In this video,
we'll be unboxing and reviewing the brand-new, Aputure AL-F7 LED Light.
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So, I’ve got the brand new Aputure AL-F7 LED Light
with me here today.
Let's give it a quick unbox.
Just opening this up now and we've got a little carry pouch here
that everything's included inside and we've got
the Aputure AL-F7 LED Light.
We've got a quarter 20 to 3/8 inch screw thread adapter.
We have a brand new Aputure ball head.
We've also got a USB to USB-C cable
and a few other bits and pieces.
We've got some frosted diffusers here.
The product manual.
Little Aputure branding card and also the Aputure warranty card.
So, I've got the Aputure AL-F7 on the stand here next to me
as well as the older model which is the H198.
Some of the major differences between the two include
the physical differences.
Some of the physical differences
are that the F7s a lot less thinner than the H198.
In terms of the physical differences,
you've got quarter-inch 20 mounts here on the top, the bottom
and on the right side of the F7
whereas there were no quarter-inch 20 mounts at all on the 198.
You had to use the bracket that was provided
and that's a little slide-in cold shoe bracket with a quarter 20
so that they've now built that into the top here
and the sides of the F7.
In terms of the diffuser and the panel at the front here,
that panel there is a lot thicker and sturdier.
It's similar to the Aputure Tri-8 series
whereas, previously, it was sort of a little bit plasticky
and still felt like a little bit like a toy with the H198
whereas the F7 has sturdy build quality,
you can definitely tell that's been improved.
So, some powering options have changed with the F7
previous to that on the H198, they had the Sony NPF-style batteries
as well as some double A batteries you can use to operate the light.
Now, there's three different options to operate the light with the F7.
You've got the USB-C cable provided, you can plug that into a V-lock battery
or to a rechargeable battery pack.
You can also use the Sony NPF-style battery
so that's still the feature of the light
and you also have a D-tap input here for the light.
So, there's three different powering options.
Now, in terms of some of the differences
with the range of the color temperatures,
previous to that you had 3200 Kelvin to 5500 Kelvin under 198
whereas now you can change it all the way up to—
from 3200 Kelvin all the way up to 9500 Kelvin.
So, you can get a really blue and cold light out of the new F7.
There's a really huge range with that.
In terms of the dimming,
you actually are able to dim the F7 in 1% increments, so that's really good.
Whereas previous to that there were actual no indicators
as to how high or low you were dimming the 198
because there was no LED screen or anything to tell you
what intensity your light was at.
Now, some of the included accessories with the F7 are
the diffuser panels that they have here.
So, one I'd say is about 50% frosted and the others perhaps fully frosted
and you can see the difference there
in terms of the type of diffusion that it provides.
They're great little diffusers that you can simply slide in there.
There's a small tab that you can slide it into
on either side of the light.
So, if you wanted to further diffuse the light
and soften your light from the F7
because it is a little powerhouse of a unit in terms of the output it provides,
you can definitely do that with these diffusers.
Of course, you're not limited to just using these diffusers
if you have diffusion shades of your own
or if you've got diffusion, you know, little covers from your soft boxes,
you can definitely use them with the F7.
So, just quickly on how to operate the light.
We've got the on and off switch on the side
and we've got one dial here that controls basically everything on the light.
At the moment, you can see the LED is showing that
it's indicating the brightness of it and you can simply press it down
to switch between the color temp and the brightness.
Now, the brightness is at 1%,
we can increase the intensity of the light in 1% intervals
from 1 all the way up to 100.
And then, when you press down, it highlights the color temperature
which goes from the 9500 Kelvin all the way down to the 3200 Kelvin.
You've also got a little LED indicator here
that shows a battery level of the battery that's mounted
or the powering option that's mounted and it's as simple as that.
Now, in terms of the brightness of the light,
the AL-F7 has a brightness of 1500 Lux at one meter
whereas the previous model, the 198, it had 920 Lux at one meter
so it does have a lot more output, it is a lot smaller,
the rather different powering options available for the light.
This little light does have a lot of bang for buck.
So, in terms of your output,
when you have this up on 5500 Kelvin
there, and then if you pump this all the way up to your full output,
you can definitely be using this light as a main key light.
For most, it's a great run and gun light,
it's perfect for use on top of your camera,
on your video camera or your DSLR.
Overall, in terms of continuous light,
a lot of people will be using this for videos as well as photography.
So, product photography and all sorts of photography,
you can definitely be using this light.
So, the 198 is still is a great light.
It does have a lot of the features of the F7 in terms of the step-list control,
the output, just doesn't have that little LCD screen at the back
that shows you your actual strength
and it also has that color temperature adjusting
from the 5500 to 3200 Kelvin.
It's a great entry-level light.
So, it's perfect for those that are looking to start out
and buy their first LED or they just need a little LED light
for all of their video and photo use.
In terms of the actual strength, it was 920 Lux at one meter
so you can definitely still be using this as some sort of key light or fill light,
even perhaps a little background light with those two powering options
of the Sony NPF battery as well as the double A batteries.
A lot of people have rechargeable double A batteries
so that's really convenient because they've removed that from the F7
as a trade-off for the shape there and the smaller design.
So, that was just a quick unboxing and overview
of the brand new Aputure AL-F7 LED Light.
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