Can this be used as a replacement for a reflector in daylight as fill light. Has anyone used it outside the studio for a similar purpose?
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No way. It's not bright enough. I use mine for photographing rings. I shoot at iso100 1/100th at f10. I have two of them. They are placed 8 inches away from the rings. If I moved the lights to 2 feet away, you're probably looking at f2.8 at iso100. So, to answer your question, in daylight....you'd probably need 10 of these to be seen. :-)
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I ordered it and returned it...I would have used it for cross stitching and I didn't give enough of a circle light. I now use a Daylight lamp which seems to have a larger surface of light. This might be OK for a desk if you are working right under it.
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My guess is that you would want more light than this will provide. Out side at night there is normally not much around to reflect light back. A much more powerful light is normally desired.
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i put mine in and i dont have a reflector on mine it works fine i would think that it would block some of the uv light
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What is "less than optimal light"? Is it indoor lighting? Is it outdoor street lighting? Haven't had a chance to shoot in the night with the weather outside. Indoor, it seems be fine.
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I use it for bird photography in my backyard. Sport photography with good light is another use.
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It is a continuous light source. It is probably not bright enough to give you any kind of artistic reflection.
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Yep! We used it for an outdoor string of lights (although we use it inside). Love it.
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I would not recommend it outside. However, I am disappointed in the light itself. It's not a "wow" light. It's small and not made as nicely as I would have expected. It's just an okay light! I hope that helps!
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Maybe, the laser extends for several feet or meters and there is a reflector included which helps at the endpoint. In a darkened room the light will be more visible. if you do start from the most distance point out and work to the source. The options are 90 degrees and 45 degrees. If you had 2-4 you might be able to match the lines for a really large space. I've only used it for a 20 ft wide room, so large in your case means?
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More of a Flood light. We used it inside of one of those hanging lamps made of vinyl. It made for the perfect effect. I'm not sure it would be bright enough for outdoor lighting.
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Yes, that's exactly what I use it for. You need to be able to position the lights at least about 3-4 feet from your face, otherwise they will overexpose. As long as you have that room (and I managed it in a very small area - they only take up about 2-3 square feet each), it'll work!
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In my case, we needed temporary light at a lectern without electrical access. It worked fine for us for that purpose. Perhaps others interested in art illumination are more concerned with price than "true light."
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I believe the shorter light is actually used for product photography as it is very versatile and easily placed on a table or beside a small product photography box setup. You could use it as a fill or backlight but it is indeed very short and best used where the larger tripods and setups couldn't be used.
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i would just get some reflector tape, b/c there is little surface area to work with
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I'm sure it would work, if they could focus all the light in one area. It gets hot, it can melt rocks, but it don't do good on cloudy days
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I think if you do a large portion of your sessions in a studio they would work great. I have used it in parks where I could find a plugin and my own house but I needed the freedom of a speedlight. It is a great light for the price. My friend who has Alien Bees was looking at it and was impressed with the quality of it for the price.