This is my compact LED Lighting Kit, all tucked up in a Pelicase 1560. With the FalconEyes RX-18TD I have been able to ‘realise’ my dream. Over the last year, the amount of run and gun work I am carrying out has increased, where keeping a compact kit is key! Over this time I have been dreaming about a small LED panel kit that fits down into one Pelican case stands, batteries and all, yet still maintaining lovely light quality and flexibility! If you intend to use the light in more unusual places, where you might want to move the ballast further away from the panel, I’d recommend getting one. This said, you can buy ‘Extension Power Cables’. My only real negative with the light’s usability is that the cable between the panel and ballast is a little short, meaning you really do need to ‘hang’ the ballast off the lighting stand, rather than sitting it on the floor, which would be nice. My tests so far show I get about an hours usage at 100% power with the light set to 4500K (so both sets of LEDS on). As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Having hunted around online I opted for the Baxxtar V-Mount 95Wh batteries from Amazon, linked below. If you intend to use the panel with batteries you’ll need the V-Mount variety… For me this required some extra investment as I had been previously running my LED lights from small Sony NP-F batteries. This said, the panel is quite a bit bigger than a 1×1 panel (at 45cm x 60cm) so does offer a ‘softer’ light, so I think it’s worth the extra effort! FalconEyes RX-18TD Components I’m looking forward to getting opportunity to try this out! UsabilityĬompared to a standard 1×1 LED Panel it does take a little longer to setup, as there are several components that need to be connected together to get the light working. On the back of the panel there is velcro for attaching the soft box, this can also be used for installing the light in more ‘unusual’ places, such as on ceilings and in cars etc. ![]() The FalconEyes RX-18TD as a Key Light FlexibilityĪs the name suggests, the panel is flexible and can be rolled up for storage! It includes an X frame for mounting the light on a lighting stand, which works well, although with the included clamp means you can’t angle the light down any further than 90 degrees! FalconEyes RX-18TD with Soft Box & X Frame With the soft box installed it offers a lovely soft light, perfect for an interview key light. Personally, I have combined my panels with the Soft Box (SB), which easily fits over the panel and can pack down fairly compactly. Without it you can see multiple shadows from the individual LEDs, which is to be expected but isn’t particularly pretty. Personally I’d recommend getting this panel with some form of soft box. The colour quality of the light is pretty accurate to my eye, with no green/magenta shift, and no colour shift when dimmed either. Light Qualityįirst up, the panel is Bi-Colour, which is great for working in both tungsten and daylight conditions, and everything in-between! It’s pretty powerful too at 100W, and can be dimmed from 0-100%, therefore it can happily act as a key, fill or backlight. ![]() For the controllable work I regularly have to hire in lights to get the power I require, such as HMIs and larger Tungsten lamps etc.įor the run and gun work, I am looking for a lighting ‘kit’ that produces beautiful soft light, can run off batteries or mains power, can pack down to a small size for transportation and is lightweight. ![]() A lot of the work I undertake is either very run and gun or completely controllable. I’m always looking at new kit! Whether to improve the quality of my work, to make my life easier ‘on-set’ or to just upgrade a piece of equipment that is getting a bit ‘long in the tooth’! Enter the FalconEyes RX-18TD flexible LED panels to the rescue! FalconEyes Rx-18TD with Soft Box Backgroundįirst up, let me give you a bit of background.
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