A Look At The FalconEyes F7 Mini LED Light
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2019
- The FalconEyes F7 mini LED light has obvious video and Vlogging uses but I wanted it (mainly) for stills. Flash has its uses but cab give unpredictable results. Where will the shadow be? it is too harsh? The FalconEyes fits the hotshoe like a flash but has the advantage of constant light output and thus predictable results- albeit with a sacrifice of sheer power. You can see it here - amzn.to/2mpGz8w (UK), amzn.to/30h8URQ (USA) , www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VYR8J71 Australia)
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Thanks. You just persueded me to upgrade from the magnesium powder. I have never really got on with flash and this seems a great solution to many lighting situations.
I found some magnesium powder in a cupboard in a newspaper office I used to work in. It still worked and was a lot of fun, light, smoke and all. I wouldn't want t use it for lighting but it's a lot more fun than LEDs or flash 😀
@@DavidThorpeMFT I am amazed. I guess it was a leftover from the thirties?
Funny.
Magnesium ribbon would burn longer. Long enough to get a meter reading!
You have so many bright ideas. I got the mini version which is more than enough for my purpose, giving a couple of extra stops in the dark, or as dark as it can be in London!
I ordered one. Thanks for the tip.
Glad it was helpful!
Great review, as always! It seems to me an excellent option! Are you planning a review of the new Olympus Em1 miii? I am also curious about 12-45 f4! I love your videos David! They are informative, detailed and concise. Greetings from the Black Forest!
Thanks! Yes, I plan to get hold of both of those items. I don't get preview or loan items from anyone so I'm always a bit late!
These kinds of light can be really great for accent lighting. Put it in the background to add some dimension to your clip. Very nice.
Yes, the size gives it great versatility.
Hi bro Do you have a preview about Lumix S1H? It's focus on video or photo
Hi - no, sorry, that's a bit too specialized and video oriented for me. I stick to Micro Four Thirds equipment but the S1 was inter sting because of its relationship to the G9.
Hello David,
Still shooting with my EM10 Mk2 (following your review and recommendation, among others) but looking to add some light to a portrait or two. The F7 might help; is it available through your Amazon shop? I looked but couldn't see it.
Thanks
I need to put it on the shop - been so busy I can't keep up. Thanks for the head-up. Your E-M10 MkII, still just one of the very best Micro Four Thirds cameras. I don't see anything coming up to improve on it as an all round tool.
Great video. Off-topic question. What sort of hat is that at the end? Looks great
My daughter bought it for me - it's a Jasper Conran baseball hat.
@@DavidThorpeMFT thanks, it looks great on you
@@twraia 😉
I hope a review of the Pan-Leica 10-25 f1.7 is in the pipeline.
It is, John but I have to sell some stuff first to finance it.
Hell yes!!! That lens being in the world has caused a few sleepless nights... Of all the RUclipsrs who hold "Ambassador" status,, I can't imagine David is not one of them..
@@clintjohnson2460 Thy don't even reply to my emails :-(
@@DavidThorpeMFT --Hmmm ,,I think I have this figured out..You're going about it all backwards,,You need to become an "influencer",, the actual center of attention, rather than the gear,,,Give up posting real world examples of actually using the equipment. Instead,,stand in front of the camera and rant on and on about your day,,occasionally wave the item you are "reviewing" in front of the lens so there is a vague tie in to the subject,, (you'll need to do this 2-3 times a week). Also..sorry to say.. you'll need to abandon your signature adroit brand of humor for some hyperbolic mugging and eye-rolling..Shout and wave about too,, That should be the ticket...Oh yes,, never EVER bring up your decades of experience and work in the field,,,that's sooooo yesterday...
Would it be a good idea to use it for insect macro photography?
Yes, provided you have enough distance between you and the subject to get the light on it. With my Olympus 60mm macro lens at !:1 I get an exposure at 200ISO of about 1/125/th at f/4 with the lens held at the optimum position, f/2.8 with it mounted on the camera. 1:1 means a front glass to subject distance of around 80mm. A flash would be more powerful, of course but unless you are photographing moving subjects the LED is much easier to work with. I have a ring flash but hardly use it since getting this F7. Given the practicalities of insect photography, you are unlikely to be photographing them while they are buzzing or running around, I guess. At 1:1, even stopped down to f/16 there's zilch DoF, as I'm sure you know.
why is this unlisted o_O )
clean david review though. thanks :D
Corrected now. RUclips is very slow to save changes sometimes and I think I must have hit 'Publish' and moved on before it had saved it. Is it all OK now?
@@DavidThorpeMFT Yes David, its good now. I hope the view count rises from here now. :)
@@qt31415 Thanks for that :-)
You know what I hate the most about lights?
There's always a new one that comes out that does something neat that I can't do with my other lights that mostly don't get used. So its hard to justify getting another light, even if it would be nice to have.
Yes, things keep getting added but I suppose there's never a right time to buy in a fast moving business like photograpy.
Unlisted?
Corrected now!
Hi +David Thorpe @David Thorpe [I can't get the comment to hyperlink your name...] - can you help me? I am racking my brain trying to find the video of yours in which you show the stage photo of Paul McCartney (?) that was a b+w photo with very high "ISO", but that was an aesthetic that made the shot. Do you know the one I'm referring to?
It was in a preview video for my channel which got taken down. Any particular reason you wanted to see that shot? It was McCartney and Wings rehearsing at Lympne Castle in Kent, England. I was down there for 4 days shooting with the band.
@@DavidThorpeMFT Oh, any reason it got taken down? We're doing an informal "lunch n learn" type thing at work about things we're passionate about. I'm doing photography and the classic exposure triangle. If indeed your photo was grainy as I remember, I was going to show it as an example of a high "iso" photo with lots of noise, but nevertheless something that makes the aesthetic of the photo, rather than an artefact to avoid at all costs.
@@willjohnsnow The picture was indeed grainy and terrible technical quality - it was Fujichrome 400 rated up to 3200 as I recall. Utterly extreme but I was looking to capture atmosphere and the fun these guys have playing more than anything else. Linda didn't give a monkeys about technical quality of the picture was good, actually. The lighting conditions were....zilch! If you leave a message on my blog, I''ll see if I can sort something out for you. I'd put an email here but probably get spammed out!
David, is that you starting at 3:09?? 😬😬
It is. I hate being in my videos (you can see why!) but with one thing and another there was no-one else around at the time.
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I don’t know why this feels like the first time seeing you in camera! Glad you’re still at it. You’ve kept me going and excited with my MFT cameras.
@@LarryL619 I can't tell you how much that pleases me! Thank you, Laurence.
sup dave
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@@DavidThorpeMFT you got me into photography by the way, just wanted to thank you :D
@@TruePurpleHaze That's brilliant - just hearing that is plenty of thanks.
Rumour has it that in one scene the director himself appears in a brief cameo, a non-speaking part, as per tradition, that neither stretches nor highlights his acting abilities...
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Hank, I fear you missed the raw emotion contained in my performance. Let me quote the New York Times - " heartrending, a performance evoking Jack Nicholson at his best. Not to be missed".
@@DavidThorpeMFT 'Fraid I can't go with "heartrending." I'll give ya "smoldering" tho. And definitely "not to be missed." ;-)
@@hankroest6836 I can live with that, Hank. I'll invite you to LA when I go to accept my Oscar :-)