Company: Vibesta B.V.Price: $220 (30C); $159 (304B); $130 (304P)Rating:Hot: Steady color temperature; built-in gels; priceNot: Slightly unstable output; cheap look and
feel; color temperature differs from adver-
tised valuesReview by Erik VlietinckSeries of Compact LED Lights
Vibesta
Peragos
Disks
Peragos Disks from Vibesta come in three models: the 30C
(RGBWW), 304B (Bi-color), and 304P (Daylight). The disks are
inexpensive, especially in view of their built-in electronic gels and
color temperature control, and their HSS flash capabilities.
The Peragos Disks are made of polycarbonate plastic and have
everything on board, including a 2.5mm power adapter port, a
sync cable connection for the 304 models, built-in support for
Sony NP-F type, and AA batteries. They come in a sturdy carrying
case and my test units also came with hot-shoe camera mounts.
The Disks have a simple menu system with very few commands,
and feedback is provided on a small LCD screen in a recessed area
on the back of the unit. The buttons and rotary knob all have a
bit of a cheap look and feel. For example, the On/Off switch is a
small toggle switch like what you’d expect on a kitchen utensil.
Of course, design is not the most important reason you’ll want to
buy one (or all) of these lights; their performance is.
My testing was done with all of the lights set to 5600K and
at 100% output. I cycled through all the power options, and
positioned each light 1m distant from my light meters. The
results were mixed.
Vibesta claims they’re very strict about the color temperature
of their lights, but my light meters showed variations that dif-
fered from light to light, with some of them off by 400K. Perhaps
this was because I measured with two light meters and Vibesta
used a spectrometer. Luminous output was close to advertised,
but the output started drifting—up and down about 2%—
a minute after I switched them on. The HSS flash functionality
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