I've run this light through a spectrometer and had some very disappointing results. I would no longer recommend this light, as once broken in it has a tested CRI of 95, and more importantly an R9 value of only 81 (which is the colour spectrum most important for skin tones). It sits at the bottom of my testing for the skin tones rating as such.
Thanks for the nice and detail review of the SR light. I’m looking a light on that range of price and also saw the Godox Litemons 150 on Amazon but try to find any review of it on RU-vid and there’s none… cero…nada of the Godox yet. So I will wait your review and comparison with the Smallrig light.
For the Litemons 150D and 150BI (or any light really) is it worth giving up a little power from the daylight version to go with the bicolor? Would going to a 200W be overkill for most?
For me, I’d take the hit for sure. But it all depends on how much power you need for your particular task. Varies greatly depending on ambient lighting, light control, and modifier type/size.
I highly suspect the 150Bi uses more power than the 150D, since the D doesn’t actually reach its power rating 190W. Also, the Bi would likely be slightly brighter in the mid range around 4000-4600K, but dimmer at the edges, 3000 and 6000K
Yes and no. Yes it will work. No, they’re not made to carry that kind of current so it’s not really a safe idea 😏 I’ll have to do then numbers on it to be sure when I’m get home. But the Litemons might be able to, since it operates on 48V, making for a lot less current (and no external battery capability). But the RC120 uses lower battery voltage, so higher current.
Okay I crunched the numbers and XLR is rated for higher current than I realized (15A), but the unit will pull 11, so that might be pushing it for extended use over a longer one at least. The current rating of an XLR was intended for speakers, which would be using pulses of power, while this can hold 11A for hours if you want. Conversely the Litemons is only about 3.5A, so a much safer option for that particular configuration.
