Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light
The Litepanels MicroPro LED light housing is a compact addition to the Litepanels LED family of lighting. This light will work for on-camera applications with small cameras, offering a small size and an adjustable head. The MicroPro offers substantially more illumination than the standard Micro, and will work with more cameras. Included with this kit are a gel set containing 1/4 correction, full correction, and diffusion filters, as well as a shoe mount and carrying bag.
Note! Power Supply is optional
- Power Source
- The MicroPro can be powered by either standard or rechargeable AA batteries, or be powered by a 5-16VDC source via an input jack by using the optional AC Power Adapter (which includes an International Plug Set). Part number is MACA, which works with both the LP-Micro and the LP-MicroPro. The LP-Micro and LP-MicroPro cannot be powered via an Anton Bauer 2-Pin D-Tap Power Cable. Please see Anton Bauer's ULHM-LED for this powering option.
- Heat Free LED
- This light uses LED technology which offers heat free operation only drawing 9 watts of power.
- Daylight Balanced
- The Micro is a 5600K daylight balance device with the option of using provided filters to warm the illumination or change to tungsten 3200K balancing.
- Compact
- Measuring less than 6" at its longest dimension this small light will easily work with small DV and other digital cameras.
- Runtime
- This light runs up to 1.5 hours on 6 AA batteries (HD Alkaline) and 5-6 hours on E2 lithium ion batteries.
| Lamp Type | LED Array |
| Mount Type | Ball Head Shoe Mount |
| Power Source |
9VDC from 6 AA Batteries 5-16VDC from Optional Source (AC Power Adapter) |
| Power Consumption | 9W |
| Power Connector |
AA Batteries Internal Litepanels Proprietary External |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) |
5.5 x 1.5 x 4" 13.9 x 3.8 x 10.2cm |
| Weight |
10.5 oz 300g |
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by PowerReviews(based on 87 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
93%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Lightweight (32)
- Long lasting (22)
- Even light source (16)
- Easy to use (15)
- Attach securely (13)
Cons
- Flimsy (9)
- Pricey / poor value (3)
Best Uses
- Weddings (34)
- Professional (25)
- Professional work (14)
- Home movies (12)
- Outdoor events / games (11)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Film professional (27), Tech savvy (16), Aspiring film maker (10), Professional artist (7), Business owner (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (43)
Most Liked Positive Review
Great Light Source
I purchased the MicroPro for events video work. The unit is small, lightweight, and powerful enough for close and medium range lighting needs. If you are conducting interviews 4-5feet from you subject,...Read complete review
I purchased the MicroPro for events video work. The unit is small, lightweight, and powerful enough for close and medium range lighting needs. If you are conducting interviews 4-5feet from you subject, then full output is too much light but you can easily dial it down, rather than adjusting your exposure. The unit also comes with three diffusion screens, which are a must if you plan to point the light straight into your subject's eyes. For medium distance, I would guess that you have 10-12feet of adequate light for a wide-angle scene. You could put it on a lightstand to keep the light source close to your subject, if you need to backup the camera.
The unit runs on 6 AAbatts, which is convenient, and I only had to switch out once in a 3-4hour period of constant use. Since the unit runs on LEDs, it doesn't get even remotely hot, which is great.
Two complaints: first, there is no battery level indicator. As your batteries die, your light begins to fade, which is a slow decline at first, then a dramatic dip to darkness. If you are not prepared to swap batteries, you are without light. It would be more helpful to have an LED indicator on the unit, so that you can swap batteries before they die completely. Also, the way batteries fit into the unit is a little too tight. It makes it very difficult to get that first battery out and that last battery in.
Second complaint, the hot shoe mount is a convenient way to mount the unit to a camera, and I was excited when I saw that it was designed with a ballhead because I really like to use directional and bounce light in certain situations. However, the unit simply screws onto the ballhead hot shoe mount, so that when you go to adjust the position of the ballhead while shooting, you end up loosening the unit, rather than swiveling the ballhead. It is easy to set the position, then clamp it down, but to make directional changes while shooting is not practical. Otherwise though, it is a lot of light for a reasonable price, especially compared to dSLR flash units.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Knock-off quality for top dollars
First impression when opening the package was: "what a piece of cheap Chinese junk". LitePanels must have thought: "If the Chinese can make knock-offs we might as well do ...Read complete review
First impression when opening the package was: "what a piece of cheap Chinese junk". LitePanels must have thought: "If the Chinese can make knock-offs we might as well do it ourselves". Everything feels like it could break any moment. At several places of the housing you can see white tension marks that suggest where the first cracks will occur. The "open" design will accept rain falling into the electronics of the unit very easily. The ballhead is made of some sort of weak plastic that can never really be tightened. The conducting clips inside the battery chamber are sharp and very tight, which will damage the isolating jackets of your batteries. If you want to remove the batteries you will have to slam the whole unit onto you hand in the hope that one battery may pop out, allowing you to remove the others. The plug of the original AC adapter that goes into the Micro Pro sits so tight that when removing it the female receptor part comes out of the lamp housing.
