Gaffer & Gear 272 - ZHIYUN MOLUS B200 & B500

Gaffer & Gear 272 - ZHIYUN MOLUS B200 & B500
In this episode I look at the Zhiyun Molus B200 & B500 lights
These lights are impressively small and lightweight for their firepower
00:00 Intro
01:18 Features
01:49 Cons / Negatives
04:15 Pros / Positives
06:59 Run through of the light
08:14 Wired Remote (optional)
08:40 Build Quality
09:07 Price and what you get
09:43 Molus B200 - No Modifier
10:18 Molus B200 - Supplied Reflector
11:00 Molus B200 - Nanlite Fresnel
12:02 Molus B200 - 3200K
12:36 Molus B200 - 5600K
13:26 Molus B500 - No Modifier
14:18 Molus B500 - Supplied Reflector
15:09 Molus B500 - Nanlite Fresnel
16:08 Molus B500 - AC Power Draw
16:19 Molus B500 - Dimming
17:18 Molus B500 - CCT Accuracy
17:43 Molus B500 - Color Render TM-30 RF
18:07 Molus B500 - 2700K
18:33 Molus B500 - 3200K
19:03 Molus B500 - 4400K
19:32 Molus B500 - 5600K
20:11 Molus B500 - 6500K
20:39 Closing Thoughts

[@stephenwilsonbarker5236]

Best review of this light

[@codythep]

Thanks mate for the video 🙏🏼

[@TimoSund]

Another interesting piece of gear to my one man show. Thanks for testing prior I could hit the shops.

[@tomcattermole1844]

I'll definitely take you opting out of saying the name over the white guy from the Zhiyun channel thats says 'Jaiyoon'.

[@tomcattermole1844]

...for reference it's closer to tzer-yun. Almost like a mashup of t, z & j.

[@Tommy_Beal]

thanks for reviewing this man! really helpful!

[@Popkorn28]

Hope you do the nanlite fs-300c!

[@JoATTech]

As always lux readings below what they promised. But seems they are on par with GVM650B pro. And with aputure 600X. Which is impressive for 500W light.

[@KaarloMedia]

Thank you once again for your thorough examination of these new lights! I can't believe the amount of options we have nowadays compared to even five years ago (and the prices have gone down comparably). I do have a bit of an off-tangent question regarding the FL20G fresnel. I just bought the Nanlite Forza 720 and the FL20G. I've seen some KZbinrs use this combination and they've had no complaints about it. However, the FL20G even has stickers on it not to use the Fresnel with over 500W of output. In my short testing I haven't felt the heat build up inside the fresnel too much, but do you have more experience or suggestions?

[@fernandocf1234]

Wondering the same,I have 720 and not yet have the fresnel for that reason.

[@KaarloMedia]

Good news! Newsshooter article on the fresnel: "What is interesting is that even though Nanlite recommended using the FL-20G with the Forza 720/720B, the Fresnel actually has a warning label on it that states that it should only be used with LED lights that are 500W or less. I contacted Nanlite about this and they told me that they have done extensive testing and the FL-20G is perfectly safe to use with the Forza 720/720B. They also told me that they will be removing that warning label from the product."

[@gaffergear]

@@KaarloMedia they are old stock, before the 720B existed. Nanlite approved this with the 720s and I use this combination all the time without any issues

[@KaarloMedia]

@@gaffergear perfect, thanks for another reassurance ✨

[@tomaspascual7233]

NEEWER CB300B 320W Bi-Color please

[@barrygoyette]

You often offer up a certain dilemma when talking about the DeltaUV, regarding the camera "working to the Planckian curve or the Daylight curve". How does one tell? I'm sure this has been asked an answered before, but I've never seen a reference to either in any of the literature surrounding my various Canon Cinema EOS cameras and I've always been curious about it.

[@gaffergear]

@@barrygoyette Most lights track to the plankien curve because that is a continuous standard that has been around for a long time. Almost every professional camera tracks the daylight curve. That's where D50, D55 and D65 live. Some lighting manufacturers are starting to track to the daylight curve (actual metered daylight averages) to match to cameras and actual daylight. So the can of worms is, I actually don't want to say that most lighting companies are wrong.

[@gaffergear]

If your camera mentions anywhere in its literature D50 D55 or D65 then it definitely tracks to the daylight curve.

[@goose_esooge]

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