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LED Strip Light for Opal Photography
I am trying to take pics and videos of opal gemstones. From what I’ve learned, that requires high CRI LEDs. Pics I take now don’t capture the true colors and are not sharp. Often, the color is washed out. I’m using an iPhone 13 with a 15x macro lens. I may need a different camera but I want to get the lighting right first. I think I need to be able to control the light intensity and temperature. What hardware do I need for this? I may ultimately build a lightbox.
Our high CRI LED strip lights sound like a great fit for your opal photography application. We understand you are looking for additional information on configuration, layout, and parts needed.
We have included a link below to our layout diagram for the FilmGrade LED strip lights which should be sufficient for understanding the overall installation requirements. Please see below and let us know if you have any questions!
https://www.waveformlighting.com/layoutmaps/3002_3E
The dimmer is for the intensity only. Correct? If so, what do I need to adjust the temperature? Also, do I want the Hybrid LED strip PN 3002.HY? How is that different from the PN 3002?
You are correct that our dimmer is for intensity control only. Unfortunately we do not have a way to provide color temperature control with our set of accessories at this time.
The 3002.HY product would provide the capability for color temperature adjustment, but a third party controller that offers color temperature adjustment would be necessary.
Have any recommendations and/or technical specifications for a device?
The third-party options we are aware of are either quite complex (e.g. DMX) or lack flicker-free light output for video purposes, so there may not be an optimal solution. That being said, we've included a few third-party product links below for your reference.
GLEDOPTO ZigBee 3.0 LED Strip Controller RGB+CCT Mix Dimmable
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