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Whenever I need to do photography or video work, though, the Lume Cube Ring Light Pro is absolutely my go-to. The light packs 55W of power and offers bicolor 5600K or 3200K temperature (the latter via a clip-on filter), with dimmable brightness via the analog adjustment dial.
Senior Review Editor Richard Forbes has been shooting photos with a wide range of cameras (from phone and film to pro-DSLRs) for nearly two decades and has been a working photographer for seven years. But, we found that the weight of the actual light can cause the whole apparatus to tip to one side, especially if no phone is attached to anchor the other side.
On the other hand, the Westcott 18" Ring Light is one of the most expensive ring lights we tested, so we would expect it to perform extremely well across all of our metrics, and it does. Please note that raising the legs too high may cause the light stand to fall and damage the ring light. If power is what you want, though, along with the ability to use colored gels and presets designed by leading photographers and Emmy-winning cinematographers, I can highly recommend checking out the (even pricier) Rotolight Neo 3 Pro. Obviously, the largest lights should be the brightest, so we also measured the ring lights' exact sizes (which were roughly as advertised) and compared these values to brightness values. The UBeesize 10" Table Top and Xinbaohong Clip-On are quality options if you want to save money while still getting a decently performing product.
There's a separate carry bag for the tripod, and it also includes an easy-to-use remote trigger for your phone. In addition, it has a USB port capable of charging phones and other electronics to avoid low battery interruptions. We played with all the different features, timed setups and breakdowns to assess ease of use, and monitored stability by attaching our phones and cameras to each product.The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus).
We hope this intensive breakdown gives you a better idea of which ring light setup meets your needs, whether you're looking for the best ring light for studio use or the most portable option.As it's wireless you can use it on location or in the studio which makes it a great option if you want to be able to do both. We set up each model, attached the largest camera or phone possible, and then jostled it vigorously to see whether it could stay up. To understand durability, we spent time setting up and breaking down each light repeatedly to identify any weak spots they might have. On the left, the three phone holders, in the lower center, the DSLR holder, in the upper center, another phone holder that attaches to the DSLR holder. Finally, almost all the lights have "color temperature" controls (besides the Auxiwa Clip-On and ShiftCam SnapGrip Creator Kit— and the Rotolight Ultimate Vlogging Kit utilizes plastic discs instead of temperatures lights, as described above).
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