Posts Tagged ‘light’

May
13
2015

What Has 52 Megapixels, 8 or 9 Lenses, and a Deal with Foxconn? Light?

Maybe an iPhone 7 that kills DSLRs and ILCs. Maybe not. But at the very least, we can point to a theoretical rendering of what a smartphone enabled by technology from Silicon Valley startup Light might look like, along with a very clear link to…
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Dec
2
2014

Kickstarter Staff Pick Lume Cube: Good Things Come in Small Packages

Taking up about the same space as a GoPro, Lume Cube mashes up the GoPro ethos with state of the art LEDs, Pocket Wizard-style control via Bluetooth and a smartphone app – and the ability to function as either continuous lighting for video or flash…
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Oct
23
2014

Westcott Flex: Bend Me, Shape Me, Any Way You Want To

Well-known photo and video lighting company introduces the Westcott Flex as it becomes exclusive North American and Australian distributor of new and novel LED mat technology. [adrotate group="6"] The basic stats on the Westcott Flex would be enough to warrant attention: a dimmable LED panel…
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Sep
8
2014

Revolutionary New LED Light Cube Now Available

LED lights have been rising in popularity and slowly taking over the video lighting market. However, we don't want to forget there still are a lot of photographers that read planet5D.com so this news is aimed at you people. The LED Light Cube�?started�?as a crowd…
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Jul
25
2014

What are Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights? Find Out!

Everyone I know talks about shooting at the "Magic hour," others refer to the "Golden Hour" or others yet say in the morning or at night. �?Everyone clear? Have you ever considered (or heard) of the other "Magic hours" for light?[adrotate group="6"] Golden Hour Blue…
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Mar
18
2014

Blind Spot Gear Presents The Scorpion Light - A Revolutionary Adaptable Lighting Solution

Need some flexible small lighting for your video project? This new light The Scorpion Light is up on kickstarter looking for some support and it has potential so we thought we'd share it with you.[adrotate group="6"] Bafta winning Entrepreneurs KickStart The Scorpion Light at BVE…
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Dec
27
2013

KICK - the smart little light that does all colors and lots more

Here's a way to add a kick of light into your scene while being able to control the light from your smart phone or with the manual controls on the device. We'd love to have you comment on this in our forums! [adrotate group="6"] What's…
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Nov
21
2013

Switronix Releases NEW TorchLED Bolt 220

We've told you about the Switronix Torch Bolt many times before - and now they've upgraded! Adding brightness and reducing the power consumption. We are also doing a�?free battery rebate�?for�?endusers that have a Bolt 200 and are purchasing a Bolt 220. [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"]…
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Dec
21
2012

Light An Interview for only $26? Impossible right? @stillmotion shows you how!

Everyone knows you can't light an interview for only $26 - it is just impossible right? Well, our good friends over at stillmotion show us how they made the cheapest lighting they could come up with. And, they want you to know about the SMAPP…
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Dec
12
2012

edelkrone puts a Small, Light, Ingenious slider in your backpack!

One of the hardest things to do is to travel with a slider - and edelkrone has just solved that problem with their new edelkrone Slider Plus+ - this is amazing and I don't know why nobody has made one of these before. I've tried…
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