I remember seeing these a few years ago. I am with you on the protecting the eyes thing. I had dry eyes so bad a few years back that I had lost focus away from the screen. A few tips that I used was to set a cooking timer for 20 minutes and when it goes off, get my head out of the screen for a few minutes. That helped. What also helped is to not read while scrolling. That was a bad habit that I picked up somewhere along the line. Fonts that appear in focus on a screen when stationary, can be quite skewed and out of focus when moving during a scroll. And trying to read them, your brain subliminally tries to correct them. And of course eye drops in the morning. My eyes are almost back to normal - this light might help to keep them that way considering I still do about 10 hours a day on screen. Canadian currency conversion makes them really expensive though. So I'll have to watch where our dollar is before ordering. Thanks for reminding me about these lights. Your actual word on it, helps me feel more confident of it working. Thanks Chadwick
Hi Jim, love the tip about a 20 minute timer. I think I’d have to do an hour though, I feel like my focus is just starting around that 20 minute mark. I had never heard about the reading and scrolling thing before but I’m going to pay close attention to not doing that in the future. I hit 40 in a few months and hoping to get closer to 50 before needing glasses if I can manage. I was going to mention it in the video but this is the kind of thing that would be great to gift to someone or from someone during the holidays or for end of year tax write offs. Pricey for what it is for sure. But also a very nice little upgrade.
Ok, I bought one of these. For me it doesn't really work. 1. You can turn the light a few degrees up and down, when it is mounted on the monitor. But in fact when you turn the light down there IS a glare on the monitor, so I have to turn it all the way up. But then I see a small strip of light that directly hits my eyes. 2. The light is too bright, even at darkest adjustment. It is so bright that I can see the reflection of the desk, the keyboard and even myself in the screen. 3. It lights up the frame of the monitor, especially the silver bar of an iMac at the bottom. That lowers the contrast of the image on screen and the actual surrounding in a way I find disturbing. When I do office work, especially where I wanna see papers on the desk, then I can imagine using this light. Because then the things right in front of me are as important than the things on screen. But when I do creative work with images I don't wanna have so much light, because it simply isn't necessary just to see the keyboard. And then it takes too much from the image on screen. What a pity it is so bright. Half of the brightness or even less would be enough.
I'm sorry it doesn't work for you. I would love a dimmer option as well, but either way it is great to get your notes on the light here. I will say when I'm doing color critical work - I do turn the light off, but for my workflow right now, that's not the majority of my week.
@@CreativeVideoTips I guess I just fixed it for me: Found an ND filter film in my light bag, cut a strip off and stuck it on the glass of the light. Now it's not too bright anymore. :-)
Aside from the convenience of having it light up your desk, but how is having MORE light in front of your eyes help them? Not asking in a negative way. I really am curious how scientifically or medically speaking this results in a positive result? I would assume adding another bright light in your face would make the problem worse?
This is a good legit question Adam and maybe I’m drinking the koolaid. But my understanding is basically that when you’re looking down at your desk area, keyboard etc. your eyes aren’t strained from looking at a bright monitor and then a dark desk. I’m certainly no doctor though. There is some marketing thing about blue light but I’m not so sure I buy into that benefit. Oh, the other thing I’ll add is that the way it mounts to the monitor and the way the light is able to be angled, you don’t actually end up with a bright light in your eyes since you can angle the light source. You just get a nice diffused downward light
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I remember seeing these a few years ago. I am with you on the protecting the eyes thing. I had dry eyes so bad a few years back that I had lost focus away from the screen. A few tips that I used was to set a cooking timer for 20 minutes and when it goes off, get my head out of the screen for a few minutes. That helped. What also helped is to not read while scrolling. That was a bad habit that I picked up somewhere along the line. Fonts that appear in focus on a screen when stationary, can be quite skewed and out of focus when moving during a scroll. And trying to read them, your brain subliminally tries to correct them. And of course eye drops in the morning.
My eyes are almost back to normal - this light might help to keep them that way considering I still do about 10 hours a day on screen.
Canadian currency conversion makes them really expensive though. So I'll have to watch where our dollar is before ordering.
