Kamerar BrightCast LED Light Panel Review

LED lights have finally improved in quality and come down in price to make them more accessible to enthusiast filmmakers. This new light from Kamerar called the BrightCast V15 is a flexible LED panel with 256 color tunable LED chips and can be powered via battery (Sony v-mount style batteries) or via AC. Color quality was a big problem on sub-$1000 LED lighting instruments in the past, but the BrightCast has a CRI of 97 and our tests confirm that the color quality is very good. This means you won’t end up with video footage which looks all funky in terms of color. Overall, the BrightCast is a great, compact, light-weight option for location work or shooting in very small spaces like many of us do. I give this one two thumbs up!

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Kamerar BrightCast V15 LED Light with AC Adapter

Amazon: https://geni.us/E31EVrb

Kamerar: http://kamerar.com/collections/brightcast/products/kamerar-brightcast-v15-345-with-ac-adapter

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Kamerar BrightCast V15 LED Light WITHOUT AC Adapter

Amazon: Coming Soon

Kamerar: http://kamerar.com/collections/brightcast/products/kamerar-brightcast

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Kamerar D-Fuse Softbox for LED Panels

Amazon: https://geni.us/dJ7dS

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1261017-REG/d_fuse_df_1l_d_fuse_12x12_collapsable_universal.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/DF1L/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xDF1L

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This episode was shot with the following:

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Super secret shotgun microphone I’m getting ready to review. I think it sounds pretty good!

Amazon: Coming Soon

B&H: Coming Soon

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Aputure Light Storm LS1s LED Panel Light (for backdrop in b-roll shots of BrightCast)

Amazon: https://geni.us/sBOOp2O

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1172653-REG/aputure_ls1sv_light_storm_ls_1s.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/APLS1SV/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xAPLS1SV

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Aputure Light Storm COB 120d LED Light (for b-roll shots of the BrightCast)

Amazon: Coming Soon

B&H: Coming Soon

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Aputure Light Dome Soft Box for COB 120t Light (soft light for the talking head shot)

Amazon: https://geni.us/O0G7

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1287574-REG/aputure_lightdome_light_dome.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/APLDLSC120/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xAPLDLSC120

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Panasonic GH4 m4/3 Camera (for talking head shot)

Amazon: https://geni.us/T5b5lvx

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1028453-REG/panasonic_dmc_gh4kbody_lumix_dmc_gh4_mirrorless_micro.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/PADMCGH4B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xPADMCGH4B

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Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Lens (for talking head shots)

Amazon: https://geni.us/lYX1yw

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/971404-REG/olympus_v311030bu000_m_45mm_f1_8_lens.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/OL4518B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xOL4518B

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Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Lens (for product shots)

Amazon: https://geni.us/14qI9Zz

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/865111-REG/Panasonic_H_HS12035_Lumix_G_X_Vario.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/PA123528XB/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xPA123528XB

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Sound Devices 633 Audio Mixer & Recorder

DVeStore: http://www.dvestore.com/guy-says-gear-reviews/audio/audio-recorders-mixers/sound-devices-633-six-input-compact-mixer-with-10-track-recorder/#aid=6242

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Copyright 2016 by Curtis Judd

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