This is perfect as a gift for my daughter. She's getting into content creation too, and asked for an RGB light. I want to help her out, but don't want to break the bank and the Ulanzi stuff I've picked up has been holding up well. Thanks!
I'm honest in all my videos, and I have to say the Ulanzi gear I have and have had for quite a while is holding up great, it's built so well and is so functional I'm more than happy to recommend it. Thanks for dropping by, all the best of luck to your daughter! Tell her never to give up 🔥
Great video man! did feel for you whe you said "if youve switched off by now, dont blame you".. not at all. superb and very very informative video! exactly the review i was after. yes, the battery life bums me out, but YES, the fact it has such an array of colours and white lighting differences, is a major plus fr me and the best part, it can be used with the mains! i will be ordering one of these right now. keep up the great work and dont do what you're clearly doing already and doubting yourself! a very natural and professional video mate :D
Thank You! haha, I see the analytics and I know most people don't watch till the end. It's part of being a UA-camr, I think I might start leaving my card details at the end of videos for people to watch all the way to the end 😂 It's okay, it's not something that bothers me, just my English humour. Anyway, this light is excellent, I really like it. I used it the other day for hours on my whiskey video and had it plugged into the powerbank which is a great option. The colours are very vivid and the daylight is nice and bright for such a small light source. Build quality is solid and the price is a steal. I highly recommend it! Thank You for the support, it really does mean a lot to me.
This seems to be just perfect, especially that increase of kelvin in tens instead of hundreds! Planning to have it for extreme macro videography/photography to supplement lights around. It can be between 2700-7500K here as in our monsoon season it's 99% overcast for like 2-3 months straight. Having that very wide range CCT is critical, and having it bright enough is also pretty good. 2 hours of 100% brightness is quite impressive, and I always carry a 10,000mAh powerbank or larger so no issues. Might grab 2-3 of these.
Thanks a lot for letting me know there is magnet at the back. BTW, there is one more feature you havent show. Press button two times and you get 'cop car'. Lights are blinking red and blue.
Well, both are okay if it's dark and you're using them as effects lights, but as a key, it might be a little hard, unless you bump the iso and use a longer shutter if you're taking photos.
Yeah nice and tidy light , Nice review on it to, like you said for $20 it's a good price, your doing a superb job keep up the good work pal love your CHANNEL 👌👍👍.
You're welcome, and thanks for honesty! Well, it's quite a small light, it's not really meant to light a wall, rather an object, and I'd say a pretty small one. It's good as an accent light for product photography for example.
For a background light it's okay but facing the camera or on a shelf maybe, but if you want to light the background I'd go for something with a little more kick to it 🔥
Hi i just wanna know that i have iphone 11 and at night i have to shoot my vlog specially at there where is all the darkness my camera quality is very poor with only phone if i use it on 1x will it be perfect and if i use it in 0.5x will it be perfect thank u
Could you tell us if you notice any kind of flickering in high shutter speeds? It's something that can really matter when you want to shoot in higher than 24-30 fps. Thanks!
Hey there Phillip! Hope everything's alright there. Just wanna ask how does this light compare to the Aputure MC when it comes to output (in both CCT and RGB mode), because from specs, the Aputure MC is 400 lux at 0.5 meter and the ULanzi VL49 is 800 lux at 0.5 meter. Theoretically, the Ulanzi should be brighter, but perhaps i wonder how they compare in real life brightness? (Because the advertised lux can easily be gamed to their advantage)
Thanks for the reply, they seem to be great lights for the money indeed but the specs are all over the place with most of their models and its kind of hard to choose the best one for my needs, from the box I understood that the vl49rgb is hsi but it seems to lack saturation control, vl61 seems to have that butwith different led and power so I think that im gonna settle for the vl120 since the vl196 that you also reviewd cant be found anywhere in stock in my country...
