Make your own LED camera lights for only $2
Filed under: photography, geek it yourself
I’ve used my digital camera for by a year to take decent, spot-of-the-moment movies. Since many of us don’t want to lug around a digital camera and separate camcorder, taking movies with that digital camera’s “movie” operate has become quite popular from what I have seen. Even many YouTube’s videos are shot using a digital camera — not a high-rez camcorder.
But, what about lighting? Having adequate light is a must for any shoot, whether it be a still shot or a movie with sound. Does your digicam have a light on it for use when shooting those movies? It probably has a flash, but not a movie light. Who says you can’t buy a separate light yourself? Well, you can, but they’re not precisely cheap. In many cases, these products are simple white LEDs, which cost virtually nothing to produce. Wanna invent your own? certain you do, provided you have some date and a few bucks in your pocket or purse.
You’ll need three AAA batteries (rechargeables are best), some white LEDs (or any color, really) and some creation finesse for a housing ,, plus some simple household tools. Now, that won’t fit on a tripod mount like some pre-fab units, so you’ll need to get creative to mount the thing near your digital camera. Check out the parts list (with links) here and see whether you’re up to it — just in
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Original post by Brian White
Thanks for the write up.
I just want to point out to your readers that this $2 camera light is in fact designed to mount directly to your camera by using a 1/4-20 bolt or screw like this http://prodmod.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/flush-mount.JPG
The only thing you can’t do is mount it to your camera while it is on a tripod. I apologize if my post was misleading.
Also, I am offering to sell kits of all the parts for $9.99 to save people the time and shipping costs to gather up the parts. they can contact me through my site to buy one.
Thanks again.
Prodmod