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camera light panels (6 posts / 440 views)
nexus6
Posts: 172
#1 11 Sep 2026 02:52
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What light panels are people using for their night shots? To be used with both a high quality camera and an iPhone
Golden-Paws Golden-Paws
Posts: 251
#2 11 Sep 2026 08:11
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Linky Poo

I use one of these. I also bought it as it it doubles up as my bivvy light.

I had another panel light that fits on the hotshoe of my camera but even on full power, it was taking about a second to exposure the shot on ISO 400. I now use the NGT on a bank stick about 6 foot away and at an angle of 45 degrees to set up the shot in the dark and it does give a more even light.

I know some people use the panel light as their only source of light but after taking a series of test shots, I'll stick with the pop up flash as the primary light and the panel light as the additional.
Mistabite
Posts: 1,245
#3 11 Sep 2026 12:08
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I just bought a couple of the Ulanzi Vijim Vl66 from Alixpress for about £12 each, supposed to be same as the Rhino version and they seem good to me.

Better off on a separate bankstick rather than on top of the phone/camera for more natural looking lighting that is less likely to reflect straight back at the camera
Perfectcast Perfectcast
Posts: 117
#4 11 Sep 2026 16:00
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In reply to Post #1
I originally had 2 Ulanzi lights but quite quickly the switch failed on one of them.

I replaced that one with 2 of these which I use with the remaining Ulanzi with my iPhone 17 pro max.
I am really happy with the results so much so I don't take my "proper" camera anymore which saves space and weight

LINKY POO™ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQFFWFC1?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1

cheers
Neil.
The_Andyman The_Andyman
Posts: 11,320
#5 11 Sep 2026 16:13
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In reply to Post #4
My ulanzi on off switch is starting to play up so i recently got another one similar to yours linked, but its not currently available

I got this one but many similar other named versions LINKY POO™ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DJM9FLMR
Jay1986 Jay1986
Posts: 10
#6 12 Sep 2026 11:43
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Nitecore scl10 are great
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