Super-Bright DIY Portable LED Light Panel
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This is a really important lighting project if you want to shoot quality movies or photography on the go. I use LED light strips to make a small portable lighting panel for just a few dollars. Support me on Patreon - / darbinorvar
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Darbin Orvar , Linn, one "accessory" that might work well for it is to make a 3rd panel that's either frosted or maybe sanded with a very fine grit to act as a diffuser. Depending on the type and size of the screws used to fasten the light together, maybe gluing some small rare earth magnets in the corner screw locations to make the diffuser panel more easily removable.
Now you're talking my language Linn. I love working with metal and electricity. I have a full-blown PBX system running on a raspberry pi in my house that can handle five simultaneous calls. There is a metal lathe and mill in my garage however I still watch all of your videos and marvel at your creativity.
I like it, maybe a slide in diffuser would be useful:)
You really know how to light up a room, Linn :)
Thanks for putting up links for all the bits and pieces. I'd be interested in making something like this using mobile phone batteries for power. They hold a lot of charge & their thin form would suit this build, I think.
I really like the tutorial, very useful ...congratulations...
+Juan Carlos Aquila Thanks Juan!
Nice work; just a word of caution there is voltages present in the hotshoe when you take a photo. maybe use a chunk of polycarb to mount it. by using the painters tape as you did you likely isolated it enough but thought I'd mention it.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! I need this!
+TheGeekPub Thanks Mike!
The difference between the footage is amazing! I need to make my own version!
+Dutchhorse Thanks Bert - I agree, it makes quite the difference!
I am not a fan of non-rechargeable batteries, especially when it's for things that draw alot of power. But you are right, "managing" a pack of several Lithium cells in series is annoying. I don't know if you already have, but if you search ebay for "lithium step up" or "lithium led driver" you will find quite alot of modules that will provide 12V from a single lithium cell (or multiple in parallel). Some of the driver are also constant current drivers so you can hook up a single high power LED. To charge the battery there are also alot of USB-to-single-cell-lithium charger boards (many including cell protection circuits). I love how you can just pick your modules on ebay for a few bucks and stick them together to make a project!
She said Li-Po batteries, so she probably meant rechargeable ones. But not a fan of the format either.
Dollar store picture frames are a great and cheap starting point for led panels. An 8x10 frame is the perfect size for a 300 led panel.
Great project! Boost converters, constant current supplies, and recharging circuitry would be a cool future improvement. Also, light diffusion is, for the things I photograph, a must.
Cool!
I'd like to build a light like this with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. As Linn said, it's extra complexity and cost, but I think not much extra mass or bulk, and better in the long run.
Also, I'd consider diffused/frosted perspex. The light will be more soft, and offer more pleasing results for photography.
I will be trying a battery pack soon, I'm thinking about wiring series for the supply and a charge plug wired to it in parallel. 'm impressed with this dealing and the length of time you get from those small battery's
Cool project! Really handy! It's nice to have as much light as you can in your pocket when shooting! Thanks for sharing!
+Scrap wood City I agree! Thanks for watching!
Great project. It would be interesting to make something like this for light painting where you could control the intensity and hue.
Nicely done. One improvement suggestion would be to have a joule thief as a part of energy circuit.
Weirdly, I personally prefered the un-lighted photos during comparision, but it may be just because of youtube compression or my personal taste :)
even though I know nothing about electrical engineering I found this incredibly interesting!
Why would someone dislike this?
Very useful project which I look forward to doing soon.
Thanks Lynn.
Bill
+Bill O'Brien Thanks Bill!
When I made something similar I simply used a 9V block and it worked pretty good as well and it's quite small
Beautifully done! I must say, that method of construction with the layers of perspex and PCB standoffs is my _absolute favourite_ :D! I've done so many projects like that. I love how it allows you to add extra layers if needed, if you need to add more circuitry or space or anything else, plus you can see how it works from virtually every angle :P
Great video Linn. I like the way those LEDs shine, bright but not to bright.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks for sharing
Roy
+Roy Wrenn Thanks Roy!
Great extra lighting when you need it...thanks for sharing.
