Showlight Report: The State Of LEDs

Showlight was held last week in Czech Republic, with multiple sessions on design, technology, and trends. One that seemed to really stand out and create buzz among the attendees, as well as exhibitors and press, was the LED panel addressing "the advantages of LEDS, their use and misuse," with Jim Tetlow, principal consultant of Nautilus Entertainment; Fred Foster, founder and CEO of ETC; Ryan Fletcher, head of product management, lighting, for ARRI; and Fabiano Besio, co-founder of LDR Luci Della Ribalta.

The panelists had different points of view, most agreeing that LEDs are not, in their current state, a complete lighting solution (not yet, anyway), but we also decided to get some feedback from some of the designers in attendance: Ken Billington, Jeff Ravitz, and Rick Fisher.  See what they had to say...