Iceberg LED - The future of LED lighting
I recently tried the new Iceberg E-100 and Iceberg 200 LED lights. As a beginner photographer, I prefer shooting with strobe lighting rather than continuous lighting for several reasons – higher power allowing for relatively short shutter speeds, the ability to shape the light using various accessories, and many more.
After some experience with halogen lighting, I found that my models would tire and become impatient more quickly than usual due to the large amount of heat generated, and the range of possible accessories I could use sharply decreased.
Then I decided to try something completely different and opted for the Dynaphos Iceberg LED 500 lighting kit – a basic kit containing three LED light units (2 x 200 W and 1 x 100 W), a TRS remote control, stands, and various accessories. The initial reason I chose this particular kit was the unusual design of the unit. The Iceberg LED is not a typical LED panel that we would attach to our camera or a light stand as we are usually accustomed to, but rather presents a completely different design. Its body is made in the likeness of standard studio strobes and allows us to use the full range of available accessories for strobe lighting that we have, without even having to look for heat-resistant ones or worry about the time we've left them mounted. The cool LED light will not deform the accessories attached to the body, nor will it create discomfort for the model standing in front of it, and the amount of light emitted by the three units is comparable to that of 5,000 W halogen lighting, a power that is certainly not to be underestimated. This way, I was able to effortlessly achieve an aperture of around 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/60 sec. at ISO 100, and building lighting schemes was easy and fast, with the help of the remote control included in the kit and the fact that I could clearly see the light falling on my model and its proportions, without having to take a series of test shots or constant light meter measurements. This allowed me to focus on the composition of my shot and the model I was working with. Iceberg LED can be seamlessly combined for both photo and video shooting, without the need for a second set of lights, and its special body design effectively reduces operating temperature and allows for continuous use.
Iceberg LED is suitable for both amateurs and hobbyists, as well as professional photographers and videographers. Its use is easy and intuitive, without the need to waste time syncing individual units or adjusting their modeling lights, while at the same time the end effect is no less impressive than that of standard studio strobes.
Author: Alexandra Popova
