YONGNUO YN300 III LED Video Light with 5600k Color Temperatur e and Adjustable Brightness for Canon Nikon Pentax Olympus Samsung

Unmodified, the YN300 III is extremely bright, causing talent to squint even at half power. I use a sheer piece of white nylon cloth to take the edge off. A softbox yields more flattering light but brightness is reduced considerably. Color temperature is close to daylight but slightly magenta and mixes well with Yongnuo and Neewer LED lights. The magenta tint doesn’t normally blend well with the greenish tint of daylight balanced CFLs. However, I often use CFLs as main and fill and love the light of the Yongnuo for accent and rim lighting: the mismatched color looks like warm sunlight from a window!BUILD: The ABS case appears durable but the plastic mount is probably the weak point so treat it gently. The part that contacts the shoe is metal. It has a 5/8” mount if you count the included screwdriver like handle: screw the end (1/4” stud) into the cold shoe foot and push the hole on the end of the handle onto a 5/8” light stand tip. It holds fine in a static upright position but lacks a t-screw lock and will fall off if used at an extreme angle (e.g., hair light) or waved around on a boom pole. In such cases, use a locking cold shoe adapter.IR REMOTE: I also own the YN300 II (prior model,), and while the YN300 III looks nearly the same, the IR remotes aren’t compatible. Both remotes have on-off and dimming but the older remote is able to trigger Canon, Nikon and Pentax cameras. The new IR remote has better buttons, channel options but no camera trigger. Oddly it has controls for color temperature albeit I bought the 5000K model so controls don't work.AC POWER: the most significant difference from last year's model is a jack for an AC adapter. I use the YONGNUO Power Adapter for YN600 with thoughtfully long power cord. Any AC adapter able to push 18 watts at 7.5v will work (with proper tip-sleeve plug). Most adapters don't have enough juice to power the YN300 III at full tilt so buy the Yongnuo if you plan to use AC.BATTERIES: Powered by a single STK NP-F550, it yields about an hour at 100% power. I have plenty of Sony NP-F batteries and AC adapters laying around so I bought the plain YN300 III for sixty-eight shekels (no batteries or AC adapter). I appreciate Yongnuo has ala carte pricing: don't have to keep buying more batteries and chargers when I merely need another light. If you don't own these batteries, pay a Jackson more for the battery and charger and/or AC adapter combo. One gotcha with the bundled AC adapter combo is the cord from the brick to the light is silly short and the power brick ends up tangling even with a short backlight stand. Use a velcro strap to secure it or buy YONGNUO Power Adapter for YN600 (much longer cord).The upgrades from the YN300 II are minor but basically the YN300 III is an excellent video light for a reasonable amount of cash.

It's not often that I write product reviews, but these lights are outstanding. I purchased two of them to use as part of a budget on-location interview setup. They are well build, feel very sturdy, and clean, bright light. I also own the Aputure 528 panels, and while they are great, the Yongnuo lights seem brighter.I'm a big fan of the included barn doors and small form factor. This alone is a reason to prefer this light over the Aputure 528. My favorite feature, however, is the wireless sync. When set to the same channel, all lights on the channel can be simultaneously controlled via the panel, iphone app, or included remote.I bought these for $65 and you simply can't go wrong at that price.Pros:- Clean, bright light- Well-built- Incredibly small and light weight – great for travel/ on-location set ups- Digital display- Includes all accessories needed to mount to standard light stand or 1/4" thread- Included remote- Wireless sync options allows you to control multiple lights in tandem- Compatible with standard Sony 550 or 750 batteriesCons:- No included power adapter (cost around $21 extra)Wish they offered:- Included power adapter- Carrying case- Soft box / diffuser

Great light for studio setup, Extremely bright and clean. minor complaint but this will not work with any smart plug ive tried connecting it to. The automation will give power to the light but it will not turn on - you still have to use the remote or push the button on the back. A little annoying first world problem for future buyers trying to automate their lighting setups.

This light sadly does not have a good battery life. I've purchased it and the window to return is closed so sadly I'm stuck with a light I can't return. Everytime I use it to film a youtube video, midway through my video, it turns off. It doesn't even come with a battery, don't waste your money.

Bought this light following a recommendation from a filmmaking course I took.When I was able to finally try it out it worked great. It’s surprisingly versatile for the price and I expect many years of excellent use.The Gripe:I was all excited to fire it up when the box arrived but I was sorely disappointed to discover there was no power supply.This problem was easily fixed by ordering one on Amazon but am I the only one who finds it odd that it comes with an attachment allowing you to hold the light in your hand (doubt I’ll ever use this) but no way to power it up?I took off one star for this oddity but other than that I’m happy with my purchase and will probably buy another one - plus a power supply :)

Pretty solid little light. Not sure why people think it would come with a battery, let alone one you can get at Walmart!! You will need to provide your own battery or power supply, but that's okay, because I'd rather the entire budget go to the light. The panels are nice to shape the light and this will work great for speeches and dance floors at weddings. I don't want to bring my larger lights as they're a bit impractical and the batteries for them are several hundreds of dollars. This allows me to throw a bunch of light around and keep everything pretty lightweight, and I'm happy about that. I highly recommend these for that purpose, but they do lack the ability to soften the light unless you use some sort of scrim.