Home Made LED light to share

Dana Salsbury · September 14th, 2009, 06:26 PM

That's excellent! Yeah, forget the diffuser!

Does it make sense to add a few 'super' bulbs for those situations where the dancers are far away and in a cave?

Also, for storing purposes, smaller is better, but would a larger surface area give a softer, more elegant light?

I would be interested in paying for a couple of these if you or someone else wanted to make some money. I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I'm editing a shot where our LitePanel weakened at the worst possible time. Never again.

Chris Harding · September 14th, 2009, 07:44 PM

Hi Dana

I just use both banks if I have a high angle shoot of the dance floor and it will even light up the wall around 30' away!!!!!

Regrettably I discovered that making them was not really enconomically viable what with shipping and things and the time it took. My DIY site does have a tutorial there that you could maybe give to a local enthusiast to build for you. I guess it would be viable if you were making them on a production line...that's why the commercial ones cost so much..they have to make a profit!!! An eager enthusiast with a soldering iron could zap up up pretty quickly and you can buy the LED's and battery off eBay. Someone like that wouldn't even need a tutorial as the whole thing is pretty simple to wire up!!

Chris Hurd is pretty fussy about commercial links so I''l PM you the link so I don't infringe DVInfo's rules!!!

Chris

Dana Salsbury · September 15th, 2009, 09:06 PM

Thank you so much. I appreciate your help!

September 14th, 2009, 06:26 PM	#16
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	That's excellent! Yeah, forget the diffuser! Does it make sense to add a few 'super' bulbs for those situations where the dancers are far away and in a cave? Also, for storing purposes, smaller is better, but would a larger surface area give a softer, more elegant light? I would be interested in paying for a couple of these if you or someone else wanted to make some money. I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I'm editing a shot where our LitePanel weakened at the worst possible time. Never again. __________________ www.LegacyHDV.com Weddings \| Corporate \| HMC150s \| FCPX \| Encore \| Lion

September 15th, 2009, 09:06 PM	#18
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	Thank you so much. I appreciate your help! __________________ www.LegacyHDV.com Weddings \| Corporate \| HMC150s \| FCPX \| Encore \| Lion

September 14th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#17
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Hi Dana I just use both banks if I have a high angle shoot of the dance floor and it will even light up the wall around 30' away!!!!! Regrettably I discovered that making them was not really enconomically viable what with shipping and things and the time it took. My DIY site does have a tutorial there that you could maybe give to a local enthusiast to build for you. I guess it would be viable if you were making them on a production line...that's why the commercial ones cost so much..they have to make a profit!!! An eager enthusiast with a soldering iron could zap up up pretty quickly and you can buy the LED's and battery off eBay. Someone like that wouldn't even need a tutorial as the whole thing is pretty simple to wire up!! Chris Hurd is pretty fussy about commercial links so I''l PM you the link so I don't infringe DVInfo's rules!!! Chris