New LED ring for digital camera

[GeorgeClarkson]

So yesterday I fixed an LED ring light and today I tested it on a Poljot 3133 movement I got for spares...comments on the results?

[GeorgeClarkson]

Some more pics... It is hard to picture the domed crystals, but also any crystal for that matter.

Edited February 27, 2017 by GeorgeClarkson

[ro63rto]

Needs a diffuser to hide the spotlight effect.

Sent from my Honor 5c

[robmack]

 It's a very flat even light being offered which picks up the details admirably.

Go into settings and change the colour balance setting from "Auto" to tungsten or similar.  Play with the available options to get rid of the bluish hue caused by the LED lighting.

[systeman]

I think you will find the LED's are "cool white" and that's the reason for the blue/violet output. High lux warm or white LED's would be better and, as suggested, a diffuser would help and it needs to be opaque white and not clear crystal type diffuser.

Take a look at the test output photos of the watchmaker camera I've made, the movement photo is taken in my dining room that has warm white LED's and without any extra LED lighting. If I were to use an LED lamp to aid the camera directly, I would opt for daylight LED's, something around 4500 lumens.

Custom made watchmakers' camera

[Watchtime]

for a diffusor you can use tracing paper, works perfect. Or a small softbox which normally is used for a flash. Remember every diffuser will effect in loosing some of the light.

Something like this:

Edited February 28, 2017 by Watchtime