Lynn, that's a fantastic idea!! Great Job! I have a suggested improvement. What about sanding the interior surface of the clear panel that goes in front of the LEDs with something like 1500 grit sandpaper to give it a "frosted" appearance. This would diffuse the light and make it less direct and intense if that's something you might need. Great job!!
Nice job with the camera shoe! being so light it will be cool to add some kind of flexible arm(s) to the camera shoe to hold one or two in different positions around the camera. Very cool!
+Cactus! workshop That would be cool!
I really enjoy your improvement segments in your videos, keep it up!
Thanks Linn- enjoy all your projects.
HI DARBIN I AM FROM BRAZIL AND I REALLY LIKE YOUR PROJECTS.FANTASTIC IDEA FOR THE LED STRIP.
Oi Darbin eu sou do Brasil e eu realmente gosto de seus projetos.Fantástica ideia para a fita de led.
That's a really clever design, but I would have personally used 18650s to power it. Much larger, but a lot more power dense. A way around the "parallel and series" issue you listed would be to charge it the same way a LiPo RC pack is charged, with a balance lead. That way you can charge each cell individually. I do that with my cordless drill conversions.
Невероятно просто и удобно! Вы прелесть, я радуюсь за вас что вы такая умница! Вам идут красные очки! Успехов Вам и вашим работам!
Linn, Great video as always, it was great to meet you today at Rockler and see the LED panel in person. Looking forward to putting one together too, keep up the great content!
+MJ Prohoroff Awesome to meet you too! If you make a panel, make sure to let me know how it turns out!
Now I'm inspired to make my own version of this using a 3D printer. Really smart design and use of materials! =]
Very cool design! The light seems a little harsh, but maybe it's just the way the video/monitor shows it.
Glad to see you apply tape to the shoe area. You don't want to short out the contacts in that shoe with the metal.
That's so cool! It makes everything look so much more professional!
A very handy thing to have, I'm sure! Nice touch with the camera mount!
+Torsan1977 Thank you :)
thank you for detail instruction for making this stuff
That is absolutely fantastic. High five.
That is so cool, Linn. You've become so knowledgeable with your lighting projects. I like that you take on something and learn all about it and create from there. Another great vid. ;-) Troy
+secondwind75 Thanks Troy :)
Wow so far your video is the best on youtube
Excellent project. I can think of many uses.
The red glasses are cool. JimE
+Jim E Thanks Jim :)
I need one of these looks like it works great.
Great Lin
I really enjoy watching your DIY videos and I think for another version you could also add a frost effect using vinyl onto the acrylic. This way the light will be more soft and diffused to give more even lighting effect in photos. Keep up the great work! :)
Bravo mademoiselle !!
This is brilliant, but moment between 4:52 and 4:54 made my day :D
A really great idea Lynn !
+The ShavingWood Workshop Thanks Tommy!
This same basic design would make a good light box, but with a plug. Would love to see you make something like that.
Well, super stuff! Love the entire process from beginning to end!
Very cool project, Linn! I need one of this, thanks for sharing.
+Humus Workshop Thank you!
I get rechargeablae LiIOn coin cell batteries for free from old computer... by the truck load. Printers also have them and laptops of course.
Once could also use a booster chip (aobut a dollard on ebay) and boos the coin voltage up to 5V., then ger rid of the sstupid resistors on these LED strips that just waste power in heat and get more life out one or two coints in parrallel.
this way you can easily rechargethem.
I like this project. very cool again.
Great video concise and elegant
thank you for the Video :-)
Great ideas and videos...Thank You
Very Cool Idea, Good Upgrade Options, a Dimmer and Re-chargeable Battery.. you can get a Iphone Very slim Replacement Battery for Very Cheap on Ebay in Battery Replacement Kit.
thank you ,you helped me with a another project!
this is awesome. ill try to make one. thanks for the video!
+Sabbir Sattar Thanks!
You can salvage lithium ion cells from old laptop battery packs, just look around for some battery disposal trash bins. Then take 1 or 2 cells, wire them in parallel. This way you can use a TP4056 USB charger board. Then use a boost converter module to increase the voltage to 12V for the LEDs. You will get much more light and runtime out of this.
cool project! nice, simple design
Very talented.
