NEEWER 100W LED Video Light, 5600K Bowens Mount Continuous Lighting Kit with Stand, Softbox, CRI 97+,TLCI 97+ 11000Lux/m with 2.4G Remote for Video…

To start off, this light is pretty great. It does what it’s meant to do, and it does it wonderfully! This light by Neewer has me pretty surprised, to be honest I never knew how to get that “YouTuber look” that many professionals create.

My lack of knowledge has cost me quite the amount of potential clients to be honest. However, I have learned new things and I surely hope you reduce your learning curve in video or photo by using one of these big boys. Keep in mind that the size of the soft-box should depend on the size of your subject, I suggest to go on YouTube and learn about the “Inverse-Square Law” in order to choose the right soft-box for your needs.

With that said, keep in mind that this light’s color temperature cannot be changed. It is set to 5600K and it cannot be changed. In a closed environment without other light sources, this would not be an issue at all. However, with other light sources (such as outdoors, in the sun) this may or may not impact the color of certain elements in your pictures or video.

Now, why 4 stars? This is because I find that the octagon soft-box is rather stiff to get into proper position. The support “sticks” that you need to pull back in order to set it up properly is rather stiff in my opinion. Now this may be a pro for some as it means that this equipment is sturdy and all, but for me it’s a con because the setup time becomes a bit lengthier as a result of this seemingly small obstacle. I don’t like wasting my time.

At the end of the day, this is an awesome light that will allow you to drastically improve your image quality, whether it be video or photo. Many people underestimate how much lighting can make or break a scene or picture, and many sadly think that their camera body or lenses will make up for the difference. In most cases, it sadly won’t. This is a great tool to expand your knowledge about what makes a good picture or video, and more clients will definitely come your way if you’re a freelancer like I am.

4/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌

I needed a continuous light for an assignment and decided to give this Neewer a try. It puts out plenty of light. I was shooting a still life with a 4×5 at f45 and I was still able to use reasonable shutter speeds. You can adjust the intensity of the light by 1% at a time. There is a temperature readout on the back of the light. While it warmed up considerably during my 1 hour shoot, it never got so hot that I started worrying about the LED bulb.

The light comes with a reflector and a softbox, both of which have a standard Godox mount. The softbox is a little on the small side, but it opens almost as easily as an umbrella (the kind you use for rain) and does not add much weight. A nice case for the umbrella is included; I store the light in the original box it came in. A remote control comes with the light, but I haven’t even bothered to put batteries in it yet since a continuous light source is pretty much set it and forget it.

I’ve owned a lot of Neewer products in the past. I used to be a bit leery of them, but they’ve definitely upped their quality game. If you need a continuous light, you should consider this one before spending twice as much or more for a famous name.

Very happy with this. Adds a lot of value to my logi cameras for streaming. Good kit.

The stand is very good, but if like me you also have a dog and a cat I would suggest strongly that you get a kit with a c-stand as opposed to a tripod stand, and add some sandbags to the order. I did some research and ended up also purchasing a GVM C360 Turtle Base C-Stand and Cross Arm Boom Kit (B&h) to add some stability.

If you are pursuing videography or photography and your not using a quality light yet this is fairly life changing. I thought I’d be clever and use Bluetooth addressable Philips hue lights at first. They are not suited for these tasks though.

If you don’t have kids or animals or drunks who run around the stand it comes with should be fine. Nothing to write home about, but it’s not exceptionally cheap either.

If you do get the c-stand combo, be sure to look up a good video on C-stand on YouTube, as they can be a bit dangerous to set up, move, and break down.

Happy with the purchase. The light gets daily use and I have not heard it’s fan. Good for streamers, photographers, film makers and live show producers depending on the size of the stage.

If you are looking to “buy once and buy right” I’d say the is a good candidate without breaking the bank.

Nice light but mine is not coming up . Came up twice maybe m the one doing something wrong but am returning it