!! Watch Before You Buy: APUTURE 300X or 300Dii !! 

Thanks! I tried hard to test everything as you would for a commercial job.

Thanks. I'm hoping to review Aputure's new 60D and or 60X lights.

Happy to help! I recommend anything with RGBACL, but hey, lights are expensive -- use what you can afford.

whats your review 2 years later? trying to decide between the 2

@@kalebmartinsonproductions1690 For me at least, glad I got the 300X. I prefer the flexibility of changing the color temperature to match the ambient. Most of my stuff about is motivating available light on location. I have 3 cheaper 10" daylight panels if I'm controlling everything in studio. I've not missed having more power. Rarely am I up to 100%, and that occasion it was as fill-in for bright daylight. Most projects power is somwhere between 30-70% with a Canon C100 MkII, sometimes pushed to ISO 3200. The sensor is fairly low noise. I hope this helps.

Hey Mark, regarding the 200 degree difference, it’s all relative to what your other lights are reading and mainly what you have your camera set to. In a perfect world, if you set the 300X to 5600, you would read 5,600K on your meter. I was kind of pissed to discover my 300Dll that is rated for 5,500K measures 5,250 - but now I know.

James Powers yeah, I know. But that’s not what I was saying. I was saying that if I’m right you should worry less about a discrepancy at 5600 than a discrepancy at 3200. But yes, of course it’s really important to know what Colour temp it’s giving at different settings. Thanks.

@@Markybx Ah, I see what you mean. Yes, I suppose a shift from Tungsten, could be more noticeable as tungsten is more constant than daylight (Daylight balance can shift depending on the time of day). I still believe that shifting color by 200 degrees is still relative, but in the big picture, lights should be accurate and if they aren't, you should know what they are off by so you can correct it in post. I did forget to mention, that if the 300X registered a true 6,500K, that would be awesome because you can get some creative looks. I suppose you could always gel it if you really wanted to get creative.

Hey! The 300X in any mode will have significantly more light output compared to the 120D, mainly because of how many watts (300W) the 300X can deliver to the LED chips. But those 120s are also great accent lights and are pretty powerful since the 120D’s beam is more spotted.

Seems like it, I'm thinking about getting the 300 d and just gelling it

Hey Steven, to make sure I'm getting accurate readings, I preform a "dark calibration" on the Sekonic and I also test the CCT of a tungsten bulb with clear glass, so I know my Sekonic meter can be trusted. Can you share a link to those other review videos that talk about the CCT Accuracy of the 300X (some of them are paid, or get to keep the 300X, so sometimes they will fudge some of the readings). The Aputure 300X is an excellent light, but it is unlikely each unit is dead accurate, mainly because of quality control issues. It would be impossible for every head unit to consistently hit their target CCT values without any color or CCT shifting (and this is such an interesting and deep topic). I'm in the middle of filming a new video that dives deep into the challenges of making a bi-color light, and the advantages of filming with an RGB light, since you can correct for Green & Magenta shifts. I really wish I touched on tint in the 300X Review, but I already felt the video was too long. Thanks for watching!

@@Powersfilms thanks for the reply! And hmm that's interesting, I'll go ahead and link the video below. I'm aware many reviewers are paid but I'm referring to Caleb pikes video (dale video shooter) I'll link it below. Let me know your thoughts, maybe I understood the concept wrong. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6MOQGTD0zJs.html

@@stevenuseda6317 I'm a huge fan of Caleb Pike! His work is pretty solid. At the 7 minute mark of your link, he does show that his readings were accurate, but he also mentioned Aputure sent him the 300X unit. Something tells me that Aputure is going to send Caleb their best, quality-controlled 300X unit, and that explains why his results were ideal. Also, because of the sheer nature of how bi-color leds work, I am very skeptical about how accurate Caleb's CCT readings are at 4,300K (mixed). Again, I'm crafting a new video that digs deep into the nature of Bi-Color LEDS Vs. RGB LED units. My 300X unit was purchased through B&H and regards to quality, it is pretty good, but not great. I've definitely witnessed some 300X units that have an awful green cast and other units that were sent back to Aputure for replacement. Luckily Aputure is friendly enough to replace malfunctioning units at no extra cost. In either case, it is important to know what your light is doing, so you can correct for it either on set or in post. Thanks for those links!

@@Powersfilmsmy 300x is off on both the green tint and much warmer than the kelvin on the display.

Yes, but do you know What is cooler than being cool?

@@Powersfilms Ice cold