eagleray2003
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Do any of you have experience using the UK Light Canon as your lighting for videos, if so how does it compare to actual video lights?
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seamonster01
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I have never owned "real" video lights. I just do this for fun.With the diffusers in the light is no good passed a few feet. Lately I have been playing around with one of the lights diffused and the other as a spot light. I end up foolin with light placement more but I have a more enjoyable dive because I can use the spot light as a normal dive light or to light up something that is a ways out there.Although that throws light balance out the window I like the effect sometimes.
This video was shot with the light cannons sometimes with both lights diffused and other times with just one diffused.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9L9NMVkETA
This video was shot with the light cannons sometimes with both lights diffused and other times with just one diffused.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9L9NMVkETA
JamesD
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My only thought so far (I've been playing, but unfortunately now I have a rig I've not been diving in far too long) is that the dive light is quite heavy, you need a sturdy arm to attach it to to use it as a light.
Unfortunately my last attempt (and first attempt to dive with my complete rig with light) had to be called on account of my mask breaking
Unfortunately my last attempt (and first attempt to dive with my complete rig with light) had to be called on account of my mask breaking
pcorliss
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I've been using 2 Light Cannons as my video lights for about a year now, and I'm very satisfied with the results. I agree with the comment regarding the loss of "dive light" functionality with the diffusers in - but I dive with a buddy, and they act as "spotters" for me...but you need the diffusers to make the light usable, and avoid "hotspots" in your footage. The weight issue was overcome with ultralight control system arms and adapters which mate the cannons to my sea&sea housing very nicely. They do make the housing somewhat negatively bouyant...but I can still control it easily with one hand.
For me the issue was always $$$...I had a single light cannon for a few years, but needed to increase the quality of the lighting for video...instead of spending the additional money of a dedicated video light system, I simply picked up a second light cannon ($160) and the arms/adapters for both (approx $350), and I'm pretty pleased with the result.
This video was recently shot in Fiji...all of the shots following the sunset time-lapse were shot at night, with the double-cannon setup I've described...
http://www.28thstreetproductions.com
For me the issue was always $$$...I had a single light cannon for a few years, but needed to increase the quality of the lighting for video...instead of spending the additional money of a dedicated video light system, I simply picked up a second light cannon ($160) and the arms/adapters for both (approx $350), and I'm pretty pleased with the result.
This video was recently shot in Fiji...all of the shots following the sunset time-lapse were shot at night, with the double-cannon setup I've described...
http://www.28thstreetproductions.com
JamesD
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Okay, tried it out more properly this weekend diving in Monterey.
The good, UK Light Cannons are cheap, I think this is the main reason that people are trying to use them as video lights.
The Bad: I didn't find that it gave that much light, however checking a video I took it does make colour okay for a small part of the video, however overall I'd not recommend this unless you are looking for a very cheap solution (preferably you already have a UK Light Cannon, otherwise I'd suggest looking into actual video lights).
Like to a short video I took with a Light Cannon as the only source of light
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=611450447423921930&hl=en
You can see the colour, which is better, however it's definately very green around the edges.
The good, UK Light Cannons are cheap, I think this is the main reason that people are trying to use them as video lights.
The Bad: I didn't find that it gave that much light, however checking a video I took it does make colour okay for a small part of the video, however overall I'd not recommend this unless you are looking for a very cheap solution (preferably you already have a UK Light Cannon, otherwise I'd suggest looking into actual video lights).
Like to a short video I took with a Light Cannon as the only source of light
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=611450447423921930&hl=en
You can see the colour, which is better, however it's definately very green around the edges.
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