Litepanels have issued a public statement to answer some of your questions regarding their 337 patent case against the 12 other companies that make, import, and or sell LED lighting in America. It was 14 in the original 337 complaint,...
US Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Theodore R. Essex issued an initial determination finding in favour of Litepanels in that on going case involving patents for LED photographic lighting devices and components. The real surprise from ALJ Theodore R. Essex was...
The Brightcast BP18F LED panel light is said to be the first LED fixture that allows for spot / flood and focusable light. The Brightcast BP18F is portable, handles both AC and DC power supply with mains and a V-Lock...
Thanks to Lee Filters for a quick to the point introduction to the core principles of light and colour for filmmakers and lighting designers. Declan Randall a professional lighting designer gives us ideas for how to choose colour and the...
2 on camera LED lights for you from LedPro the Z6 and the Z9. The LedPro Z6 is a new on-board video Light is a 84 LED, Low-temperature, cool, efficient, and long life video light. The LedPro Z6 features high-bright...
Last year Litepanels filed a 337 complaint with the United States International Trade Commission or USITC. The skinny is they are seeking it appears to halt importation of what they see as unfair importing of competitors lights, and light components....
Some questions have been answered about the soon to be released Kick light from Rift Labs. We have covered the Kick light HERE, and HERE previously. One question answered is just “how far does the light reach?” So in order...
ARRI has compared the ARRI L7 LED Fresnel light to other competitor’s lighting products. All lights compared have an output quality of or around a the ARRI 650W Plus Tungsten Fresnel, but the colours recorded with the camera gives a...
Swap out all those new LED light bulbs that you only just put in stat, and chuck in these fully dimmable remote controlled LED lights by Insteon. Grab your iPhone or Android device and get to setting up the look...
Remember way back when we wrote “What product would you like to see get a Kickstarter campaign?” One could only imagine the successful run that the Kick Light would have on Kickstarter. Well paint the chickens any colour you like...
Spotted this little baby light on Twitter and had to share it. The Kick Light prototype is like no other light you have seen before. We get a sneak peek from Rift Labs on the Kick Light and it is...
Litepanels introduces the Luma a sleek and powerful daylight balanced on-camera light. Small but effective, Luma draws only 12W of power while providing the equivalent daylight illumination of a 50W HMI. Weighing only 10oz. (.3 kg), the hot shoe-mounted Luma...
Litepanels unveils the 1×1 LS, the newest fixture in their 1×1 LED Panel Series. “The location production market has seen significant growth in the last five years,” said Chris Marchitelli, Global VP of Marketing at Litepanels. “Professional cameras are getting...
Nice set lighting & shooting workshop at NAB 2012 by Bill Holshevnikoff who has been lighting and shooting award-winning broadcast, corporate and documentary programming for over 20 years. Bill talked about some recent experiences using LEDs and his approach to...
A quick one on the Dracast LED 500 video light that has been out for a while now. Still a great LED light for just under $500. Thanks to Adam Nelson TV for the video: Check him out. Description 500...
The TruColor Foton light is a small, lightweight and versatile variable-beam source. The TruColor Foton Produces a 95+ CRI. TruColor call the Foton the most color accurate digital light source designed specifically for motion picture, broadcast and professional photography. The...
The new Inca LED lighting fixtures derive their name from the “incandescent” lighting fixtures they replace. Inca Fresnels incorporate LEDs that are color-matched to the incandescent tungsten halogen lighting fixtures still in use in many television stations and teleproduction facilities....
Zylight will have a single lamp LED fresnel light coming around August September that gives out a light source that is equivalent to a 650 watt output drawing only 90 watts of power. The prototype Zylight F8 was shown off...
TruColor HS from PRG is the first color- accurate digital soft source designed specifically to meet the strict standards of motion picture and broadcast production. With more than twice the output of a 2K incandescent soft light, TruColor HS delivers...
The ECO Punch Plus is the most powerful daylight-balanced LED light on the market today, all while using 5 amps of power. This fixture throws an unbelievable but true output of 4,044 foot candles @ 10 ft with an even...
The Switronix BOLT is the newest addition to the TorchLED Light line. The TorchLED BOLT light allows you to switch between 3200K and 5600K with the touch of 2 On Board Dimming controls (5%-100%), with no noticeable shift in color....