Does this one have like steady mode? Like the part of the video you showing the colour? Can you pick colour and only used that ? Like if i wanted pink , just pink
Thanks for the review nicely done as well. I was wondering does the light flicker at all when you put your ISO and shutter speed very low because I do stopmotion and I struggle to find lights that do not flicker
@@PhillipSkraba thank you for getting back to me would you mind putting your camera at ISO 50 and shutter speed at 1/1000 and see if the Ulanzi Vl49 flickers. Those are the setting I use on my iPhone for stopmotion just because it allows me to get rid of grain in the iPhone camera
@@MintyBricks I don’t know anything about photography/video lights but I know a few things about how leds work. Usually the brightness is controlled by PWM, pulse width modulation, which turns the led on and off really fast and the ratio to on vs off is what makes them look a certain brightness to human eyes. So if a light has bright adjust it probably uses PWM and will cause flickering. If you get flicker Try the light at full brightness to see if the controller bypasses PWM. Or find a light that doesn’t use it and just has on/off. use batteries if possible to avoid 60hz mains frequency.
I'd go with the VL196 in that case, however, if you had two of these you could shine them in different directions, it really depends on what you're lighting.
I didn't actually measure it as it's such a small light. I wouldn't say it's any more than 100lux @1m. It's great for lighting in the background or small product photography shots.
@@PhillipSkraba Hi Phillip...they will all WORK. But in the long run the battery will lose its ability to hold a charge. And as film makers we use these only 6 times a year ? Cost per use is high. It needs to last for at least few years bec of very limited use. If we get at least 50 shoots out of it only its viable buying so many and keeping.
@@PhillipSkraba I’m using a Canon 6D Mark ii, Im planning on using it in lowlight just to add a colour glow to my models. It won’t be pitch black more night time town lights with the rgb glow. Won’t be any darker than that.
@@PhillipSkraba ok, so I supose Your english is better than Polish? How strong this lamp is?Will it illuminate the wall behind me? Im thinking about this lamp to vloging.. you know backgroung lighting..
@@kryjopic7317 Well, my Polish is good-ish too. The lamp is fairly strong for a small light source, but it all depends on how much power your key light is putting out. These are no doubt great as effect lights in the background, but to light up a wall, they may be a little weak.
sir have go pro 9 in indian price i bought it 660$ now being my mentor help me with some accessories which can save me some money and which are very important ! @philip skraba
Hey Skraba. I closed everytime your video when you had a commercial in front of the video. I hope l helped you make more money like that. Not really. I usually report zem immidiatelly - Natzi-way
This is perfect as a gift for my daughter. She's getting into content creation too, and asked for an RGB light. I want to help her out, but don't want to break the bank and the Ulanzi stuff I've picked up has been holding up well. Thanks!
I'm honest in all my videos, and I have to say the Ulanzi gear I have and have had for quite a while is holding up great, it's built so well and is so functional I'm more than happy to recommend it. Thanks for dropping by, all the best of luck to your daughter! Tell her never to give up 🔥
Great video man! did feel for you whe you said "if youve switched off by now, dont blame you".. not at all. superb and very very informative video! exactly the review i was after. yes, the battery life bums me out, but YES, the fact it has such an array of colours and white lighting differences, is a major plus fr me and the best part, it can be used with the mains! i will be ordering one of these right now. keep up the great work and dont do what you're clearly doing already and doubting yourself! a very natural and professional video mate :D
Thank You! haha, I see the analytics and I know most people don't watch till the end. It's part of being a UA-camr, I think I might start leaving my card details at the end of videos for people to watch all the way to the end 😂 It's okay, it's not something that bothers me, just my English humour.
Anyway, this light is excellent, I really like it. I used it the other day for hours on my whiskey video and had it plugged into the powerbank which is a great option. The colours are very vivid and the daylight is nice and bright for such a small light source. Build quality is solid and the price is a steal. I highly recommend it! Thank You for the support, it really does mean a lot to me.
About to order one! Thanks for this! :)
You’re welcome!
Just ordered two before the end of your review for my channel. Thanks for the insight and great content as always.
You're welcome! Great little lights to have in your kit bag!
I thought it was an awesome light, but the fact that it can also magnetically attach D: I'M SOLD!!!
I ordered 3 of them for a more interesting background lighting and cant wait until i hold them in my hands. Thanks for your Review!
These are great for background effect lights, you're going to lit like crazy with 3 of them! You're welcome!
I just ordered two of them, how are they working for you ?
