Hey everyone, it's Rob from Hypop and welcome
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In this one, we're unboxing and reviewing
the brand new Godox SZ150R RGB LED COB Light.
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So, I have with me the SZ150R here.
You can see it's in a brown box and this is actually the carton
that it comes in because you can see here
the sticker that's attached to the carton itself.
So, this will be the first time that we're opening up the light.
So, let's open this up right now.
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Okay, so we have a carton here
just to protect the cover which is convenient
because when you go to open boxes just like this,
when you cut down the center here,
especially if it has a bag which this light has,
sometimes you actually make it cut into the bag.
So, it's good to see they've got some protection in the carton.
So, there you have it this is the SZ150R in its carry case.
So, this carry case here has some carry handles
as well as some D-rings here for a shoulder strap.
Now there are no external zippers.
They've only got the double zipper here
which is the main compartment and there we have it.
So, you've got a little zipper mesh pouch here
with the shoulder strap.
And you've also got what looks like the user guide,
the warranty card and Godox's pamphlet.
The easiest thing to pull out is probably the light itself.
And there we have it.
So, this is the SZ150R. You can see there.
It's a standard COB light and it has this yolk bar here.
So, we'll take a closer look at that one shortly.
You've got the bowens reflector here
and this looks like the narrow reflector
or the narrower reflector.
I think it's the 55 degree reflector
with the waffle type internal. You've got a power cable,
you've got the quick release adapter velcro straps
and you've got the power adapter itself.
Now, right at the bottom here,
you've also got a little metal tether cable, and that's it.
So, I've got with me the SZ150R mounted onto a light stand here.
So, you can see, it's a standard mono block style light.
It's a COB LED light.
However, the unique thing about this light here
is that it's an RGB light also.
So, there haven't been too many COB lights
that are RGB on the market.
The ones that Godox have released
previously including the VL150, the UL150, the SL150 and SL60,
all of those are standard daylight lights.
So, there haven't been too many bicolor lights
as well as RGB lights like this one here.
Godox have released this new series
which is called the SZ series
and this one here in particular is the R version.
So, it's the RGB.
However, there is a bi version too which
is the color temperature adjustable COB light.
So, this one in particular is unique because not only is RGB,
it also allows you to adjust the beam angle.
So, you can go from 20 to 65 degree beam angle
and that does adjust the intensity of the light.
At the maximum focal length,
you'll have 19,000 lux at one meter
and at the minimum focal length,
you'll have 27,000 lux at one meter.
So, you can see, it's quite a powerful light
because you're still getting that 150 watt output
from this light in particular.
Now, the light itself has fairly good design elements.
Firstly, you've got this yoke bar here.
This yoke bar allows you to control
and manoeuvre the light like so.
Almost a full 360 degree as you can see there,
however the front of the light here will be obstructing.
So, you can swivel this light right around
and that handle at the bottom
there won't be hitting the yoke bar.
Now, the good thing about this yoke bar also
is that you can mount it upright
onto a stand there that you can see.
However, there is a front mounting point also.
So, that means if you're mounting it top down,
if you're facing maybe you're doing a flat lace shoot
or you just have the light higher up
and you want to point it downwards,
you can use that mounting point there too.
The good thing about this bracket here too
is that it's quite sturdy.
So, a lot of these get loose over time
and I can feel that that's quite sturdy there.
So, that's good to see from Godox.
It does have a little padding
on the inside there of the spin wheel.
So, that that controls the light when it's loose.
It's not just going to sort of drop
all of a sudden and damage the light.
So, that's really convenient.
At the back here, you can see there's the handle
and you've got the controls and a large LCD display.
Now, you also have a few other outputs here.
You've got the USB here
which allows you to plug in a USB for firmware updates.
You've got the DC input for the power
and you've got the on off switch.
And on the side here,
you can see there's a little knob here
that controls that zooming mechanism.
So, if you just have a look at the front here,
that's the bowens mount.
So, that's the quick release there for the bowens mount
which means it supports all the bowens lighting modifiers
including soft boxes, barn doors, beauty dishes,
reflectors, a whole bunch of different lighting modifiers,
which is very convenient.
But that knob there you can see controls
the actual zoom of the light.
It goes in and out with the light.
And if you're looking from the top
because there are some air vents here,
what you'll see is the actual internals
of the device moving forward and backwards.
Also, there's a large heat sink just behind this light here.
So, you can see there is a fan on this light here.
So, it will make some sound when in operation.
But the good thing with this is that it does have a silent mode
which means you can turn off the fan.
However, you are limited to the output
when you're switching the fan off,
obviously just for heat protection.
Also, they've included some accessories
including this bowens reflector.
So, you can see just snap that on there
and that's a unique reflector
because you can see it's got a waffle type of interior there.
It sort of amplifies the light a lot more.
And it's a lot more narrower than other standard reflectors.
So, that means it's a more concentrated light.
And you have a few other accessories
including this strap here. And this strap is a unique strap
that allows you to wrap it around the stand.
