a touch of diffusion, it could pass for that purpose... ? :)

[jwalsher]

I have the 160 LED CN-160 for 39.99 so far so good

[drumat5280]

@jwalsher who make it?

[RMTWGR]

@drumat5280 The CN-160 is made by Neewer

[PsimanUK]

@jwalsher Now that seems like a more reasonable price for one of these things. $130 is steep but $390 is just ridiculous.

[AmuseMeJasmin]

@jwalsher where did you get that one?

[jwalsher]

thanks

[TTTchannel]

pretty good, I wish you tested the Z96 and the W12 too.

[oevt]

Boy I have not even seen the footage of this video and already plan to get the cheapo one. I'll use your link so you keep up the good work. thanks..South Tropic of Cancer...O

[912doctorwho]

5th



[thephpjo]

a bit disapointing, i expected the lite panel to be much better... as you said, it has a "pro" in its name. i wonder how the "normal" lite panel looks ^^

[iJonnny]

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[WilleWallinHerrdin]

Awesome as always!

[clickbeast]

First for the first time! Nice vid

[HrSchwab]

@clickbeast first to what? to suck a dick ??:D

[AAHReviews]

I was wondering what lighting I should get for my green screen... I don't think I will get these kinds.

[drumat5280]

@AAHReviews these are not good for green screen these are too directional.

[AAHReviews]

@drumat5280 what would you recommend? I thought of umbrella lights or soft boxes...thanks