Neewer PL60C - Review

[@badrockjones]

Thanks for this! Considering a light purchase and this video really helped.

[@scottlarson8090]

My original LED panels which I bought maybe 10 years ago, which I still have and are in desperate need of an upgrade, are Daylight only, cheap plastic, and cost $800 a pop. These are looking pretty good...

[@Ranger7Studios]

I was impressed for a Neewer product. I still want to check out the 150.

[@dan23freedom]

I was looking at this product as well, as it seemed to be a newer (LOL, a newer Neewer product!) model than the RGB1200 60W Light panel (also from Neewer. ) So thanks for the review, I like that you actually test things with the trusty light meter as well - a lot reviews leave things at, this Light produces really nice light with intense colours. *I'm looking to expand my LED lighting for photography. I've been using strobes and gels to get colour accents, but I just photograph for fun (amateur), so I think that maybe RGB LEDs will be easier to work with. (what you see is what you get, with strobes one must do a few test shots) However I'm having trouble deciding between the point source NEEWER CB100C 130W RGB LED Video Light and this Panel you have reviewed. My first thought was - OK, with the CB100C 130W RGB Light, for much the same price one gets an extra few watts of power and thanks to the Bowens mount, I can fit all my light modifiers on to the Cob LED as well! *But I'm not sure if there is a difference between a panel and a Cob LED in regards as to which one can achieve a stronger and more intense colour of light? I want to play around with dramatic colours in future photography projects. (strobes & gels work well, especially if one darkens the home studio to get stronger shadows for the gels to work on!)

[@Ranger7Studios]

It all depends on your use case. COBs are a stronger more focus point of light before modification. Panels and more even spread but don't give off as much of a punch. It really depends on the specific look you are going for. I know a lot of photographers that use COB lighting for their studio work, because they already own the modifiers.

[@dan23freedom]

@@Ranger7Studios You've hit the nail on the head. "Use Case" That's the thing with photography, each piece of Equipment opens the doors to new creative possibilities! If one wants to achieve look A, one needs to purchase device A, if one wants to achieve look B, one needs to purchase device B. Nobody said Photography was a cheap hobby! The ability to use light modifiers via Bowens mount is a strong argument indeed, for the COBs... but that said, I've seen Photographers like Jeff Bennion do some awesome photography using those RGB panels & like you indicated, the spread is so even from those panels, one doesn't really need a softbox modifier... Plus they are thin & space-saving, in contrast to those COBs, which is great for smaller home studios! *The moral of the story is, basically one would want both a panel & a COB if one could afford both! -In my case, for now, I have decided to stay with strobes and gels for a while longer, as I can also get the coloured strobes into various light modifiers. Also, I have the time to play around and take test shots because I don't shoot commercially. (Time is not money in my case!) I'll expand the number of strobes I own first, so that I can play around with (multiple) point lighting... Hobby shooters like myself, with no formal training in photography can learn a lot from experimenting with strobes (& watching youtube tutorials!) *Down the line, after more practice & learning with strobes. (when I feel OK, I'm after getting pretty good with strobes, I know what I'm doing...) I'll start adding RGB Lights for more options - & ease of use! They do seem much more straight forward to use on a regular basis... (especially when one doesn't need to freeze action.) Thanks for the advice, much appreciated ;-)

[@hifispec01]

Nice review, thanks for sharing 😊

[@Ranger7Studios]

Thanks!

[@VirtousStoic]

Hey man missed u, love u bro keep it up❤

[@syedazmatali5707]

I live near Montreal, Quebec and I bought these lights, I don't know the Terminology of light Are there any books or other resources where I can learn ?

[@Ranger7Studios]

KZbin is a good place to learn. Check out Gaffer and Gear. Also the Filmmakers Academy is a great place to learn about lighting and the business.

[@DestinationCentral]

Any comments about the fans at max brightness / after 30+ minutes usage? I would love to buy two of them but I am a bit worried about the noise.

[@Ranger7Studios]

I didn't get it up to 30 min unfortunately. It was on loan from a friend. The one at NAB had been on for the entire day and it was around 70% and the fan was pretty quiet. So it might be the same. But don't quota me. You might want to get one and test it. I know at about 20 25 min, it was fine for me. No loud fan noise.