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Is this a lie?

Started Dec 18, 2021 | Questions thread
OP WongRQ Contributing Member • Posts: 882
Re: Is this a lie?

Off The Mark wrote:

WongRQ wrote:

I came across the Aputure Amaran HR672S LED Light Panel. Photometrics claim that this light has a rating of 6040lux @ 1m. The beam angle is 25˚

The "S" in the name HR672S stands for "spot" as it only has a 25-degree lighting pattern, which is pretty darn tight.

I would suggest that you watch through this video so you can see the effect of using modifiers on this light. To me, if you DON'T use a modifier, the light is very harsh and the shadows look weird to me. So I would assume for anything but use as a hair light you are going to want to use a modifier, and judging from the video below, the best modifier would be a shoot through umbrella. At that point, you are probably better off using a COB light with a softbox (or umbrella).

https://youtu.be/-7Anz-PAAcE

Hi, thanks for your reply and clarification. It helped me a lot.

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