Not sure how hard it would be to install a USB plug for plugging into a computer or a phone/iPad charger/adapter to plug into the wall. Also, hot glue some magnets on the back for a quick mount to a metal surface. You could also put magnets on the front and gave different "lenses" to put on the front - sort of like you did with your desk lamp. Just some brain storming thoughts. Nice project with lots of potential for various permutations. Scott
One step further would be buying 2 PWM dimmers and using both warm and cold white LEDs so that you can vary the white balance by adjusting the ratio/intensity of the two.
+Seucon Productions using PWM dimmers for video work is actually an awful idea
Comme d'habitude du très bon travail Lynn, merci pour ce tuto, étant photographe je pense que je vais réaliser ce genre de spot ;)
+Joshua Rilliet Génial!
Great idea! Thanks!
Thank you for the music! this Walk With Me track is so good.
great job as usual! :)
Very nice!! Thank you very much for sharing!!!
+Rui Teixeira Thank you!
muito bom! parabéns tudo de bom...
Love led projects!!!
Great proyect Lynn saludos
great ...
especially coming from such a fine young lady!
was looking for some LED light source building project demo like this for quite a while ...
great project, could add magnetic filters and diffusers for different effects!
Nice, clean work. neat! a cool project.
Good project. Always useful.
that is brilliant ,awesome linn
Really helpful. Thank you..
This was a really fun project video, I loved that time lapse :-D.
+Live Free and DIY Thanks Lew! The time lapse was my favorite part too :)
Your channel is probably my favourite one and really enjoy watching all of your builds.I like this idea but would have strips of polycarbonate on the top, left and right (the same width as the gap you already have) hot glued to the front with an easy to make weather seal for the back. This would offer protection from the elements if you wanted to take the unit outside. Just a thought :-)
+Darryl Toombs It would offer protection, but it would also make it kind of annoying to open the unit up to change the batteries...
+Darbin Orvar Thanks for the reply :-) You still have to open the unit to change the batteries even the way it is now so maybe instead of screwing the back down some quick release clips could be used. Hopefully I will get a chance to build one of these as I like the idea very much.
I love your videos
+Joshua Killen Thanks Joshua!
Brava Darbin !!
That was amazing so cool
Love your videos,,and you are very beautiful!!keep up the good work.
to anyone wanting to make this
make sure you get a neutral white led, so it will not be too yellow or too blue
neutral is between 4500k and 5000k
The only tints I saw on Amazon (at least for this specific company's LED strips) was 3000K warm white and 6000K day light. I too think something closer to 4500K would be ideal, so I figured that a person could buy both the 3000K and 6000K and interleave LEDs from each tint to get something in between.
Thank you so much
Love this project!
+Norman Ramsey Thank you!
Love this small light panel, was wondering if you sand or etch the front surface if it would defuse the light a little more, just a thought. Love your work.
You use the recharge battery from old cell phones, they are small, flat, and could recharge many many times. Maybe 3 of them for regular brightness and 5 for super-bright.
Amazing video it's so helpful
Glad to hear it!
+Darbin Orvar great video! Subscribed!
idea - cheap hot shoe adapter (used to bring out the standard two contacts that close when the shutter is open for external strobe/flash) turn light on/off automatically.
I love it ! You are so brilliant.
+Michael Grimes Thanks Michael!
Very Good Job.
Awesome! I need one :)
Super cool idea, Lynn! I will have to make myself one. :)
+scrubby4130 Let me know how it turns out!
You look great in that light ;)
one improvement i could think of is to make a diffusion screen that would snap onto the front when in use or onto the back when not in use
This was helpfully thank you! Where should I buy the lights?
Maybe swapable front panels with various gel tints for colored lighting. Also, a matte finish, would give softer, more diffuse lighting.
Darbin είναι υπέροχο, μπράβο σου, συνεχισε έτσι :)
good job l like your working
I was wondering,what was the dimensions of the Polly peaces that you cut? I want to try to make a light like this, and as well what was the thickness of the Polly as well?
Sogood you project I like
Hello Lynn!!! Cool project! Great video, thumbs up :)))
+Valentyn Lvovsky Thanks Valentyn!