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CameraPlus CP-MTLII - Magic Tube Light 298 LED Light Source for Camera with IR Remote - All-in-One Solution for photography and videography advance version of Ice light

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Magic Tube Light features the latest rechargable battery technology and can be run both AC or DC power. Batteries are changeable as standard NP-F550 Li-ion Battery, design and can run for a full 100-200 minutes at full power. Fast charge times are 120-150 Minutes. The latest LED technology offers a flicker-free light source perfect for both photo and video applications. The custom-designed curved front has a 72-degree wide beam spread ideal for achieving soft, even wrap-around light.
Perfect For Travel: The ergonomic design allows for single-handed operation and requires no additional mounting accessories. The end of Magic Tube Light incorporate a 1/4-20
Soft, Even Daylight Colour: The 298PCS LED array combined with the orange tube (Removable) diffused offers an extremely soft and evenly wrap-around light source. That provides two color tempretures: 3200K/5600K. This eliminates the need for additional light modifying tools. Lamps are true daylight colour and rated for over 50,000 hours of use. The LED array combined with the diffused front face offers an extremely soft and evenly wrap-around light source. This eliminates the need for additional light modifying tools. Lamps are true daylight colour and rated for over 50,000 hours of use.
With All-in-One IR remote control, It can remote control all Built-in IR function cameras and magic tube light within a distance.
Package includes: 1x Magic Tube Light; 1x F550 Batteries; 1x AC/DC Adapter; 1x Remote control; 1x Color temperature Tube(Orange); 1x Carry case.

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Package Dimensions

23.62 x 4.88 x 2.6 inches

Item Weight

1.94 pounds

ASIN

B00OJVPVN2

Item model number

CP00093

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3.1 38 ratings

3.1 out of 5 stars

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Date First Available

December 1, 2014

Manufacturer

CameraPlus

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Magic Tube Light Magic Tube Light is a portable, dimmable, daylight balanced, continuous LED light source with a removable battery. Created for multiple uses including photography and videography. High CRI (Colour Rendering Index / Colour Rendition Index) – Magic Tube Light has a 90+ CRI rating A simple definition of Colour Rendering Index (CRI) is that a higher CRI light source will reproduce more accurate colours of a subject. The look should be similar to that of the subject in a natural or ideal light source/setting. A more technical definition is that measuring the ability of a light source to accurately render all frequencies of its colour spectrum when compared to a perfect reference light of a similar type (colour temperature). It is rated on a scale from 1-100. The lower the CRI rating, the less accurately colours will be reproduced. Lower CRI ratings may have too much green or magenta in their spectrums. Another note is a low Colour Rendering Index does not mean all colours will shift or be inaccurate when captured, and no two lamps with the same low CRI rating will necessarily have the same errors in rendering. You can have two bulbs with the same wattage, light quantity output and design. However, if they have considerably different CRI's the colours of the subject when the image is captured will look dramatically different from the highlights to the shadows. Specifications: LED: 298PCS; Color Temperature: 3200K/5600K; Power: 20W; Voltage: 9-12V; Control: IR Remote Control; Lumens: 1600LM/0.5M; Battery life: 100-200 Minutes At Full Power; Lumens: 1600LM/0.5M; Battery life: 100-200 Minutes At Full Power; Power source: NP-F550 Li-ion Battery Or AC/DC Power Supply; CRI: 90+; Battery Charge Time: 120-150 Minutes.

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SDesign

nIce light, good color and user replaceable battery, comes with case

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2015

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Excellent light with good color that is around the same brightness as a 100-watt incandescent light bulb, but battery powered. I am calling it the nIce-Light. Great thing about this version is that it has a user replaceable battery, which means that you can bring extra batteries to the shoot in case you need them. The battery is the same as the smaller capacity ones I have for my other LED lights, so I already have extra power if needed.

I will be using this primarily for video shooting and because of the unique shape and size it provides me with options I did not have before. The remote control works well and is much more useful than I though it would be. I really love the design of this light.

Pros:
- It comes with a padded tube case that also has enough room for two extra batteries or charger, but not both at the same time.
- Construction is sturdy and the light output can be adjusted, it has about 8-10 brightness levels.
- The CTO tube that turns the daylight color into incandescent is also very sturdy and seems pretty accurate regarding color temp, perhaps just a little warm.
- The light can be mounted to a light stand or tripod, as it is threaded 1/4-20 on one end.
- User-replaceable battery
- Remote control included
- Daylight balanced, but can be changed to incandescent with included tube.
- Really bright light!
- Very portable

Cons:
- Mine had a loose nut rattling around inside the light. I simply removed the diffuser by loosening a couple screws and put is back on, but with LocTite to prevent it from loosening again.
- Charger is adapted to US outlets from an European version, which makes it a little awkwardly bulky (minor annoyance)
- Wish the controls (on/off & dimmer) were on the opposite side of the tube as I could then face it away from me while I am turning it on and/or adjusting it.

Bottom line:
Really great, bright light with accurate color that costs a fraction of the price of the Ice Light. Unique shape, sturdy design, replaceable battery and come with a case. I am knocking off 1 star for the loose nut that I had to fix, but otherwise a 5 star product. Highly recommended.

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Gary Snow

Highly comparable to the ICELIGHT, but of course neither of them can replace flash power. Includes 2 batteries!

