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LED or flashgun?
Q Instead of buying a flashgun, could I get away with a cheaper LED light?
George Poole
A A lot depends on what you are intending to illuminate. LED lighting has improved a lot in recent years; for simple ‘what you see is what you get’ lighting in a range of shooting situations, an LED can be all you need. LED is a lot more efficient than old-fashioned incandescent lighting, which is why it’s become so popular in domestic and workspace buildings. This popularity has spilled over into photography – and, more specifically, videography – which means there are lots of LED lights for photography and filming on the market.
While they’re useful, though, LEDs do not produce the
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