This seems to be just perfect, especially that increase of kelvin in tens instead of hundreds! Planning to have it for extreme macro videography/photography to supplement lights around. It can be between 2700-7500K here as in our monsoon season it's 99% overcast for like 2-3 months straight. Having that very wide range CCT is critical, and having it bright enough is also pretty good. 2 hours of 100% brightness is quite impressive, and I always carry a 10,000mAh powerbank or larger so no issues. Might grab 2-3 of these.
Thanks! Just ordered one for my job. So glad I have light options for set lighting :)
You're welcome, I hope you'll like it Natalia!
Thanks a lot for letting me know there is magnet at the back. BTW, there is one more feature you havent show. Press button two times and you get 'cop car'. Lights are blinking red and blue.
Bought two using the link, you haven’t given me bad advice yet, keep it comin!
Thank You! I really appreciate that! Because of your support I can carry on doing this 🤜🏻🤛🏻 It’s a great little light!
You’re welcome, I may have missed it, does it come with a diffuser or do I need to get one?
No, I'm afraid not. I'd pick up a Neewer one, they're well priced and easy to fold.
Thanks so much for the review. I picked one up. I didn’t know about your affiliate link until after I purchased it. Sorry. Great job.
You're welcome! Ahh, that's okay, no problem at all, next time! I hope you enjoy it!
Mine just came in the mail. Can’t wait to put it to use. For the price I may grab a few more.
It's just a steal at that price! You're going to love it, has really nice colours!
The lighting is quite great! 👍
It's pretty great for such a small light.
It's VERY GOOD video of yours. Thank you sir! I liked it
Thanks Victor!
what u will suggest vl 120 rgb or vl49 rgb?? for both indoor and at the same time outdoor ??
Well, both are okay if it's dark and you're using them as effects lights, but as a key, it might be a little hard, unless you bump the iso and use a longer shutter if you're taking photos.
Thank you, Philip. I was actually thinking of buying one of those but I think I’ll go in for 5😊
They are really cool, fantastic as small pockets lights, very simple and effective!
@@tomharmon3193 Thank You Tom, I really appreciate the support 🔥
Please do review on the Ulanzi L1 LED Light too bro! I'm in the marker for a small compact LED light for my action cams.
Way ahead of you Kevin! ua-cam.com/video/eIn5lTIPQ4I/v-deo.html
Yeah nice and tidy light ,
Nice review on it to, like you said for $20 it's a good price, your doing a superb job keep up the good work pal love your CHANNEL 👌👍👍.
Yes, superb little light, I really like it! Thank You! I really appreciate the support 🔥
I just brought two for my Xperia Pro I vlog kit
That’s a good move!
@@PhillipSkraba both arrive today and I am so excited
Appreciate your efforts :)
Thank You!
I just saw your video. Thank you. It was great presentation.
Thanks!
Nice video! I'm really satisfied with this light👍🏻
Thank You! It's an excellent little light to have in your bag, or even a couple of them!
Hi Can this be used on a Sony ZV1 Thanks
Thank you for the video. I didn’t dislike but probably the ones who wanted to see how it performs on the wall with different colours did. :/
You're welcome, and thanks for honesty! Well, it's quite a small light, it's not really meant to light a wall, rather an object, and I'd say a pretty small one. It's good as an accent light for product photography for example.
@@PhillipSkraba Some use it as a background light and it performs well when it’s right in front of the wall. But I see your point. Have a nice day!
For a background light it's okay but facing the camera or on a shelf maybe, but if you want to light the background I'd go for something with a little more kick to it 🔥
Okay, I also ordered 3 from NYC camera super store.
You'll love them, great to have in the bag!
@@PhillipSkraba Thanks Phillip. Indy filmmaker. These will be a Godsend.
Hi i just wanna know that i have iphone 11
and at night i have to shoot my vlog specially at there where is all the darkness
my camera quality is very poor with only phone
if i use it on 1x will it be perfect
and if i use it in 0.5x will it be perfect
thank u
What about the VL120?
Is it good. How much lux does it produce in real life?
nice sharing...i will get it...tq for this video...👍👍👍from Malaysia
You're welcome, from Poland!
