LED Light Cube Tests

I did a search , but didn't come up with much. Has anyone done a test/review comparing the LED Light Cube to an actual strobe with modifiers on-location? I'll dare to be different, but if it's just a marketing gimmick and doesn't hold up in the sun, then I don't want to waste my time.

Nino

for the rest of you who, like me, have no clue:

http://www.ledlightcub​e.com


first glance tells me you'd have to be pretty heavy into video to even consider this thing … 459 USD

Sorry, I did forget to post the link. Thank you!

I do plan on doing some video and I already have a couple of 216-LED


Links:
What the light is: https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=8hkjHq7aTEo
Demo video (one of the few online) https://vimeo.com/7300​5452

Nino

did some more looking, in that video the maker says he has four or five of them set up doing the flour video. that's two grand worth of lights, you could do the same with two $50 Yongnuo speedlights and have a arse load of power to spare.

Totally missed that part! I didn't think these were the best option, but since I haven't seen much on them, I didn't have anything to reference. I'm sure they're okay for video (battery power being the limiting factor), but didn't think they'd be close to what I'd want for a strobe alternative.

Nino

Elvis wrote about it during the development and you can find the items on his site:

http://flashhavoc.com/​?s=lightcube

ninobrn99 wrote in post #17848761
I did a search , but didn't come up with much. Has anyone done a test/review comparing the LED Light Cube to an actual strobe with modifiers on-location? I'll dare to be different, but if it's just a marketing gimmick and doesn't hold up in the sun, then I don't want to waste my time.

Nino

• One cube = 300W of light. My Dynalite modelling light is 250W, yesterday on low intensity at ISO 1600 one modelling light in a softbox was only good for 1/30 f/4 at 6'; unfortunately I did not measure with modelling light at full intensity...let's give the cube the benefit of a doubt and assume for discussion modelling light output allows 1/60 f/4
  
• Two cubes, extrapolating results would be about 1/60 f/2.8
  
• Four cubes ($2160 at B&H), extrapolating results would be about 1/125 f/2.8
  

mmmfotografie wrote in post #17848990
Elvis wrote about it during the development and you can find the items on his site:

http://flashhavoc.com/​?s=lightcube

first article has only one comment, but it's an interesting one.

Paul Buff
1 year ago
From the test results I have seen, it would take about 32 of these to match the power of one speedlight in actual people shots at typical 1/200 second shutter speeds.

- See more at: http://flashhavoc.com …ack/#sthash.u0V​JLXyw.dpuf

Wow, I missed that on Flashhavoc. That's actually where I first came across this because I saw something about the smaller version they make for video and then came across the larger one. I guess it's a flop if that's the output. Feel bad for those that backed the Kickstarter hoping for a better photography option.

Nino

LED is totally different in usage then flash and LED is more for filming or constant light. All the hot lights on cameras are LED's these days and it is a revolution in power usage.

I have some experience in building my own LED as posing light and it is excellent for low lit areas to have as a focus help or for filming. LED's emit a lot of heat, despite everyone is thinking, and you have to cool them to have good life acceptance for them and the big advantage that they are not that power hungry and small. The small size can be problem because it a small area that is very bright so need a diffuser or Fresnel so you protect the eyes of the person that is standing in front of the LED/camera.

I really love my LED's and have three of 10Watt in one light and that is a lot of light and about 300Watt. The light reaches not very far and heats up in minutes and have to cool for a longer period because no active cooling is possible but with this limitations I can life.

mmmfotografie wrote in post #17851066
LED's emit a lot of heat, despite everyone is thinking, and you have to cool them to have good life acceptance for them and the big advantage that they are not that power hungry and small. le but with this limitations I can life.

We have a candelabra light fixture over our casual eating table, which we have outfitted with 60W equivalent LED candelabra bulbs in lieu of the incandescent. Heat production is certainly much less than incandescent bulbs, but I just measured with an IR thermometer and it reports 110°F at the light emitter itself, but 138°F at the ceramic element between the screw in base and light emitter.