Aputure LS 600c Pro LED light — Creative Lighting Demo
In this week’s episode, we have a look at Aputure’s newest addition to their Light Storm 600 series: the 600c Pro. This is Aputure’s first full-color point-source fixture and completes the Light Storm 600 trifecta alongside the 600D Pro and 600X Pro. It’s equipped with an RGBWW color LED array, a standard Bowens mount, a redesigned user interface, professional connectors, a variety of powering options, weather-resistant construction, and Sidus Link integration. In this video, we’ll show you a couple of ways it might be creatively used to light a film production. Let’s take a closer look!
Reviews of other Aputure 600 series LED lights:
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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Aputure Light Storm 600c Pro 600W RGBWW Point-Source LED Light — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store
- Aputure P300C LED used as key light — Aputure, B&H
- Aputure Spotlight Mount - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store. Amazon
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo Cool Lavender creates the color pattern on the back wall - B&H
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Canon C70 camera — B&H
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L lens — B&H, Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH8050 microphone — B&H, Amazon
- SoundDevices 888 Audio Recorder – Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater
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Copyright 2022, Curtis Judd
Aputure COB300d BIG LED Light for Film & Video
Since Aputure announced the new Light Storm COB 300d at NAB earlier this year, I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on it! The 300d is a daylight balance single point LED light which draws about 320 watts which is a ton for an LED. They say this is a 2K tungsten equivalent - if that really means anything, but it is a much more powerful LED light than I’ve ever worked with before. In this episode we run it through its paces and look at its build quality, included accessories, features, color quality and light output. I hope you find this helpful!
Thanks to Aputure for providing the COB300d for this review. They have not paid me beyond providing the light and previously provided accessories. All of the opinions shared here are my own.
Links to Gear Discussed and used to shoot this review:
Aputure COB 300d LED Light
Aputure COB120d LED Light - The little brother
Aputure COB120t LED Light - The other little brother with tungsten color balance. I use this one as a key light in studio in most cases.
Aputure Light Dome Soft Box - I use this for almost every interview/talking head shot
Aputure Fresnel Lens - great when you need to focus the light beam and throw the light farther
Photo Basics Barn Doors - nice way to cut the light for dramatic light and shadow
Sennheiser MKH 8050 Super-cardioid Condenser Microphone - Review/comparison coming.
Sound Devices 633 Audio Recorder
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro Cinema Camera
Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd
Versatile Video Light: Aputure Light Storm COB 120d Daylight LED Light
In this episode, we take a look at the Aputure Light Storm COB 120d, an incredibly versatile daylight balanced LED light for video and film. Aputure has a history of finding a very nice balance between affordable pricing and quality products. The COB 120d is a perfect example of that. This is a single LED light with a Bowens S mount. This means that with some additional accessories attached to the mount, the light can be a soft light (with a softbox, scrim, or bounce board), a hard light (with a fresnel and/or barn doors attachment), or a flood light with the included reflector. Color quality is a high priority for me because I don’t have time to invest in a lot of post color correction. Fortunately, the COB 120d delivers on that front as well in our color chart tests compared to tungsten lighting (the best color rendering light source second only to the sun).
Aputure plans to begin shipping the Light Storm COB 120d in the first part of 2017
