Ring Light, 19″ Bi-Color LCD Display Ring Light with Stand, 55W 3000-5800K CRI≥97 Light Ring for Vlogging Selfie-Portrait Live Stream Video…

I have had this ring light for about a year and a half. I’m always late with reviews so excuse me, but I will say this was not advertised correctly. First, there is NO BI-COLOR; strictly white lighting only, but VERY VERY powerful. Secondly, the piece that is holds the light and is placed on the tripod is poorly made and you will experience some wobble. Sucks I have to order an attachment just to fix that issue. Tri-pod is somewhat sturdy; I’ve had it for some time so I can’t complain as much as I’d like lol but I figured I leave an updated review. No remote was included.

Ring light is nice but the stand is very low quality, I will be replacing the stand.

UPDATE 12/26. Downgraded to 2 stars. On the third use going from 3000K to 3100K is a HUGE difference in color. Noticing the lower the brightness the more problems with color temp changes. Sometimes the color won’t change even after moving the dial several turns. Could be a defective unit, but definitely returning and will shop for something different.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

Pros: Price point, brightness, ability to change color, included diffuser
Cons: Plastic construction, wobbly connections, color temp consistency, adapter cord design, unevenly lit hard to read LED screen, remote not included

It does all that is advertised. At this price point you expect some cheaper components.

There are instructions for the stand, but NONE for attaching the light. I have lots of photo equipment, so I thought it would be self explanatory, not so much. Several small adapters are included without explanation, and I put a few together hoping it is correct and secure. By the way, the bolts for my light attachment are slightly bent and the little spacers that go on it, the threads are off.

The knob that screws to attach the light to the stand is just a threaded bolt making contact with the side of the mount, not screwing on a threaded head. This makes the top very wobbly and feels insecure. The next knob above that which controls the angle of the ring light feels like there are plastic angle threads that could wear out if you don’t leave this in the same upright position. I have had other cheaper stands with knobs like this that the plastic broke when tightening to prevent wobble, so this design makes me nervous.

If you look at my photo, if you have the stand up so the ring is your standing height, the heavy part of the AC adapter is just left hanging in the air. This would cause stress on the power port on the light right. I guess they assumed everyone would be sitting down using this light, however the stand will go up to about 6 feet.

The LED display on the back is handy, but mine has a lot of bleed issues with dark and light areas and from some angles it’s hard to read. Feels dim and wondering if I got a bad screen.

The warmer light color is odd. I have 3000K bulbs in my studio and the 3000K on the unit is much more yellow, but if you take it up to even 3100K there is an odd color tint immediately. It’s like a slight blue / magenta. So there is no way I can match my other 3000K lights. It makes for a weird, disappointing color cast. I have not tried to match it to my daylight bulbs yet in my other studio.

I will say this light can get SUPER bright and the included diffuser is needed. Those are good.

In the end I was hoping this could be a one light / iPhone solution instead of doing the three point lighting I have been doing, but sadly it isn’t. The light didn’t advertise it would be. I tried many, many positions of the stand and angles of the light as well as distances around my studio and just can’t get it away from the “deer in headlights,” low budget vlogger look if you know what I mean. If I cut on other lights I get the color cast problem, if I cut those lights off it looks like I am well lit in a dark cave around me. Sure you can back up and cracnk the unit up to like 75, but then everything just looks baked even if I dial down the % or adjust exposure on my iPhone.

It does NOT come with a remote. Be careful, I watched lots of YouTube reviews that show a remote and in small print this description DOES tell you the remote is not included. Same thing with a USB port. This doesn’t claim to have one, but lots of reviews showed one. Also noticing lots of reviews must have additional lights on in their room / studio because this light can not flood your space with soft, even light everywhere.

I’d say if you are looking for a cheap, adequate lighting solution, go for it. If you are wanting it to produce soft, even, room lighting -or- need consistent color temps with other lights -or- need sturdy construction, this might not be the one for you. It’s not a horrible light and it delivers what it promises, you might just be hoping for more like I was.

I’m going to try this with a larger diffuser in front and putting my iPhone on another stand, but that defeats the purpose of trying to do a one light solution. If that doesn’t work I’ll likely return it.

Like a in home Sun , it’s so bright !
The ring light disk itself is HUGE great for lighting scenes! Comes with carrying case as well ????!