LitraPro &
LitraTorch 2
Review by Dave WilliamsEffective, Compact, Affordable Lighting
Company: LitraPrice: $89.95–$219.95Rating:Hot: Everything about this light is hot,
but it doesn’t generate a hot spot,
which makes it even hotter!Not: The only “not” is its Micro USB connection,
when everything seems to be making the
move to USB-C.It seems too good to be true: lighting so effective, yet so compact
and affordable. The team behind Litra has been busy creating
broadcast LED lighting solutions for eight years, and their depth
of knowledge has resulted in the creation of an innovative solu-
tion to small lighting.
LitraPro is a full-spectrum, bi-color light, marketed as the first
of its kind: a compact video and photo adventure light. It’s rug-
ged, made of aluminium, and waterproof to 90'. LitraTorch 2
is, as the name suggests, the second generation of the smaller
version. LitraTorch 2 features 16 LEDs and boasts a waterproof
aluminium body.
Both the LitraPro and the LitraTorch 2 can be used to provide
good-quality continuous light in tandem with your phone, action
camera, DSLR, or mirrorless camera, or in a studio environment.
To review Litra in just a couple of words, I’d say, “It’s lit!” It offers
bright, even light, and with the included diffuser, it’s easy on the
eyes. There are, of course, other products out there offering similar
capabilities, but what makes Litra different is its fantastic balance
of light offered by the LEDs, rather than one source of light.
LitraPro is a step up from LitraTorch 2 in that it has Bluetooth
connectivity, allowing the user to take complete control of the
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