Great for travelling when deflated, becoming into a big pocket or backpack, the Zeniko tube lights are perfect for utilizing on location, for both pictures or video. Just bear in mind to hold an influence financial institution with you!
Inflatable lighting modifiers for pictures and video are nothing new, however the developments in supplies have made the modern solutions higher. One of the primary inflatable mushy packing containers launched for flash, many years in the past, was so unhealthy that a folded paper serviette may do higher, however the Zeniko tube lights stunned with their versatility. These lights could also be a game-changer for individuals who have to create a take-anywhere studio and don’t wish to compromise on brightness or versatility (throughout the limitations of this sort of product, that’s!).
With an built-in air valve, the tube lights may be effortlessly inflated utilizing the included air pump – or just blowing it up along with your mouth – making certain efficient content material creation wherever and everytime you go. The lighting market presents quite a lot of inflatable softboxes for LED tube lights and different lighting fixtures, however the Zeniko provide is totally different, as it’s an inflatable tube mild that is available in two sizes, 40 and 80cm, providing photographers and videographers a number of choices by way of lighting their creations.
These lights want a powerbank!
These multiuse inflatable tube lights could seem like standard inflatable out of doors lanterns – Klymit Inflatable Light being an instance – however they’re totally different as a result of most inflatable tenting lamps provide solely white mild whereas the Zeniko present a variety of bi-color temperatures from heat white to chilly white in 5 ranges: 3000K, 3800K, 4600K, 5600K, 6500K. Zeniko claims that the lights characteristic “full-spectrum LED bulbs with a Color Rendering Index (CRl) of 96+, ensure meeting users’ diverse lighting needs” and when you most likely mustn’t use them when exact mild calibration is required, they’re a game-changer when a conveyable take anyplace lighting answer is required.
Besides permitting customers to manage mild temperature in the most typical vary for many filming and pictures makes use of, the Zeniko inflatable tube lights provide 10 ranges of brightness, for a managed supply of sunshine to the scene. There are two variations of the lights, the 5W OT40Bi, 40cm lengthy, and the 10W OT80Bi, 80cm lengthy. One factor you could bear in mind if you wish to use these lights: you want a supply of power, as they don’t have batteries, which is each a blessing (for air journey, as you’ll be able to pack them in your checked baggage) and a curse (in the event you neglect the required energy financial institution at house).
Zeniko states {that a} 1W lithium energy financial institution can final 7.4 hours for the 40cm model and three.7 hours for the 80cm model. The firm provides that the USB port used to connect with a cellular energy provide will also be used to get energy from the mains, with an adapter. For testing the lights we used a INIU B61 Power Bank 10000mAh, 3-Port Design (22.5W quick cost) we’ve used to cost smartphones on location. We found we couldn’t use the 2 charging ports to energy each lights concurrently, so that is one thing you could contemplate if shopping for the lights. The finest answer is to have separate energy banks, as that additionally is sensible if you wish to place the lights in several components of the scene. You may also plug them to the mains in the event you’ve that choice. We’ve been utilizing them as ambient mild to check sturdiness, utilizing the facility from USB hubs related to PCs, they usually work flawlessly and are glorious.
Designed for pictures and video
In truth, Zeniko does counsel these lights are additionally good for tenting, tent use and if you want a light-weight for nighttime adventures – it’s a good suggestion to have one within the trunk of your automobile, prepared to be used, for instance – however their specs counsel that pictures and video recording are what they’re designed for. Crafted from sturdy but light-weight supplies, the Zeniko OT40 Bi/OT80 Bi boast glorious portability and suppleness with a mere 129g/185g in weight.
The package deal features a small handheld air pump for inflation, however you may as well blow it along with your mouth. The high-intensity TPU airbag of the tube mild options, based on Zeniko, an abrasion-resistant design, that gives glorious stretchability and safety for the LED bulbs whereas delivering mushy mild. One attention-grabbing be aware: the sunshine is waterproof, apart from charging cable, which means you need to use it to {photograph}, Zeniko suggests, an aquarium. That’s one thing most standard tube lights can not do!
Equipped with two N52 magnets on the again, the tube lights may be securely hooked up to any appropriate metallic help or accent, making certain handy out of doors utilization. The lights are additionally designed with a strap on the again, providing the comfort of handheld use or safe fastening in any situation, enhancing the general person expertise. Remember, although, that you just’ll at all times want to consider methods to safe the facility financial institution that’s wanted to make them work!
Ideal for photographing small objects
The restricted output of the Zeniko OT40 Bi/OT80 Bi is one thing you’ve to think about when utilizing them. They shouldn’t be chosen as your principal mild for standard pictures or video when capturing giant areas, however for close-up work, tabletop pictures or video or when you could add a contact of sunshine to a scene, they’re inexpensive, compact options you must contemplate.
While many of the movies and pictures selling the brand new lights from Zeniko counsel different makes use of, we wished to discover the Zeniko OT40 Bi/OT80 Bi in a few of the work we do photographing small objects – as shells or glass bottle miniature collections – and discover the inventive choices a tube mild presents. The pictures shared right here, and respective captions counsel exploration pathways others may wish to attempt.
One closing be aware: compact LED lights are one thing we’ve used, in quite a lot of – small – dimensions and shapes, and all have their place in a studio that’s transportable. The drawback with a few of these lights is their small lighting floor, and that’s the place the Zeniko OT40 Bi/OT80 Bi shine; they provide a 40/80cm lengthy lighting floor with 180 levels of protection in a tube that’s not like every other pictures tube, as it may be deflated and folded when not wanted.
