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RaLeno

Panels, tents and softbox kits, 26 € to 66 €

Where it turns up

LED video lights, light tents and softboxes, between 26 € and 66 €.

Lumens, where everybody else counts beads

The light tent publishes 2100 lumens at 5500 K with a colour rendering index above 97 — and it is the only tent on that shelf to publish an output at all. The others give bead counts, which say nothing: a bead can be any power.

Flicker-free dimming, on direct current

Zero to a hundred per cent on smoothed DC rather than rapid switching, which is what puts banding across a photograph at a fast shutter speed and pulses across video. It is the kind of claim that only appears where the maker has thought about it.

Where the softbox kit is honest

A complete two-light set at 66 € with stands, lamps, spare diffusers and a bag — and a closing note, in its own parenthesis, that the lamps do not dim. The output is set by moving the stand, which changes the softness at the same time.

Every RaLeno unit reviewed here

  • Light tents

    RaLeno 40 by 30 by 30 cm, 24 W, dimmable 0 to 100 per cent

    40 by 30 by 30 cm · 24 W of large-area LEDs, 2100 lumens claimed · 5500K, described as pure white · colour accuracy above 97 · six reinforced PVC backgrounds in black, white, grey, orange, green and blue · front, top and side panels removable in seconds, with DOUBLE front openings and a lid aperture · flicker-free dimming from 0 to 100 per cent on stable direct current · velcro assembly claimed under 10 seconds · carry bag supplied · no folded size published

    Forty by thirty by thirty centimetres, 2100 lumens at 5500K, an accuracy index above 97 and flicker-free dimming from zero — the only tent on this shelf that publishes a lumen figure.

    Best for: Small product work where the light has to be brought down for a reflective subject, and where the camera needs to come in from the front, the side and above.

    ≈ $28 / 36 €

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  • LED video lights

    RaLeno PLV-S116, 12 W, 600 lux, CRI 95 or better

    12 W · 600 lux published without a distance · 2500K to 6500K · 116 LEDs · CRI 95 or better · brightness 0 to 100 per cent · 4000 mAh cell, up to 90 minutes at full brightness · pass-through charging over USB-C and USB · 388 g · extendable mini tripod supplied · four-layer diffuser

    A panel with a published runtime — 90 minutes at full brightness from 4000 mAh — pass-through charging and a mini tripod in the box for 37 €, with 600 lux quoted at no distance at all.

    Best for: Video calls, streaming and desk work where the light has to run for an hour and a half without a mains lead and the tripod is already included.

    ≈ 37 €

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  • Softboxes

    RaLeno PS30 kit, two 50 by 50 cm boxes, 50 W LED each

    A COMPLETE KIT, not a modifier: two 50 by 50 cm boxes, two 50 W LED lamps, two stands, two white diffusers, a bag · E27-style lamp housings · boxes rotate through 210 degrees · stands fold to 68 cm and extend to 200 cm · silver stone-grain inner coating, silk front, 0.2 cm Oxford outer shell · LEDs rated about 30,000 hours · not dimmable · no mount type published · no depth published · no grid

    Two 50 by 50 cm boxes with 50 W LED lamps, two stands and a bag for 66 € — a complete two-light kit, and the page says plainly that it does not dim.

    Best for: A first two-light setup for product or portrait work at home, where a fixed daylight output is enough and nothing will be swapped later.

    ≈ 66 €

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Each amount in a write-up is what the listing showed when that page was written. The figure next to the product is pulled in as you read, and it is the one that counts.