Not only because it seemed like a great tool, but mainly because of the fact that I was expecting it to be way for me to discover lightpainting. It had been quite some time since I had been following the Kickstarter project and therefore my expectations of the unit were rather high. I have to say I was quite excited when I received the Pixelstick. Fortunately Bitbanger Labs, the creators of the Pixelstick honoured our request to send us a sample so we could write this review. All this sounds very exciting, but the big question is always how well will it work in practice. It enables people like me, who have little to no experience with lightpainting to make amazing pictures because the Pixelstick takes care of a large part of the work, leaving you with the possibility to focus yourself with the creative part. What is unique about the Pixelstick is that it is one of the first “high-tech” tools for lightpainting photography. This means that you can use any image and ‘print’ it in mid-air during your long exposures. What is special about the Pixelstick is that it is not limited to a few pre-set patterns for the LEDs, but instead reads files from an inserted SD card. By hooking the RGB LED strip to a controller that alternates the colour and brightness of the LEDs it is possible to change the effect the light has on the final image. If you haven’t heard about the Pixelstick, it is a multicolour LED strip that can be used to leave a trail of light on your long-exposure photographs. It not only seemed like a great photography tool, but also like a cool high-tech gadget. Personally, I am not much of a light-painter, but this Pixelstick really intrigued me. I have followed the project from day 2, to see if they would make it and how the final product would look. So when I turned “sounds” off, I sort of expected them to be off, but they come back on! I have heard that little things like this will be fixed by launch.More than one year ago the Pixelstick was announced through a Kickstarter project. The last thing is that when it beeps, it’s kinda loud. It didn’t come out fully, so it wasn’t lost, but it had to be put back in and then I had to re-select all the options. I found that if I moved a certain way (I can’t actually pinpoint which way I was moving when it happened) that I could pop the MicroSD out of its slot. The other minor issue being that the little memory card, I think, needs a little protective cover or door of some kind. Thankfully the included charger plugs into any USB power source! I think all the moving around in the case had turned the unit on, and I traveled a few hours and then went to use Magilight and she was flat. One was that I should have removed the batteries to transport the unit. There were a couple of little minor things that bothered me. Well, I had no idea… (but it makes perfect sense) and there’s a video of Eric and Kim using the light – great! Upon searching to see what info is out there about this light, I came across this page (remember I mentioned Eric and Kim up the top). But they are also easily recharged using the included charger, and the unit can be all packed away in the included, well-padded black nylon zip-up case. Master 4 asked me to make his bike look cool!Īfter four or five evenings messing about with Magilight, the batteries were still going. For example, using the Magilight behind a model as seen below, or lighting an object.
Or you can just make a neat pattern surrounding a model or a subject of some kind. You have multiple options for what sort of things you can do with the light, including images that you can “print”. After you charge it up (charger included in the kit) and insert the two batteries (also included) into the handle, it’s a simple single press to turn the Magilight on, and then a case of selecting what you would like to do. The handle is plugged into the strip via a curly cable (attached and included). The strip has 144 RGB LEDs along it, and the handle has batteries and the controls. Magilight is still available on IndieGoGo for $199 + Shipping as of the time of writing this review.īreaking it down into basic terms, Magilight is an aluminum strip with a handle. Jump forward and I’m offered a review unit of a forthcoming tool called Magilight by Fotorgear. Watching people that make art like they do, well, it makes you want to try it out! I can’t dance, and I don’t really have access to the locations those guys do, but I still wanted to try it out.
I’ve followed my friends Eric and Kim for some time, often marveled at their creativity and the tech side of things, too.
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