Rotolight AEOS 2 / Anova Pro 2 - Thoughts, experiences?

[JohnBradbury]

Morning all,
I'm looking to play a little more with lighting, an area of photography I haven't done much in. Ideally I want a single set-up for both video and photography LED is looking like the way to go.

I know next to nothing about lighting so I'm looking for some advice before jumping in and buying anything.

Can LEDs cut it for photography?

 

[Phil V]

Good quality LEDs can cut it for photography, but they’re more trouble than they’re worth (for me) which is oddly the opposite of how it appears to the uninitiated .

Do bear in mind that the majority of people being paid to shoot with these things are really snake oil salesmen. There’s a history of them blocking anyone who dares question their claims.

For the same budget, I’d buy cheap continuous for video and some flash gear.

 

[HoppyUK]

For stills, flash is just better at everything - bigger, brighter, cheaper, less cumbersome, more versatile, and with more control. But it's obviously no use for video, which is where LEDs come in. Unless it's just small, static table-top stuff for ebay I wouldn't give LEDs house room. You need both.

If you didn't know, decent quality studio heads start around £100 and then you're into a proper lighting system. They have bright modelling bulbs so you can see exactly what you're doing. Battery powered heads are now commonplace and some can match main-powered on every count, except price

Quite a few threads on starting out with lighting if you scroll down the forum. Get stuck in - it will transform your picture taking

 

[Phil V]

Forget it, I mis read.

 

[JohnBradbury]

Thank you both for your responses.