Kinotehnik lights: LEDs that are built to last?

In 2020, the difference between LED lights is in the details. Kinotehnik is relatively new to the lighting scene, having been founded in the 2000s as a manufacturer of accessories, particularly including LCD viewfinder loupes for DSLRs. The company’s Practilite range includes both soft and hard lights, represented here by the 604 fresnel and 802 flat panel as kindly loaned to us by UK distributor MTF Services. Both are 90-watt, variable colour temperature lights, the sort of thing that has displaced the trusty Redhead in portable kits.