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312A, 312AS, 312ASZ Lishuai LED Light
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  • JDNJDN

    @Jonathan_P enjoy playing around with them. You can also gang two 312s onto one speed ring if you use two L brackets together (again riveted, screwed or glued together in a sort of Z) to create enough height at top and bottom to fit two of them in. I use this configuration in my key (a Small box with Egg Crate) and then use a single one in my Fill (Medium box) and Backlight/Kicker (XS one). The big benefits, aside from battery powered operation and easily dimability without ballast is the coolness -- you don't melt interviewee, or the soft-boxes themselves, so you can use the ones for flashes and strobes which cost significantly less than those designed for anything that runs hot.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    It'll be close, I think.

    Main idea with bi-colour led lights is to have them at mixed temperature at most important shots, as it significantly increases CRI.

  • surfgypsysurfgypsy

    I got the 2 pack deal 312s and love em!

    Are there any adapters to get these to fit on Lowell light stands? (I think they're 3/8 but I could be wrong) I've got a Lowell 3 point light kit and would love to use those stands with these instead of a tripod. Any ideas?

  • int32int32

    I'm interested in 312 LED so it's very interesting theme for me. For those who have 312 LED, could you make a photo with light at full brightness in reflected light? For example reflect 312 LED light from umbrella on wall. I need it cause I have light with narrow beam and I should reflect it to make wider and beauty. I need to compare power of lights. So please distance, iso, f-number, shutter speed.

  • TobsenTobsen

    Hey, I found this new mini softbox for the 312 LED light. The manufacturer states that there is a version that fits the Ikan 312, which is identical to the 312 AS. Does anyone know anything about it? Even tried it?

    http://www.chimeralighting.com/Products/Film-Video-Lightbanks/Micro-2-Lightbank

  • AfricaGH2AfricaGH2

    I bought one of these the 312. I too would like to hear suggestions for something a bit bigger / 3 light setup.

    It should be noted that folks shooting with an f1.4 lens you can almost have no light and you can see the talent but with my HMC40 I have to have a ton more light as it's low light performance sucks - all hail the DSLR! (now if we could just solve the sound issue!)

  • ColeCole

    I wanted to add to the existing reviews about the 312AS led light kits in regards to battery life. I had the two included batteries with a full charge on the light with power set to 100% and the temperature set in the middle to activate all of the LEDs. This gave me 2 hours and 15 minutes before some of the rows of bulbs started going out.

    I can see using these for interviews on the occasions that I don't have access to power or space and/or time for a full set up. For me that is either Kino Divas or Tungsten Arri/lowel kits. After I test these out (I bought 4 lights) on a real shoot I will reevaluate if they can become the go to kit for all situations ( I do mostly talking head interviews). I don't think so but you never know until you try.

    It took just over 3 weeks to arrive from China to the east coast of the US.

    All in all though they seem like a great deal and I will get lots of use from them.

    Cole

  • vicharrisvicharris

    I can second this little thing is really good. I've used it for car scenes where I needed light hitting the driver and it worked really well and I was able to gaf it on the instrument cluster really easy. It's actually so bright I had to knock it down with ND even on it's lowest setting. The thin batteries that come with it don't last too long in my opinion but that's easily correctable with the larger batteries the 508 LED comes with.

  • matt_gh2matt_gh2

    Just got 2 of these lights. My brief initial tests looked great. Will add more detailed review once I use in field. Would definitely recommend.

  • andyharrisandyharris

    I've forgotten just how much I like the small battery powered LEDs. I've used mine for just about everything, including a bike tools and car maintenance.

    Here's a photo using the AS 312 (bi-colour) as a fill-in. It was set to exactly half way between the colour temperatures. The camera was set for normal daylight.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/63040616@N03/8394251797/sizes/k/in/photostream/

  • fatpigfatpig

    I got the Polaroid one. I noticed the color temperature was not stable. it changes slightly if i tap on the light (when moving it, adjusting, etc.)

    can anyone confirm this issue? I hope not so I can send it back...

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @fatpig

    First, we are not talking about rebrands here.

    Second, return it. It is good lights with very stable light.

  • peternappeternap

    I have two of them and love them. Except for large rooms, these are all I use for interviews and seminars/

  • fatpigfatpig

    Thanks, packaged and on its way back to amazon. :)

  • fehafeha

    Is there anyone who makes or can make "Milk Diffusion Filter" for 312 same as for Z96 lights ? This would be a deal breaker ...

  • TobsenTobsen

    No idea, but you can stack the normal diffusion filters or add frost/diffusion gels.

  • fehafeha

    @Tobsen, yes but the light is not same as "Milk Diffusion Filter" ...

  • TobsenTobsen

    dunno, haven't compared them. I know I was looking for some diffusion options for the 312s some time ago, but couldn't find anything good besides some softbox options. Those were too expensive at that time. Ever tried the airbox?

  • fehafeha

    @Tobsen no, i have to link to this video, not related to 312 , but wani to show what i mean, also it may work with some acrylic milk white colored, but don't know the light loss .. I want same but for 312 ...

  • TobsenTobsen

    Yeah, I see what you mean. I checked their website and found one for the z180. I guess it is smaller than the 312 and therefore wouldn't fit.

  • fehafeha

    @Tobsen , i think is easy to DIY just to find right acrylic milk color with low light loss, and glue small metal rings :-) I do own two z96 (flash) and two 312 asz bi-color ... But i do not want to spend much money on special soft-boxes for led that cost more than LED light :-)

  • matt_gh2matt_gh2

    I've got the 312 lights from PV deals. They're great, but the batteries seem to take a long time to charge, and the lights on the charger just keep blinking. Does anyone else have experience with this - is that normal, or should the blinking stop once batteries are fully charged?

  • vicharrisvicharris

    @matt_gh2 Yeah man, they take forever to charge and you have the small batteries!!! I have a bunch of the large ones for my 500 LEDs and my monitor and they take overnight to charge. The lights will all turn solid red when it's charged.

  • matt_gh2matt_gh2

    @vicharris Thanks.

  • andyharrisandyharris

    So here is an image that was taken using the AS312. Its a 25 second exposure and the AS312 was used at half power with the colour control in the half way position. The trails in the background are from an Epoch EL1000 at 10% (thats an underwater light). The AS312 seems to go everywhere with me, with loads of uses.

    image

    I reckon the colour rendition is the best when the colour control is in the middle, my guess is that the two sets of LEDs have overlapping spectrums that together are better.

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