OK, on to what really counts: the quality and the amount of light that comes out of this product. I measured the light output at a distance of 72cm (2.4ft), with the light meter set to ISO 200 and 24fps. At maximum output I measured an aperture value of f3.5. Color temperature was 5650K initially. The quality of the light was quite bad at a needed CC correction of 10M. This is about the same as average fluorecent tubes need to look somewhat neutral instead of green. The CC value stayed roughly the same over the entire burning time. However, the color temperature shifted from 5650K at the start to 5930K (!) after 1.5 hours of burning, back to 5620K when the batteries where nearly empty. The aperture value stayed roughly the same over the 2.5 hours of usable light output that I measured from a fully charged set of new 2500mAh NiMh-batteries. LitePanels claims a consistent light quality of 5600K. They lie, as my measurements have shown. Especially the color temperature shift is very bad and if you want to filter out the green shift you will lose nearly a quarter of the light output.
Practical use of the unit. The very collimated light from the powerLEDs will blind anyone who looks into it/into the camera. In order to get better results a diffusion foil might be desirable. The diffusion piece that is included doesn't do much in this respect, but it does add a yellowish tint. So I have cut my own diffuser from a piece of LEE 216 diffusion foil. This gives a much better effect, although a lot of light is lost as well. I keep the diffusion foil in place by putting it under one of the provided amber filters, which you will need anyway due to the high color temp of the Micro Pro. As said, a set of freshly charged NiMh batteries will last for about 2.5 hours before the output begins to drift so strongly that it becomes unusable. That is pretty good. Having a dimmer available is also pretty nice, although because of all the correction filters needed you will most likely use the full output most of the time, while grumbling that it is not enough. Only when no other light source is used that you need to match you can use the Micro Pro without filters and use the white balance of your video camera to compensate for the bad quality of the light. That will give you a little more reach then.
My conclusion: LitePanels Micro Pro is a heavily overpriced product (had to pay about the double US price for it in Europe) that does not live up to the promised specs. A typical product of marketing bloat.
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Pros
- Attach Securely
- Powerful
Cons
- Too Focused
Best Uses
- General Use
- Indoors
- Low Light
- Night Time
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I ordered one of these to start with to see if it would make sense as part of a three light set up for dslr movie making. I plan on ordering 2 more. I was surprised how much light it puts out based on other reviews. It fits great on any light stand that has a 1/4 inch mount as well where I will be using these. The light coverage is somewhat focused but can be diffused with the included diffuser. Dslrs don't need a lot of light to start with due to their great light sensitivity. But with these lights at least you can go up a few stops.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
It never gets hot. It's dimmable. It's easily gelled. It runs off of AA's.
You can either mount it or just hand hold it.
I mainly use it for wedding receptions as an on-camera light (still need lenses to open up pretty wide though). I've also used it for basic run and gun interviews or a little hair light.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
This dim-able LED light setup comes in a compact plastic casing, and takes 6 AA batteries. The on-off switch has an interesting feature. As you twist it out of the Off position, the LEDs will briefly flicker to let you know there is batteries and the light is active. And then you can gradually increase the power via the knob. Simplicity itself. The unit comes with 2 filters to match it to Tungsten / Incandescent light. A diffuser gel is also included. These clip into the front of the unit. Portable and compact and easy to use.
The LEDs are set for a white balance of 5400K … Daylight white balance. The one gel just warms the color a bit, the other corrects the LEDs for 3200K .. close enough to Tungsten / Incandescent.
It is simple to use. It also gives a pleasant spread of light. Not as intense as the 100W video light, and more evenly spread. But I might use it more often than the Lowel ID-light, simply because it is so easy to slip into a camera bag or your pocket. It also doesn't become hot to touch.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Long Lasting
Cons
Best Uses
- Birthdays
- Home Movies
- Parties
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
What is not to like!?! It allows me to capture a lot more action in low light situations and creates softer and nicer effects than a regular flash.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Dimmer
- Power Source
- Swivel mount
Cons
- ACDC SHORT cable
- No batt warning
- Open design
- Weight
Best Uses
- ENG
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I've been using this light over 2 years now. It's a handy light to secure the job in low light situations. I've been using this light in heavy and uncomfortable situations and works great.
What you want to know.
Pros.
-Swivel head, this allows you to turn the light away from your subject in front of you and bounce to a wall or reflector next to you to reduce highlights on skin.
- Fast snap, This unit is handy enough to take it out and snap it on the camera on emergency need.
- AA batteries. You may not have the chance to recharge a battery on the field, you can keep going with normal AA batteries.
- Energy consum. Batteries will last enough time for a ENG and weddings job.
Cons.
-Battery level. There no battery life indicator, and when the battery are getting low the leds will just start to blink. This is unacceptable specially when filming ENG material that cannot be filmed again.
- Open case. The case is open allowing ventilation on the TOP of the light. This is terrible when it's raining and light will soak in water.
- Weight. The AA batteries (6) will add some significant weight on top of your camera. If you are shooting handheld when a tripod is not accessible. this will cause some serious movements on the camera as the center of balance is totally messed up.
