Godox SL150ii Review

[@wadeduvall7026]

Love the value on these Godox products. I use their speedlight/strobe system and its great!

[@JustDavidMinistries]

Same here

[@WhyCardano]

Just bought one...in indonesia...woulda used your affili link, wes...kick ass effort in the review!

[@mohammadiskandar2271]

Please guide, how to set the remote connection of the godox rc-06 with the godox sl150 mkii lamp so that it can change the color temperature of the godox lamp

[@WesPerry]

Unless you specifically have the SL150ii Bi, it doesn’t change it. It just Looks like it might be able to change it.

[@mohammadiskandar2271]

Thanks for your info..

[@roybraym]

If you use it for portrait in a studio as main light using f/8 aperture, with a gridded softbox, will it still be strong enough for photography?

[@WesPerry]

Not even close, I’m afraid.

[@roybraym]

@@WesPerry Not good even in a small room or small studio? Or do I have to make it f/4 aperture?

[@WesPerry]

If you want to shoot at f/4, with a grid, you’ll need to be at iso 640 probably (depends how big your soft box is and how far away from the subject), assuming a shutter speed of 1/160 for a subject that could be moving a bit.

[@WesPerry]

It’s much easier to have enough light for video, as your shutter speed will often be 1/60 or 1/48, which gives you 3-4x more light, so iso 100 or 160 for that situation.

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

Thanks for sharing Which stand would be appropriate or enough for this light???

[@WesPerry]

Assuming you’re going to be putting a light modifier on it, it’s rather heavy, so you’ll want a strong light stand (like neewer heavy duty as I used here) or a c stand. I believe I have a link to the neewer ones in my “favourite things” in the description.

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

@@WesPerry thanks a lot wes. Ur doing a marvelous job Carry on God blesss you Kind regards, Hassan

[@marclabro]

nice review. for babies photography, still life and starting video, what are the differences between FV-150, UL150 and SL150 in term of quality, noise of fan,... ? worth to pay more for 200W than 150W ? i don't imagine what 150W represents with a 85-120cm octabox+grid.

[@WesPerry]

Depends on how you shoot. Most people I know tend to go with wider apertures for baby photography, so the 150 would likely be enough. But if you stop down much past f/2.8, you might want the full 200W if you’re in a big diffused box with grid. As far as differences go, the UL has no fan, and the FV has a pulse mode (I wouldn’t want to call it a flash anymore, it’s misleading). But for some reason it often costs less than the SL150, which is identical, but missing the pulse mode. They all contain the same COB LED module, though, so will produce the same light. The fan noise isn’t much at all, especially if you have a box on it, which absorbs/redirects a lot of the noise away from your subject.

[@scottburrow8293]

I have the vl150 I love that light!

[@jamesrussell1967]

Hey great review!! I just subscribed to your channel!! One thing I would ask in the future, at about the 8 minute mark you put arrows on screen to show key and fill light location... could you also include distance to light and light intensity setting?? Just helps me to get a feel for how bright ( in real world situations) the light is... thanks!!! Awesome channel and I will make sure my friends look at your stuff!!!!

[@AdamAdam-ut7dn]

can I use a regular light modifiers (common for flash) with the Godox SL150. OR should I buy a dedicated video light modifier ?

[@WesPerry]

Regular modifiers are just fine for the most part, but you’ll want to stick to ones that are double diffused. Video light modifiers tend to have extra layer of diffusion right at the center to deal with the slightly more focused light pattern, but it’s not strictly necessary as long as you have good double diffusion.

[@AdamAdam-ut7dn]

@@WesPerry thanks

[@sunnymahour1263]

Can we use umbrella with reflector on

[@WesPerry]

Sure thing. It has an umbrella mount/hole under it

[@sunnymahour1263]

@@WesPerry Thanks but can be put umbrella with Reflector or we hv to remove reflector to put umbrella,

[@WesPerry]

The reflector is a little wider than where the umbrella bracket is, so you would have to use another umbrella bracket if you want to do that I suppose.

[@sunnymahour1263]

@@WesPerry THANKS

[@thepicturesphactory9433]

Is fv200 and sl 200w ii gives same Light output

[@WesPerry]

Yep. Almost identical in every way, except the FV has the capability to pulse flashes.

[@thepicturesphactory9433]

@@WesPerry thank you so much

[@OfficeofthePacific]

Great video, Wes. I was considering the Aperture models, but they are so freaking expensive, I was hoping this would be the alternative, but I'm not that wild about it.

[@WesPerry]

What’s your issue with this model?

[@OfficeofthePacific]

@@WesPerry, It's fine. I didn't like the remote issues, but all in all, it's a good light. I would choose the Aperture Amaran 200d over this, but I can't use it either because like 150ii it doesn't allow for battery power and I really need that feature for exterior night video.

