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| Sima SL-20LX Ultra Bright Video Light - Silver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sima
Category: Photography
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $59.99
You Save: $20.00 (25%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 6.8 x 8.3
MPN: SL-20LX
Model: SL-20LX
UPC: 018359183299
EAN: 0018359183299
ASIN: B000WKW69Q
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 Great value - know your equipment! May 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I paid about $30 for this light. It charges fast, works way longer than other lights in this price range, IT DOES COME with the bracket to mount it on your tripod threads. A little cheap, but made of metal and quite useful. My camcorder has a widescreen display and you can angle the bracket forward so the light will not hit the screen. I got this so I could record in fairly low-light conditions, the kids, etc. Does what I need for cheap. **To the people who say it has a green tint to it. #1 its $30 - go see what a professional color correct light costs, then complain. #2 Most cameras and camcorders have what is called a "WHITE BALANCE" setting. Auto usually does ok, but if you are getting funky colors, manually set it by holding a piece of WHITE paper in the light you are using, fill the frame and hit 'set' however your camera does it. And presto! The colors should be much more accurate than before. Learn how to use your equipment!
 Nice light except for the ugly green tint May 27, 2008
As others have said, the light would be a great on-camera fill light, except for the green tint. I was able to tape on a magenta gel from a swatchbook to take out the green spike, but the color tempeature lies somewhere between 3200K and daylight. If I add any more color correction on it, I think the light will be so dim that I'd be better off using a halogen light. It's a shame because its so compact and light weight, I'd love to keep this on my camera all the time, if only it emitted a usable light.
 Great little light - but green May 25, 2008
I was really excited when I got this light - small, bright, light weight and fits onto my camera no problem - and a great price for an on-camera LED light. the only problem is that it has a rather dramatic green tint to it, which makes skin tones go sickly. I added a magenta gel to it, which helped, but makes it a bit more of a hassle. If the makers could get the color figured out I would buy more and stack them onto each other....but until then I may look around for another LED light with a more true color.
Great little light for the money May 8, 2008
I've used the Sima LED light for a couple of days now and, for the money, it's a great little light. The color temp is 4500 kelvin which is about in the middle between daylight and tungsten. I wish it were one or the other. It tends to match up better with daylight or even cool white fluorescents than tungsten. The only "serious" downside which others have mentioned is the fact that the battery is sealed. I would rather have a light that ran on replaceable AA's or AAA batteries.
On the whole, it's a great little light for $30. It's bright, small and it's better than spending $300 - $500 for its broadcast cousins.
Bright, but not color correct. April 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For an LED light the Sima was as bright as another one from LP Micro I tested costing $300.
The biggest problem is that the light has a green hue and is therefor not color correct. Anything you light with it will be off color a little. You can try to tape a light magenta gel to it or fix it in post.
Anything you light with this has to be within 10 feet to make a difference - though you can connect several together which is kinda nice. It's ideal for a closeup interview but not so much for wide shots or groups. I might use it for web video but it's about it.
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