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2016

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Do you need it? That is the question you should ask yourself. I have used it twice to help focus at night, but used flash to illuminate. Initially I thought I would be using it for a majority of work, but you quickly find out it simply is not powerful enough. Solution = just buy two of them, like others have suggested. This would be okay, but adjusting power on the fly is a pain, and having bright led's blinding your subjects is rather annoying.

PROS
- Includes two common sony batteries that are fast to recharge.
- Includes CTO tube, charger and nice case.
- Super bright and good battery life, much brighter then the original Icelight
- Pretty good quality, does not feel cheap in the hands. Nice metal bottom to screw in.

CONS
- Batteries dies quick if left inside the light, make sure to unscrew and take out before storage for a long time.
- The orange tube is absolutely necessary if using the barn doors also available on Amazon, it DOES NOT fit without the CTO tube attached.
- It is not quick to power up, but has a 'priming' phase that takes about 3 seconds to turn on or off. This was a big deal when I took it to a convention the first weekend I bought it for a bit of fill in dark locations. It did not power quickly enough for candid or hallway shots, so I quickly bagged it and bumped my ISO.

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Robert Anderson

Great light, well built, and bright.

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015

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Very surprised with the build quality on this one. I currently own a Yongnuo YN-300 and while its great for what I use it for, it just doesnt quite give me the diffused light source I've been wanting for light painting. This MTL II on the other hand, is wonderful. It feels great in the hand and the only plastic i can find on it are the hilt, right above the light controls and the clear tube the LEDs are in. The rest is all various thicknesses of Aluminum. It also came with two batteries which was very nice! I only have two issues with it, I know theyre not built by CameraPlus themselves, but hopefully someone reads this that might be able to update the design. I can do without the flashing settings, pressing the power button should turn off the light, thats it. Also the clear tube around the LEDs allows a lot of light to bleed. Painting either the back of the LED strip and/or the tube with help a lot with that. Im just going to plastidip the back and see if that helps at all. Other than those two things, it's a great light and I hope it lasts for a long time. It's definitely a pleasure to use!

Pictures attached are the first images I shot using this light, just need a set of barn doors that fit this thing and I'm golden!

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JoshPies

Best light I've bought in a while...

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015

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Every try an Ice Light? I have. Amazing tool but way pricy. This is the perfect answer to the price complaint. Solid build. Easy to use. Interchangeable, standard battery. Bright as heck!! Don't stare into the sun, and don't stare into the Magic Tube. The presence of 298 bulbs all in 1 color temp means that the full force of all bulbs is in play when you light it up. Sorry Wescott. I love your light but I can't do the cost especially with this item in the market. I own 2 now and am THRILLED! I have had them for a month and have used them on 10 gigs already! I own a lot of gear - tungsten, hmi, led, floro... Each has it's merit but my new go-to for run and gun work, for low-budget music videos, for quick scenes and b-roll, and for ENG field production of interview - this light (x2 + a hair light)

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Jim Setzer

it's brilliant. (Pun intended

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016

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When it does work, it's brilliant. (Pun intended.) But mine has a funny problem with the battery. I have to mess with the bottom cap to give it just the right amount of pressure for the LEDs to fire. No problem with the controls as the green setting indicator comes on and the buttons seem to change it as expected, just that the main panel comes on when it feels like it. I use it on my own projects but will not use it when working with customers.

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RALSH

Exactly what we expected for the price. Some quality issues, a couple of nice surprises; couple of nasty ones.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2015

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Exactly what we expected for less than a 5th of the price of the Ice2. The functional quality of this product is far lower!

Pro:
This light certainly does the job, and provides illumination of a face at just under 1M distance at ƒ4 at ISO400. We found it suitable for MS or closer. The colour temperature is stable enough for non-critical grades or if you don't bother grading. Shares sony battery with most of our location equipment. The remote includes shutter trigger for Canon and Nikon! AWESOME.

Cons: Updated
Out of box, the increase brightness switch seldom worked, however, the remote worked reliably for a few minutes.
The brightness at each level indicator is not stable which is not an issue. After a few mins of partially working, both front panel switches stopped working as did the remote (which worked sporadically seemingly with up to over 10seconds delay). Stuck on lowest setting.

Summary: The leader in this LED design is a reliable unit, priced well and everything works out of the box, but for a 5th of that price, this light certainly works, bar the severe quality issues. I would advise against relying completely on a single one of these on location. Personally, as a Shooting PD, I will not be adding this to the armoury, although I was hoping for a cheap, awesome bits of magic… it's not; they really don't exist! Will look at Dedo's or Ice.

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Francesco Tagarelli

Meraviglioso!

Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2015

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Ho avuto modo di vedere e tenere tra le mani il fratello superiore e più famoso ma dal costo davvero proibitivo per le mie finanze. Così ho "ripiegato" per questo CameraPlus CP-MTLII allora che dire: semplicemente perfetto! Materiale solido, ben fatto e luce meravigliosa, morbidissima. Il mio uso è esclusivamente di tipo fotografico, dal primo momento mi ha lasciato un'ottima impressione. Lo consiglio vivamente a chi non ha la possibilità di comprare il più famoso Ice Light per via del prezzo ma per coloro che vogliono avere un ottimo prodotto ad un prezzo accessibile

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