[@WesPerry]

Sounds like the VL line might be more appropriate for you then?

[@Swiftray]

Most important things were missing: Color accuracy and direct compare between the fv150 and the SL150ii side by side

[@WesPerry]

I did so, and couldn’t find any difference. Apparently there is a very tiny difference, but so small as to be effectively imperceptible.

[@DS-fi4hf]

Thanks for the video! I am a beginner looking to do studio photography. Would this be a good light for that? Also, should i get the daylight or tungsten treated version. Any ideas? Thanks!

[@WesPerry]

I would sooner recommend a flash instead of constant light for photography only. Unless you’re also doing videography, even a pretty cheap flash will give you more power and better action freezing capability.

[@dwisetyoaji5007]

can we change the temperature?or it only on 5600k?

[@WesPerry]

Only 5600. Godox just announced two new lights with adjustable colors, though 👍🏻

[@dwisetyoaji5007]

@@WesPerry i read the article, its an Bi and RGB,you should review it too 👍

[@WesPerry]

I hope to!

[@arnold2603]

Is it brighter than the 300d ?

[@WesPerry]

According to the measurements provided by the manufacturers it is, but I doubt it. I would only use the light output measurements from a light to compare to other lights in the same manufacturers lineup, because they all measure themselves so differently. The 300d is the 300 watt led light, while this is a 150 or 200 (depending on which you get) watt light, so the 300d is likely to be a bit brighter.

[@lowbeampictures729]

Love the dance clip. It makes this much more interesting that most reviews.

[@theshopper6902]

What softbox are you using with FV 150?

[@WesPerry]

I think I was using the Westcott Rapid Box XL in this video.

[@darrinyo-mamakimble7002]

Wes for the love of God please make a comprehensive tutorial on flashes and triggers namely Godox and Sony. I’m already a fan but I will think you are a god if you give me some thing that I can make my tools work with LOL

[@WesPerry]

I’ve avoided doing this because Rob Hall basically already has. But if there’s some stuff he hasn’t covered that you specifically want, let me know and I’ll go for it ;)

[@ericmoreiraisantesmases8034]

Do you recommend me to get this light if I just can afford 1 for video scenes? If not, what do you recommend? I love perfection in my videos, but lighting is my weakness, I don't know too much about it.. and for the lights I just have a budget of 300-400$.. Thank you!!!

[@WesPerry]

What sort of video scenes? Do you already have Bowen’s modifier(s) for it?

[@ericmoreiraisantesmases8034]

@@WesPerry Like short films, or advertising. I don't have Bowen's modifiers(s). I have to buy all the light stuff from scratch with this budget.

[@sharpskilz]

Might I suggest editing the audio so that we can't hear you snorting back, and subsequently swallowing phlegm? Oretty hard to listen to on headphones.

[@JWS1968]

Why is it with all these LED COB light reviews they concentrate of light quality and features. This far down the road it's pretty difficult to find an LED COB light below 95CRi. And who cares about features like lighting effects. Fan noise is important but most of the main brands have sorted that detail out now. All of these things are with an ultra quick mention just to confirm we're dealing with a decent product worth our attention but then, move on. Even RGB and Bi-Colour though desirable are still way down the list of what is actually important. What is REALLY important = How much light is hitting the subject at TEN FEET both 'with' and 'without' a large softbox?? And can this be achieved with a reasonable F-Stop and ISO so as not to create excessive noise??? Everything else is useless information if the light cannot deliver on these basic tenants.

[@WesPerry]

This light, as I’m pretty sure was mentioned in the video, has a CRI of 96+, TLCI 97, and improved R9 colour coverage (for best skin tones, a section often overlooked with older COB LED designs). Ten feet is quite far for a lot of work. Without the soft box, with the stock reflector, you’d have trouble getting decent exposure. The light would be too focused and hot without using an ND to avoid a higher shutter speed. Also, what’s a reasonable f-stop? When this light is 4 feet away in a double diffused 3’ soft box at 100% output, I’m usually exposing at f/2, 1/125s, ISO100. But every softbox will give you a different level there.

[@JWS1968]

@@WesPerry Thanks for responding. Ten feet is a film standard for professional lighting usually measured in foot candles. Personally I think F8 on most APSC camera bodies would be reasonable dependent on the talent of your focus puller to keep a moving subject in focus. Anything between ISO 100 to 1600 would deliver a decent useable image but that depends on the camera. Most cameras can do a decent image at ISO400. But Sony A7S for example would do better than most in this regard. This is why many are underwhelmed by these lights when they first try them out. Like I say what use is light quality if the power isn't there in the first place.

[@Mikeyyshoots]

Am I first

[@WesPerry]

Yes Long time no first.

[@Mikeyyshoots]

Wes Perry first