Could you tell us if you notice any kind of flickering in high shutter speeds? It's something that can really matter when you want to shoot in higher than 24-30 fps. Thanks!
I've used this on my Sony a7III at 120fps with no visible problems at all when it comes to flickering.
@@PhillipSkraba Thanks for the extremely fast reply!
Anytime!
which is brighter? Vijim VL196 or the Ulanzi VL49. Which one would you recommend? Great video by the way!
The VL196 is brighter, I use it quite a lot. I'd recommend both, they do more or less the same, the VL49 saves a lot of space in your bag. Thank You!
I have the white version, for $10
and $20 for RGB version, that is a steal.
It's really a superb price! How do you like the white version?
@@PhillipSkraba i'ts awesome, soft, last for a lil more than an hour.
charge with type-c. its really versatile.
@@vinzaputra Excellent! Yes, the RGB version lasts a little longer and I love the usb-c!
I cannot believe this light is only $20! May need to just pick one up to have in the camera bag or use as a background light.
It's so cheap! $20 for a RGB led light is just crazy, such a great tool to have in your pocket!
Hey there Phillip! Hope everything's alright there. Just wanna ask how does this light compare to the Aputure MC when it comes to output (in both CCT and RGB mode), because from specs, the Aputure MC is 400 lux at 0.5 meter and the ULanzi VL49 is 800 lux at 0.5 meter. Theoretically, the Ulanzi should be brighter, but perhaps i wonder how they compare in real life brightness? (Because the advertised lux can easily be gamed to their advantage)
good one. I ll buy for my UA-cam contents
I use it till this day with no problems, great little accent light!
where did you get the info that its using three rows of 20 led ? since on the official website it says 60 rgb, the vl61 specs are 18\18\35rgb...
God knows, I pull things out of the sky sometimes lol. Probably Ulanzi sent me some pre-release info, great light though, I use it till this day!
Thanks for the reply, they seem to be great lights for the money indeed but the specs are all over the place with most of their models and its kind of hard to choose the best one for my needs, from the box I understood that the vl49rgb is hsi but it seems to lack saturation control, vl61 seems to have that butwith different led and power so I think that im gonna settle for the vl120 since the vl196 that you also reviewd cant be found anywhere in stock in my country...
Can this be used as a static light for photography
Sure
Does this one have like steady mode? Like the part of the video you showing the colour? Can you pick colour and only used that ? Like if i wanted pink , just pink
Yes it does, it'll be steady on rgb or cct.
Thanks for the review nicely done as well. I was wondering does the light flicker at all when you put your ISO and shutter speed very low because I do stopmotion and I struggle to find lights that do not flicker
You're welcome! I haven't tested it at super low shutter speeds, what ones would you like me to have a look at. I'll try it out and let you know.
@@PhillipSkraba thank you for getting back to me would you mind putting your camera at ISO 50 and shutter speed at 1/1000 and see if the Ulanzi Vl49 flickers. Those are the setting I use on my iPhone for stopmotion just because it allows me to get rid of grain in the iPhone camera
@@MintyBricks I don’t know anything about photography/video lights but I know a few things about how leds work. Usually the brightness is controlled by PWM, pulse width modulation, which turns the led on and off really fast and the ratio to on vs off is what makes them look a certain brightness to human eyes. So if a light has bright adjust it probably uses PWM and will cause flickering. If you get flicker Try the light at full brightness to see if the controller bypasses PWM. Or find a light that doesn’t use it and just has on/off. use batteries if possible to avoid 60hz mains frequency.
@@wormhole331 I actually purchased the lights and they work fantastic. Thanks tho
Thanks for the review! how do i know when it's fully charged?
It should show the battery icon as full.
Привет выбираю между vl196 или две штуки vl49 rgb. Не знаю что выбрать, посоветуй плиз....
Could you keep it on indefinitely with the type c cable plugged into a power source?
Sure you can!
wooow nice rgb
It's a good one!
I ordered one from Amazon, but not change colors. Maybe is defective. I will return this light back.
Are you sure it's the RGB version??
If I’ll be shining a red light, what’s brighter, two of these or the big brother VL196? Thanks!