Thanks for reminding me about these lights. Your actual word on it, helps me feel more confident of it working. Thanks Chadwick
Hi Jim, love the tip about a 20 minute timer. I think I’d have to do an hour though, I feel like my focus is just starting around that 20 minute mark.
I had never heard about the reading and scrolling thing before but I’m going to pay close attention to not doing that in the future. I hit 40 in a few months and hoping to get closer to 50 before needing glasses if I can manage.
I was going to mention it in the video but this is the kind of thing that would be great to gift to someone or from someone during the holidays or for end of year tax write offs. Pricey for what it is for sure. But also a very nice little upgrade.
Ha! mine arrived yesterday, it is quite noticeable the effect, definitely can recommend buying something like this.
Awesome Lee! Yeah isn't it odd how it doesn't glare the screen at all? I still don't understand how they do that. It's hard to show that on a video.
@@CreativeVideoTips I know, I keep trying to make it glare but not possible.
It is so hard to find the SE and keyboard keys in the dark. I have been looking for something like this.
This is a cool light. Thanks Chadwick.
I agree! And I use it every week! Haha. Thanks for watching.
This seems worth a try. I never seem to be able to get great light across my desk surface. Order placed.
Awesome - I think you'll dig it. I certainly didn't think I needed it until I had it.
Thanks! I'm no where near professional, but I did just have to get new glasses! Every little bit helps:-)
Ah man - yeah every little bit helps. I feel like I might need to end up with glasses sometime in the future, but so far so good.
Ok, I bought one of these. For me it doesn't really work.
1. You can turn the light a few degrees up and down, when it is mounted on the monitor. But in fact when you turn the light down there IS a glare on the monitor, so I have to turn it all the way up. But then I see a small strip of light that directly hits my eyes.
2. The light is too bright, even at darkest adjustment. It is so bright that I can see the reflection of the desk, the keyboard and even myself in the screen.
3. It lights up the frame of the monitor, especially the silver bar of an iMac at the bottom. That lowers the contrast of the image on screen and the actual surrounding in a way I find disturbing.
When I do office work, especially where I wanna see papers on the desk, then I can imagine using this light. Because then the things right in front of me are as important than the things on screen.
But when I do creative work with images I don't wanna have so much light, because it simply isn't necessary just to see the keyboard. And then it takes too much from the image on screen.
What a pity it is so bright. Half of the brightness or even less would be enough.
I'm sorry it doesn't work for you. I would love a dimmer option as well, but either way it is great to get your notes on the light here.
I will say when I'm doing color critical work - I do turn the light off, but for my workflow right now, that's not the majority of my week.
@@CreativeVideoTips I guess I just fixed it for me: Found an ND filter film in my light bag, cut a strip off and stuck it on the glass of the light. Now it's not too bright anymore. :-)
Aside from the convenience of having it light up your desk, but how is having MORE light in front of your eyes help them? Not asking in a negative way. I really am curious how scientifically or medically speaking this results in a positive result? I would assume adding another bright light in your face would make the problem worse?
This is a good legit question Adam and maybe I’m drinking the koolaid. But my understanding is basically that when you’re looking down at your desk area, keyboard etc. your eyes aren’t strained from looking at a bright monitor and then a dark desk.
I’m certainly no doctor though. There is some marketing thing about blue light but I’m not so sure I buy into that benefit.
Oh, the other thing I’ll add is that the way it mounts to the monitor and the way the light is able to be angled, you don’t actually end up with a bright light in your eyes since you can angle the light source. You just get a nice diffused downward light
What the white point of these LEDs because that's very important for accurate Coulor gradeing hmmmmm
They range up to 6500k. So if you calibrate to daylight then they are in the same ballpark.
@@CreativeVideoTips hmmmmmmm
No need for it to be that expensive I don't think. But hey, maybe it's just the miser-me speaking
Not possible to support you, if you link to Amazon US only...
Very true. I will eventually setup more countries in my account. Where are you watching from?
@@CreativeVideoTips Germany.
@@CreativeVideoTips Me too - Canada
@@CreativeVideoTips Australia
Canada eh!