So, I've only got a fairly small stand here
but what you would typically do is wrap this around a stand.
So, you'd probably be using a heavier duty stand or a C-stand.
Then that allows you to mount this power adapter on the stand.
So, there's less slack with the actual cord
when plugging into the light.
So, you can see if it's mounted higher up,
there'll be less cord that's required,
whereas if it's hanging along the ground,
that'll be a little bit sort of inconvenient.
There's also a risk of it being tripped over
and then you lose power which is something you don't want to do.
Now, the good thing about this strap
is actually that it's a quick release also.
So, that means you can press the side button.
There's a release button that lets you
sort of slide it out and release the power adapter.
It's sort of like the v-lock plate there.
So, if you guys are familiar with that,
that's what it's made from.
Now, they've also supplied this steel tether cable here
that allows you to tether and secure it to a stand typically.
So, if you're familiar with our TL60 review,
so that's the light tube that Godox have released,
if you want to take a closer look at that one,
click the link up above.
However, this cable here has no actual mounting point
on the light itself, not from what I can see.
I've had a look at the manual, it's not there.
This is usually used as some sort of safety mechanism
so you can ensure that perhaps it's strapped to the stand
as well as the yoke bar.
However, there's no sort of mounting points
at all for this cable. So, if you know where this goes,
leave it down in the comment section below.
Besides that, the actual light itself
is a fairly sort of familiar design
and it should be easy to control.
So, let's jump into the menu settings here.
So, some quick specs on the SZ150R.
Firstly, the light has a CRI rating of 97
and a RLCI rating of 96.
The light itself weighs 2.65 kilos.
So, t's quite a hefty light. It's standard for a COB light.
There's a few different ways to control the light.
Firstly are the on board controls here.
You can also control this via an optional remote control
and that's the RC-C9. It's different
to some of the other RGB remote controls from Godox.
So, it is a separate remote control there.
However, the most convenient way to control the light
would probably be via the Godox light app.
So, that's available on iOS, on android,
and you can control that
and set it into a group of lights and control
all the lights that are compatible
with that particular app wirelessly.
So, that's the easiest way
because if you're wanting to jump into certain settings,
if you want presets or anything like that,
if you want to save certain settings,
you can't do that with the onboard controls here.
The remote control has some sort of presets
but they're not useful if you want certain custom ones.
It's probably best to do that through the app.
So, it also has a few different modes.
You have color temperature mode.
That's your standard CCT mode from 2800 kelvin to 6500 kelvin.
And you've got RGB mode also from 0-360 degree,
full RGB color gamut. That gives you access with HSI
to 36,000 different color options
with this light which is awesome,
because traditionally you'd be using a daylight light
and you'd be color gelling them using some sort of reflector
or barn door or something like that.
But this light here has it all built in which is really good.
Now, there is going to be a compromise with that.
RGB typically isn't as strong as a natural daylight type light.
So, if you want pure raw output
and you want as much light output as possible,
it's probably still better going with a standard daylight
with some color gels.
However, if you want a light that has it all in one function
and output is not that big of a deal,
if you're shooting a lot perhaps
in low light situations or indoors
or in controlled lighting situations,
this light's definitely still going be useful.
Now, jumping into the settings,
here firstly we'll turn the light on,
and the first thing you see is this display.
So, this display here is changed from Godox
because traditionally they're just a sort of black
and white LCD display.
But this one here you can see it's color, which is nice.
There's two options here. There's two sliders.
One gives you the CCT
and the other gives you the green magenta color shift
which is really convenient.
So, having that in-built and as a default feature means
that you can really fine-tune your lights
to get them all matching.
Here on the right side you've got a little dial
that controls the dimming intensity there.
And then this side here the left side
which is the function button
controls the CCT mode when you're in this mode.
So, you can see it's going from 2800 kelvin up to 6500 kelvin.
And when you press down on this,
it changes over to the green magenta shift.
So, you can +1, -1 etc.
all the way from -50 all the way up to +50.
So, you can really fine tune that green magenta shift.
On the actual LCD display,
firstly you have the channel in group at the top here.
And that's for the remote control.
So, if you're going to be using that Bluetooth remote control
the RC C9,
that's what you'd be setting your channel in group two.
You can see the little Bluetooth icon
and then there's also the CCT
because it shows you what mode you're in.
And the demo right at the bottom there,
it shows you the percentage
and you can control that in one percent increments.
Now, when you press down, you can see there's a quick way
to actually just turn off the light.
So, if you're over up at 55%, if you press down,
turns the light off instantly. Now, jumping into the menu,
you can see there's a few different menu settings here.
That's how you adjust your channel and group.
So, I'm spinning that and changing the channel there
and then pressing.
You can use the other button there to just control
the setting that you're wanting to change.
So, if you want to go to change the group, for example,
you can change the group,
and then spin it over to wireless ID.
