27Dec 18″ Diva Ring Light Photo Shoot BTS

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   Rob S.
   December 27th, 2012 at 10:49 am
   

   I have one of these ring lights. Light quality isn’t bad but they do flicker at faster speeds and the goose neck mounting system is pretty terrible. The plastic knob will break if you’re not careful. I’ve been trying to find a replacement knob but the thread is nonstandard.

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   Steven
   December 27th, 2012 at 10:57 am
   

   Nice price for the product.

   How do you feel about this vs the new ring light you picked up Emm?

   I like that you can buy different temperature bulbs.

   Those photos turned out really well.

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   MN
   December 27th, 2012 at 11:16 am
   

   I used this on a sports promo vid I did a few months back. The larger diameter of the ring gives a more distributed falloff and works well enough to get three football players into a single frame.

   Good tool, but you really need to DIY the power supply to get it mobile. Being tethered to AC was a real pain for what I was trying to accomplish.

   Also, it’s a bit flimsy. I wouldn’t expect it to survive too much field use.

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   John
   December 27th, 2012 at 11:43 am
   

   Nice!! How do you think the R-300 ring light ( I just got 2) compares to the diva light?

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   Emm
   December 27th, 2012 at 11:53 am
   

   @John – The R-300 is not as fragile, but it is a smaller diameter so it won’t have the same catch light effect, as the Diva Ring light. The Diva is a CFL bulb so it’s not readily available to be used with a battery when going very mobile. The R-300 can be used anywhere. Here’s another example where the Diva Ring light was used: http://oliviatech.com/bts-of-faceme-makeup-tutorial-video

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   Emm
   December 27th, 2012 at 11:56 am
   

   @Steven – I actually have the old Diva ring light, the new Diva ring light, and the R-300 and they are all used for different purposed. The R-300 is a small diameter so it will not have the same catch light effect as the Diva. Here’s another example where the Diva was used: http://oliviatech.com/bts-of-faceme-makeup-tutorial-video

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   marklondon
   December 27th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
   

   This is also a great example of why large photo studios are going out of business. You couldn’t do this type of work at home 5 years ago

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   apostolos
   December 27th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
   

   Not a great fan of ringlights in general, but this one, because of its diameter does not have the “ringlight look” too pronounced and by placing the background further away from the subject would not give away that it’s a ringlight, if not for the catchlights. But what do these side fluorescents do other than have those very distinctive catchlights on the model?

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   Eliu
   December 27th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
   

   I learned about The Diva Ring Light and decided to give it a try so I bought it. I have use it several times and it was a great investment.

   Below is a link to a video that I shot a while ago with ONLY
   a Diva ring light, a small led light and a PICO DOLLY.

   https://vimeo.com/49330532

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    svem
    December 27th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
    

    Here are some pictures I took with the Diva Ring Light recently:

    

    

    

    

    

    Also, here is a video where I used the Diva Ring light + P&C Gear Box + ballhead to make a Ring Light Fig Rig setup:

    https://vimeo.com/54569423

    This light is awesome.

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    svem
    December 27th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
    

    One other thing: The round light bulbs are kind of fragile so you have to be careful when transporting it. Probably a good idea to buy extra bulbs if you order it.

    At the end of a shoot recently I went back to sit in a chair that I thought was behind me but it was actually my Diva Ring Light Bag with Ring light and bulb inside. Of course the bulb didn’t survive. So I am on my backup bulb now.

    Wish they would provide a nice hard case to protect the bulb when transporting.

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    Eliu
    December 27th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
    

    Thanks for posting the video Emm,

    Svem, I actually find the case quite protecting, I bought an extra bulb with my light about almost one year ago but I haven’t have to use it yet. I’m not very good protecting my gear sometimes and my stuff get pretty beat up but I never had a problem transporting this thing on the case that comes with it.

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    svem
    December 27th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
    

    @Eliu

    Actually, when I first ordered the Ring light a bulb came broken in the packaging. So I ordered extra bulbs because of that. I feel it only takes one unlucky incident and the bulb will break like if you are transporting in the car and something rolls on top of the exposed bulb side. I would prefer a hard case for that extra protection.

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    Lainol
    December 29th, 2012 at 6:35 am
    

    Hi there, a little offtopic… I have a new project, I have to make a lot studio videos (training videos), with chroma key and black background, I only own ENG lighting style, 600led, 2×312 led, z96, 198led, etc.

    I’m willing to make an investment in studio lights. What equipment do you recommend me, guys? CFL + softbox? Anothers 600led?

    Any link to amazon or ebay would be appreciated.

    Thanks and Merry Christmas.

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    Shot by Alex
    December 30th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
    

    Thanks for this, I might have to pick up one of these I really like the UFO led ring light as a catch light but this looks much better

    Alex

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    Yin
    January 1st, 2013 at 8:20 am
    

    Stupid question. On ebay there are three prices for the diva ring light. Some around $40, one is $180, the others are $280. Which one is legit?

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    Polkaroo
    January 7th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
    

    Does anyone have some video/photo examples showing the difference between this diva light and the R-300 ring light?

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    Fernando Garcia
    January 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
    

    Does anyone find this ring light way too affordable or is this not a legit product/seller? I want to buy one.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/360440922488

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    Emm
    January 14th, 2013 at 2:26 pm
    

    @Fernando Garcia – Please read the description very carefully. That is only for the ‘Replacement Bulb’, the ring light unit is not included. That is only the BULB.

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    Fernando Garcia
    January 15th, 2013 at 11:46 pm
    

    Oops! Thanks Emm.

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    VillageBoi
    January 19th, 2013 at 7:50 am
    

    Hi guys, I bought one of these a few weeks ago and it will be delivered on Tue (customs held it for ages). I’m in the UK and need to buy a transformer to use it; I bought it then realised it’s 110v only and not 110/220v. Can someone pls tell me the wattage on the unit. Thanks.

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    VillageBoi
    January 22nd, 2013 at 2:24 pm
    

    Got the transformer sorted out and gotta say, from the couple of test shots I did on a friend, I like it a lot so far.

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    Alex
    February 7th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
    

    Based on recommendations here I bought one of these a few weeks ago for two music videos that we’ve just done. I love this light!!! I got a cheaper version at only about $90 and its worked really, really well. Works for a ring light but also as a soft/hard side light like a broad softbox with a harder edge. We’ve used it with our Paul C Buff batteries and they last like several hours, so that gives us a totally portable light source. I need to find a good hard case for it for overseas work though. Nicest light I’ve used in a long time.

    Thanks for the post here for showing us what it can do. I’ll post the videos when they are done.

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    Kyle
    March 9th, 2013 at 6:03 am
    

    Alex, do you have link/name for the light that you bought?

    Thx!

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