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EOS R8 "Which LED Light Bulbs don't flicker or cause banding with the silent shutter?"

Hindy
Contributor

Hi,

I have a Canon EOS R8 camera. I like to use the silent shutter, with the High Frequency Anti-Flicker feature. The R8 sets the shutter speed to 119.9 of a second; otherwise, banding shows up. I would like to shoot at faster shutter speeds with the electronic shutter. I did research on this, but I saw mixed reviews even on the lights that advertise they're "flicker free". Does anyone have personal experience on which LED light bulbs don't flicker?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

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Some flicker-free LED bulbs flicker for the first minute after you screw them in. But if you wait a minute, and look into the camera's viewfinder, you can see the black lines (banding) slowly disappear and grow fainter. Turn off the light and then on, take a test picture at high shutter speeds, and use the high-frequency anti-flicker auto detecting feature to test for flicker.

Here are more flicker-free bulbs:

These are flicker-free, but for the first minute, they flicker at every 240 of a second. If you close the light and open it again, it will be flicker-free from then on:
Asomst 4-Pack A19 LED Light Bulbs, 100W Equivalent LED Bulb, 5000K 1100Lumen Light Bulb 11W, Non-Dimmable E26 Frosted Lighting, CRI 85+, No Flicker
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PB24BSN?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

The following bulb is flicker-free:
Great Value LED Light Bulb, 14 Watts (100W Equivalent) A19 General Purpose Lamp E26 Medium Base, Non-dimmable, Daylight, 9yr, 4-Pack
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-LED-Light-Bulb-14-Watts-100W-Equivalent-A19-General-Purpose-L...

The following bulb is also flicker-free:
Ace A19 E26 (Medium) LED Bulb Daylight 100 Watt Equivalence 2 pk
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/light-bulbs/led-bulbs/3565918

Sincerely,
H.H.




 

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