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Like a lot of photographers, I’m starting to take on more video assignments, so I found myself in the market for an LED panel. But as a long-time still photographer who has often dreamt of using continuous light in my studio, I was interested to see if there was a panel that might be able to double for me as both a video light and stills, for some kinds of shoots. I researched for a few months and finally landed on the Rotolight Titan. This is essentially the Tesla of LED light panels. It’s well-built: every component of it is sturdy and considered, all the way down to the cables, switches and knobs. But beyond the tough build, the thing — finally — seems to understand the real needs of still photographers. And so, in a few important ways, marks a new day of possibilities for us.
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The most remarkable new feature of the Rotolight Titan is a flash mode which offers a burst of light that is one full stop past its already impressive maximum brightness setting (remember, every stop doubles the light). It seems near-impossible to get a straight answer of how LED lumens compare to strobe watts, so the reality of this was only really apparent to me when I used it. My test was entirely based on…
