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              [Video] The New ARRI L7 LED Fresnel Lights Are Pretty Awesome

              Most of the readers here at Fstoppers are photographers but we also have a lot of videographers as well. Most of us photographers are completely out of the loop when it comes to the tools videographers use day in and day out, and some of them are pretty cool. Mitch Gross demonstrates some of the features found in the new ARRI L7 LED Fresnel Lights and they look pretty awesome. Having WB control over your light color is pretty awesome and could come in handy for a lot of photography applications. These Fresnel lights are pretty expensive at $2700 but hopefully this technology will show up in other less expensive lights too. How cool would it be if our future speedlights had both strobe light and controlable LED lights for video (hint hint Nikon!)

              December 3, 2011
              Patrick Hall
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              • http://twitter.com/thenoahchannel Noah

                I just saw an ad in Shutterbug about Polaroid putting out a strobe/continuous light for vids. I don’t know much about it, but at least the ideas out there!

              • http://WWW.LIFEASCINEMA.BLOGSPOT.COM SEAN SHIMMEL

                Even better… harnessing continuous lights for still photography.

                Just started soaking in this new training series which includes some very intriguing techniques with continuous lights:

                http://www.prophotonut.com/2011/11/29/studio-lighting-dvd-soft-launch-the-trailer/

              • http://www.facebook.com/nicholas.gonzalez3 Nicholas Gonzalez

                I’ve always loved the look of a fresnel light. I learned photography in college using my professor’s Arri 300 that he’d let me use after class. The light got pretty hot over time and the bulbs kept popping, but the light, bounced off of foam core, was awesome. I really hope these lights bring back that quality.

              • http://twitter.com/AdamOttkePhoto Adam

                Awesome! No more fiddling with gels and c41s. If this gets into other, more affordable (although I can’t afford these, I can’t say they’re not offered at a great price) models… Why did it take so long for someone to come up with this?

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tomas-Piliponis/100000675654670 Tomas Piliponis

                Totally SICK thing!!! New leader in my wish-list… :)

              • Anonymous

                awesome! with the ability to focus the light you could bring back the old school Hollywood portrait aesthetic at least where photo is concerned for this light haha

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Russ-Turbide/100002507691143 Russ Turbide

                Some might say “2700 bucks? Are you outta your mind!!?” 
                However, I SAY;  
                “It does have a dimmer and also can make different colors, and err,, it doesn’t get hot? 2700 BUCKS ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?!??”….

              • http://www.facebook.com/thekeithbradshaw Keith Bradshaw

                30,000 hours is like 10 years of use. That’s a pretty optimistic view on the future of “usb” upgrades.
                Great light.. I’ll take 10.

              • http://www.facebook.com/nathan.hamler Nathan Hamler

                i bet gel companies like rosco are PISSED!! hahahah

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/David-La-Roche/1332327343 David La Roche

                oh, my.

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