Lighting

Rexxar · 7 Nov 2015 at 01:38

Hoping someone can help here,

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I'm looking for an LED light , less than £45 , that i can use for lighting a few products i'll be listing for sale on eBay. I can either take them with an SLR or a phone camera and the eBay app...

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I guess i'm looking for one of those USB powered LED panels, like the kind used for SLR video rigs, would that be right?

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Hoping someone will be along to advise , i don't want to power it from the hotshoe, and i really like the look of the RELIO LED Light , but can't expand the budget before it becomes uneconomical...

AHarvey · 7 Nov 2015 at 03:03

what are the products and do you have a light tent?

Rexxar · 7 Nov 2015 at 03:06

AHarvey said:
what are the products and do you have a light tent?

The odd book, watch, trinket, head unit, alloy wheel...

Pretty varied and no light tent, just looking for usb powered led lighting so I don't need to mess about with batteries

AHarvey · 7 Nov 2015 at 03:18

honestly, then, I'd be tempted to get yourself a nice light tent, something like this will be big enough for alloys too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32-80x80c...080700?hash=item3ce622d6fc:g:qvYAAOSwk5FUtdJ-

Then I'd be looking at any cheap LED lamps, go for bright white and with the light tent you'll have a nice soft light of a consistent colour.

You could even look at getting some LED strips and build your own lights to fit around the tent. Not USB but mains powered so just as easy:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3528-SMD-...381811?hash=item20f0693b73:g:uwgAAOSwQM9UZxvO

Tysonator · 13 Nov 2015 at 21:00

I purchased a couple of LED lamps for my DSLR to use as video lamps, and they are pretty bright.

https://www.7dayshop.com/products/7...deo-and-camcorder-uses-160-x-led-model-DS-008

paul10 · 14 Nov 2015 at 21:35

i have the metz mecalight they come with diffuser filter one for tungsten lighting 3200k
very accurate leds also good for product photography and you can expand on them so they connect together also do flexi arms for macro shots ,quite neat use mine when video capturing at night ,there is 460,320 160 this gives you the amount in lux .
just read you want usb powered probably not these then but they do have a dc input jack 4.8v to 9 volt

Rexxar · 15 Nov 2015 at 17:05

paul10 said:
i have the metz mecalight they come with diffuser filter one for tungsten lighting 3200k
very accurate leds also good for product photography and you can expand on them so they connect together also do flexi arms for macro shots ,quite neat use mine when video capturing at night ,there is 460,320 160 this gives you the amount in lux .
just read you want usb powered probably not these then but they do have a dc input jack 4.8v to 9 volt

They look good, USB powered is preferable because then i can use a 5 port USB power supply by Anker, and only need one plug... I'll have a proper look at those, thanks