Category Archives: Lighting

How to Choose an Ikan Lighting Kit

When choosing a lighting kit, it’s always best to consider what you’re shooting and your overall goals for the video or photo. Since there are a variety of lighting kits to choose from at Ikan, we wanted to make it easier for you to compare them. We started out by just offering 2-point and 3-point […]

Hot New Line of Lights from Lightstar

At the 2016 NAB Show held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 16-21, we showcased new additions from Lightstar to the Ikan lineup of lights. The new Lightstar line of Tungsten Fresnels is extremely lightweight and compact. The small size of these light fixtures makes them reliable and ideal for on-location shoots or small […]

More Power, Style, Features: NEW Rayden LED Lights

HOUSTON, Texas, (Apr. 11, 2016) — Big announcement coming from Ikan at the 2016 NAB Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 16-21, regarding their new addition of the Rayden LED Lights. Ikan’s lights have always been known for their design and excellent materials built for professionals who want high quality at an […]

Higher CRI. Softer Shadows. NEW Lyra Soft Lights

HOUSTON, Texas, (Apr. 11, 2016) — Ikan’s lights are designed and built for professional photographers, videographers and cinematographers who want high quality at an affordable price. At the 2016 NAB Show held at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 16-21, Ikan will be releasing the next generation of Ikan’s LED light family – the Lyra […]

HF40: HELIA BI-COLOR LED FRESNEL

The Helia Bi-Color LED light offers the flexibility of color temperatures ranging from 2700K to 5600K for any shooting situation. The 4-inch Fresnel lens can focus from 60-degree flood to 15-degree spot. With a high CRI and TLCI, the Helia gives shooters all the color they’re looking for and more. The large digital display allows […]

MK350N-PLUS Price Drop and Giveaway

The UPRTek MK350N Plus is a cost-effective LED Meter which provides CRI, CCT, LUX, λp, Spectrum, CIE x y, CQS, S/P, TLCI, Flicker major functions. The MK350N PLUS is a lightweight, portable, easy-to-operate spectrometer with Wi-Fi remote control operations and SD card data storage. This product has basic features for fast, easy lighting readings, as […]

Helia 40 Watt Bi-Color LED Fresnel Light

Check out the Helia HF40 – comes in a kit as well HF40-KIT The Helia Bi-Color LED light offers the flexibility of color temperatures ranging from 2700K to 5600K for any shooting situation. The 4-inch Fresnel lens can focus from 60-degree flood to 15-degree spot. With a high CRI and TLCI, the Helia gives shooters […]

Photojojo – Phoneography Giveaway includes ikan gear!

Photojojo is doing an awesome Phoneography Kit giveaway with tons of ikan goodies such as a FLY-X3-PLUS, an iPhone to go with it, and much more! Click the link to see all the details. Entering the giveaway is super easy. Give it a go – you just might win a bunch of new equipment for […]

Pantalla Expo 2015 – Mexico City

We’re back from Mexico City where we attended the Pantalla Expo 2015. Big thanks and shoutout to Video Staff and Escape Audio Video who helped us while we were there. We met a lot of filmmakers who were interested in ikan products. Mexico City’s World Trade Center was a beautiful place to be welcomed into. […]

NEW On-Camera LEDs from ikan

Looking for a light to attach to your camera to illuminate your shots? The Drawing Board has just released a new episode covering the latest on-camera lighting solutions from ikan—the iLED6 and the iLED312-v2. The iLED6 is a powerful and versatile on-camera light with a color temperature of 5600K.  It has a high 93 CRI […]