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What’s the most important feature in an LED light

Mar 26, 2017 by Udi Tirosh Leave a Comment

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Over the last few weeks, we shared a series of videos covering almost everything there is to know about buying LEDs and creating some basic lighting setup with them. You can watch the series after the jump. What I’ve learned from this series is that there are waaaay too many factors to consider when buying an LED light. The tow most obvious ones are brightness and price, but there are many other factors to consider when getting a light, like CRI, light pattern, the number of LED chips, and many others.

Here is my question to you, what are you looking for in an LED light? if you are not sure, hit the jump for one of the best primers by Caleb Pike and have a thought.

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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