Wireless ID is just to ensure that there's less interference
when you set the wireless ID device here
but you need to ensure it matches to the remote control
that you're using.
And you've got DMX and you can turn that on or off.
And then you've got the fan, and you've also got Bluetooth reset.
So, now fan, you can see there-- When I've got it on,
I can actually hear the fan when it's right next to me here.
Now, that might be of concern to some people,
especially in film and video. So, the good thing is that
you can actually turn this fan off now.
So, you turn that off. But what you'll notice is
when we jump back into the intensity there,
the max intensity that you're getting will be 35% there too.
And you can see there's a little strike out fan icon
at the top there which means that there's no fan.
There's definitely no fan that's on right now.
So, that's the limitation there
when you want to go into silent mode.
Now, that might be okay for some filmmakers and videographers.
However,
that limitation there might also be a deal breaker for some.
So, like I said be fore if you want something that
with completely silent fans, Godox have the Godox UL150
and that's a silent light and it's 150 watts of output.
So, probably take a look at that one.
However, it's good to see that they've included
this function here
with all the features included in this light.
Now, jumping back into the menu,
the last option here which is reset.
So, reset basically is for your bluetooth reset.
So, if you've paired this to a Bluetooth device
through the Godox light app
and for some reason it's not connecting
or you just need to reset it in general,
you can go down and click reset on that also,
and that will just reset the actual settings there
for the light, the bluetooth settings.
Going back into the other buttons here, you've got FX.
Now, the FX mode's here. There's a total of 13 I believe.
Yes, there's 13 effects that range from you know
RGB cycle to paparazzi.
You got fault bulb I believe. You got thunder file.
There's a fault bob tv, candle light, campfire,
fireworks, ambulance, SOS.
So, there are a bunch of different lighting effects.
It's something that we're familiar with
with other RGB lights
or other COB lights just like this.
Godox have been implementing them
in all their RGB lights as of late.
Now, jumping into the HSI here,
you have that full RGB color gamut of 0-360 degrees.
And the good thing about this is because it is a color screen,
you can quickly a ta glance see what setting you need
to be at to get a certain color.
So, for example, if I want to grab the blue colors there,
I know it's about midway at about 180 degrees.
So, I can quick spin over to 180 degrees.
When you actually spin the dial quite quickly,
it does sort of adjust quite quickly also.
It doesn't take you a few turns just to get there.
So, that's really convenient. You can press down and change
the saturation of this particular color.
So, if you want the blue to be less saturated,
you can change the saturation setting.
And lastly is obviously intensity or the dimming dial here
and you can increase the intensity of that also.
Now, what I have noticed here is that at certain colors,
it is adjusting when you're on fanless mode.
So, I've turned off the fan here.
On the blue setting, it's 75% output.
So, this varies I think as we change the intensity there.
On RGB mode, it's max 75%
and then on CCT mode, it's max 35%
when you're on fanless mode.
One last feature the light has is obviously that zoom function
from 20 degrees to 65 degrees.
So, we've got the reflector on here
and you can see the throw of light behind me here
with the vignetting sort of towards the edges there.
And When I adjust the zoom button here,
you can see that sort of gets rid of that slightly.
There you go.
So, you can see that change there.
This sort of effect I guess isn't that useful in most cases.
Especially if you're close up.
However, you'll probably notice more of a difference
if you've got the light further back
throwing a wider spread of light.
So, this light in general is a good light.
I wouldn't choose it as your first light to go to with Godox
if you're just looking to start your continuous lighting setup.
Regardless, if you're using it for film
or if you're using it for photography,
I wouldn't look at the SZ150R.
Maybe it's the light that you'd add on in the future.
The first light I'd probably be looking at would be perhaps the SL60
or the SL150 II.
Those two lights there are just standard daylight lights.
We use daylight lights all the time.
I'm using one right now as the main key light here in the studio.
So, if you want to start your lighting kit
you'd probably go for one of those lights.
Now, this light isn't battery operated.
So, you can see it's powered by this cable here.
There's no battery operation with this light.
So, it's not a portable light.
So, studio lights definitely be looking at the SL60,
the SL150 initially,
and perhaps adding this in for more lighting effects.
Because you can see behind me here,
we are using RGB lights here also.
And this is great because this light in particular
allows you to mount bowens modifiers.
So, you can add a soft box a nice big 120 centimeter octa.
And you can throw that on here and spread out that nice color
so you can chuck this on whatever color you like.
Really have a massive throw of colored light.
So, adding to your scene, your creative lighting options,
it's definitely a lot more convenient than having to color gel it every single time.
The fact that you have the Godox light app
to control it wirelessly is really convenient.
So, look at this light definitely
if you're looking to add on to your lighting kit,
not just as your single light source.
That being said, if you just want one light to do it all,
this one has CCT,
it has effects and it has RGB also.
So, it's not going to be the most output in one light
but you do have quite a lot of lighting effects,
lighting modes in this particular light here.
So overall, not a bad light from Godox
and definitely one that we'd recommend.
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