Being able to bend, fold or even stick the light to a wall is to me the biggest selling point of a flexible LED light. For travelling shooters, this versatility is what makes flexible LED panel lights such a compelling option. This is nice if you want to use the light as a sort of china ball or even to illuminate two people in a sit-down interview scenario. One of the clever things DP Lumi have done when designing the light is put velcro on one edge so you can fold the light around and secure it so it can take on a tubular form. In a nice touch, there are clips on the end that allows you to secure it down to the panel light so the bracket won’t move or fall off. It’s also bent in several places so it keeps your light more rigid and flat when it’s attached to the bracket. The mounting bracket DP Lumi uses is perhaps a little heavier than what you may be used to. Look I get it, I know you need some sort of frame to be able to put a flexible LED light on a light stand but why does it have to be so hard to make a decent one?ĭP Lumi hasn’t made a radical departure from using mounting brackets, but at least they have made one that is a little quicker and easier to set up and attach.
Often these mounting brackets have to be assembled from multiple pieces and in some cases, end up breaking within the first few weeks. Speaking of mounting frames, the amount of badly thought out ones I have used in the past from other manufacturers helped me overflow the swear jar on many occasions. Appearance wise, the only real difference is the clips on the back of the fixture that secure the mounting frame. Build quality and Mounting bracketĭP Lumi’s 1×1 doesn’t look any different from any other flexible LED panel light you may have seen before. The beauty of flexible LED lights is that they are lightweight and extremely versatile, the downsides are that the power output is limited and they often take a lot of time to set up. The dilemma for me when using flexible LED is the compromise you have to make. Recently, I have shied away from using flexible fixtures in favour of more powerful and quicker to use LED lights. While I am a big exponent of flexible LED lighting, a lot of potential users are put off by their relatively low output compared to a traditional 1×1 panel light. Today I’m going to be focussing on their 1×1 daylight fixture. The latest company to try their hand at flexible LED lighting is DP Lumi who have a range of 1×1 and 1×3 options available.
Aladdin was the pioneer of flexible LED technology and they were soon joined by Westcott and then a host of other companies looking to cash in on this lightweight and versatile form of lighting. Flexible LED lights are a good option for travelling shooters who need to keep gear to a minimum.