I usually take care of my equipment, and so far my MicroPro is in tip top shape. I would buy this item again, but not for this price. There are other good brands that produce same level of brightness/color for less money.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Color accuracy
- Good Battery Life
- High output
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I made the mistake of thinking I could get away with purchasing an inexpensive knock off product. The knock off worked fine but the LEDs were not truly daylight balanced. And the color filters were even less accurate.
So instead of saving money I ended up spending more than if I'd gone with the MicroPro in the first place. I purchased two of these MicroPros and I love them. The output and color accuracy is top notch. They are well made and the kit comes with truly useful and well made accessories.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- NONE
Cons
- Hard To Use On Camera
- Overpriced
- Poor construction
Best Uses
- NONE
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
The unit I have is poorly made. The knob to control the brightness needs to be turned more than halfway before there is any light at all. At some levels the LEDs flicker making the unit useless. The AC adapter connection fell out of the unit. The camera mount is poorly designed. The light output is dim at best. It hasn't performed as expected. I have not found any use for it at all.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Long Lasting
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I use this light on a camera bracket for wedding videos. This is a great portable light source. Extremely bright at full power and can be dialed down as needed! Somewhat narrow coverage when using a 17mm lens on an APC-size DSLR camera - the falloff is obvious around the edges. Not a problem, however, since this light allows flexibility and motion that can't be achieved with a larger light source. Very lightweight, and battery lasts a long time.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Lightweight, uses 6 AA batteries. Portable. Great light source. Did I say its light weight?
I love using it for my boudoir photos. Its a very soft and intimate light. I also use it for all the details shots in weddings. Very easy to use and easy to carry.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Movies
- Parties
- Professional
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Even coverage, cool LED on-camera light source -- guaranteed to make your videos better. Love the dimmer switch and integrated filter holder to drop in the included 1/4-CTO gel. This unit is very lightweight, just need to handle with care since it is made out of plastic.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I own two and they change the way my video looks.
A+ Product!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
- Even Light Source
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Night Video
- Professional Work
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Easy to use, opened it, put 4 AA batteries in it and was ready to go. Helped a lot on my interviews and the people didn't get blinded by the light, so that's a plus. I've had some lights that just hurt the interviewees, which was no good.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Even Light Source
- Long Lasting
- Powerful
Cons
- Flimsy
Best Uses
- Night Video
- Professional Work
- Special Events
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
the only thing that isn't too great with the ball socket is its mobility at times allows it to loosen during shoots. However, the light is incredible, and I wish I had more of them. . . What a wonderful lighting piece for someone who shoots in small dark bars/clubs a lot...like me!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional Work
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Supplies a wonderful little something extra when used with my HVX.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
- Even Light Source
- Long Lasting
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Night Video
- Professional Work
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Lightweight and easy to use. Great that it has its own case. I used the light while shooting a documentary late at night in the dark streets of Medellin, Colombia. It did the job well.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Even Light Source
- Long Lasting
Cons
Best Uses
- Special Events
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Over all this is very tidy peice of lighting.
The only discomfort is having to turn the dimmer too far around before the leds start to glow.
The company must address this, if they haven't already done so.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Even Light Source
- Long Lasting
Cons
Best Uses
- Special Events
- Weddings
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
In low light conditions, like wedding receptions, this light works great, especially with the dimmer switch. Put a row of lithium batteries in and go! What a great change from those hot lights I used to have.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
- Even Light Source
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Night Video
- Professional Work
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
This light is beautiful. I highly recommend it.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attach Securely
- Even Light Source
- Lightweight
- Long Lasting
- Powerful
Cons
- Battery Cover pops off
- Cheap Plastic Design
- Expensive for plastic
- Flimsy
- Have to tape back cover
Best Uses
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
Event Videography It's a great lightweight piece of equipment, but it's cheaply made plastic. I have to tape the base because it bent and you can't buy replacement parts. I also tape the back cover because it pops out when I place batteries in.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Improves Performance
- Pleasant Surprise
Cons
- Flimsy Design
Best Uses
- Talking Head Interviews
Comments about Litepanels MicroPro LED On-Camera Light:
I purchased this light to replace a old, but extremely reliable Frezzi Micro fill. Tired of lugging around NP1 batteries, but skeptic about the price I took a chance. Not only did it adequately replace the Frezzi, it out performed it. Still a little on the pricey side, but I'm satisfied with the purchase. I shot a corporate event were I taped about 10 talking head interviews along with b-roll and a 9 hour wedding on almost one set of AA batteries that's unheard of.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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Batteries & Power
- Price: $13.99
- GBP 8.82
Color Correction & Light Balancing
- Price: $18.50
- GBP 11.67
Bags & Cases
- Price: $111.97
- GBP 70.63
Stands & Support Equipment
- Price: $24.95
- GBP 15.74
What's in the Box
- MicroPro Fixture
- 3-piece Gel Set
- Deluxe Ball Head Shoe Mount
- MicroPro Carrying Bag
- 4 Month Warranty
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