Tom Robertson
December 13th, 2009, 08:34 PM
I recently bought a Cool Lights LED256 and did a short demo. Clip was done with a DVX100a.
UPDATE: I can't get the link to work without it embedding the video and don't want to break any forum rules so please just go to
vimeo.com and search for "Cool Lights 256LED" and it will show up. Sorry but my coding skills are lacking this evening! LOL!
The video is worth taking a look at if you are interested in this light. Hope you like it!
I didn't use any gain on the camera settings for the demo. The placement of the light was about 6 or 7 feet from the subject (me) and about 3 feet to my side (due to space limitations in my house). If I could have placed it a little farther to the side it would have worked a little better I think and I would not have been looking almost directly at the light which is actually pretty powerful.
Also, I was not using any fill or a reflector of any kind which actually would have helped, but wanted everyone to see just the light from the 256LED and nothing else.
Power was from a Bescor battery and not the supplied AC power supply or Sony L-Series battery.
I personally like the unit and can see a lot of uses for it. The fact that it is so compact and has a low power drain makes it handy for use almost anywhere. I also have the 600LED and this unit makes a nice addition to my lighting kit.
Would appreciate any comments from other users who have one of these.
Search videos for 'cool lights 256led' on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:cool%20lights%20256led)
UPDATE: I can't get the link to work without it embedding the video and don't want to break any forum rules so please just go to
vimeo.com and search for "Cool Lights 256LED" and it will show up. Sorry but my coding skills are lacking this evening! LOL!
The video is worth taking a look at if you are interested in this light. Hope you like it!
I didn't use any gain on the camera settings for the demo. The placement of the light was about 6 or 7 feet from the subject (me) and about 3 feet to my side (due to space limitations in my house). If I could have placed it a little farther to the side it would have worked a little better I think and I would not have been looking almost directly at the light which is actually pretty powerful.
Also, I was not using any fill or a reflector of any kind which actually would have helped, but wanted everyone to see just the light from the 256LED and nothing else.
Power was from a Bescor battery and not the supplied AC power supply or Sony L-Series battery.
I personally like the unit and can see a lot of uses for it. The fact that it is so compact and has a low power drain makes it handy for use almost anywhere. I also have the 600LED and this unit makes a nice addition to my lighting kit.
Would appreciate any comments from other users who have one of these.
Search videos for 'cool lights 256led' on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:cool%20lights%20256led)