I'd go with the VL196 in that case, however, if you had two of these you could shine them in different directions, it really depends on what you're lighting.
@@PhillipSkraba what’s the Lux measurement for this one? You usually include those in your reviews. Thank you!
I didn't actually measure it as it's such a small light. I wouldn't say it's any more than 100lux @1m. It's great for lighting in the background or small product photography shots.
By the way, good reviews
Thank You!
I have an Fujifilm x-t100, is it compatible with my camera, does someone knows it?
It's compatible with everything. It's a light. Doesn't need to plug into the camera. I'm shooting a horror film with 3 of them on different cameras.
Can we use it on zv1?
Sure!
Omg your accent is so hard to pick...mostly aussie but you dabble in english and Irish
I know!! It's so F'd 😂
Can I use this as a fill light for night portraits?
Sure you can!
@@PhillipSkraba thanks man! Much appreciated
@@excelontumbocon17 Anytime!
I bought 4 of these. Want to know what charger i should use...5v1a or 5v2a ?? Someone plz inform.
That's great, you can connect them together, I charge them with lots of different chargers, 1a, 2a, they all work.
@@PhillipSkraba Hi Phillip...they will all WORK. But in the long run the battery will lose its ability to hold a charge. And as film makers we use these only 6 times a year ? Cost per use is high. It needs to last for at least few years bec of very limited use. If we get at least 50 shoots out of it only its viable buying so many and keeping.
Love from Pakistan 🙂🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
Right back at you from Poland!
Can we use it with drone
Sure, if you wish. I’d prefer a less diffused source for a drone however such as the Ulanzi L1 Pro.
My lights just is white and not change to any color. I have the model that you have. I will return back to Amazon
Press and hold the button, it should change to RGB.
@@PhillipSkraba yes, is working now. Thanks
Excellent!
Hey, Does this light get bright enough to light up my model from 2-4 feet away when on the RGB mode in darker locations?
That's difficult to say, if you're on a Sony a7III I think it'll be fine, it really depends on your situation and gear.
@@PhillipSkraba I’m using a Canon 6D Mark ii, Im planning on using it in lowlight just to add a colour glow to my models. It won’t be pitch black more night time town lights with the rgb glow. Won’t be any darker than that.
@@adamlpatten Sure then, it should be fine, I use it quite a bit for stuff like that!
@@PhillipSkraba Perfect!! Thanks for your help :)
Anytime!
Is that fit for sony alpha 6400??
Sure! Perfect fit 👌🏻
Thank u
Hello
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by 🔥
Welcome
i bought 2 for my Hero 9
They're excellent, I need to buy a couple more.
Where can I get one ???????
Hi Roland, there is a link below in the description.
@@PhillipSkraba Okay cool are they a safe seller?
@@PhillipSkraba I just lorded one from that link :-)
@@rolandkeith5322 Yes, super safe seller! That is great, thank you Roland, I really appreciate that!
you also can buy it on Amazon.
So, are You from pl? /edited
What do you mean by pl?
@@PhillipSkraba Polish boy 😃
@@kryjopic7317 haha, 50/50 👌🏻
@@PhillipSkraba ok, so I supose Your english is better than Polish? How strong this lamp is?Will it illuminate the wall behind me? Im thinking about this lamp to vloging.. you know backgroung lighting..
@@kryjopic7317 Well, my Polish is good-ish too. The lamp is fairly strong for a small light source, but it all depends on how much power your key light is putting out. These are no doubt great as effect lights in the background, but to light up a wall, they may be a little weak.
It is 30$ not 20
On the official website, it's $20, mind you, after the 2 years we've had on this planet it should be $40.
Shut up and take my money!
haha, I get that a lot!
sir have go pro 9 in indian price i bought it 660$ now being my mentor help me with some accessories which can save me some money and which are very important ! @philip skraba
Hey Skraba. I closed everytime your video when you had a commercial in front of the video. I hope l helped you make more money like that. Not really. I usually report zem immidiatelly - Natzi-way
Those pesky UA-cam commercials! I don't really have any control over them I'm afraid.
Can you give me some drone I know your gonna laugh but for real if you can please I don't have gift ever since
I did laugh, yes.
Hahahhaha