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BH Photo Video has Rotolight NEO II On-camera LED Light (RL-NEO-II) on sale for $139.95. Shipping is free. Thanks iconian
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This is now ~$19 less than a recent popular deal for this light. -Corwin
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| Rating: | (4 out of 5 stars) |
| Reviews: | 20 B&H Photo Video Reviews |
| Product Name: | Rotolight NEO 2 LED Light |
| Product Description: | Able to function as either a continuous light or a flash, the round NEO 2 LED Light from Rotolight breaks new ground with functions designed to satisfy the demands of both video shooters and still photographers. The most significant feature in this fixture is the inclusion of a built-in, 2.4 GHz Elinchrom Skyport Receiver, enabling support for high-speed sync and remote triggering of the unit from up to 656' away when using an optional Skyport Transmitter. Also, it features Accu-Colour Technology to ensure optimal color rendering, proven by the rated CRI of 96 and TLCI of 91. Output has been significantly improved as well, with an increase of 85% over its predecessor, and a flash mode that can boost output by 500% for stills and will help freeze action. At max power, this results in an output of 2000 lux at 3' for continuous lighting, and a setting of f/8 at ISO 200 for flash. Beyond pure output improvements, the fixture offers a variety of functions to help users get the most out of the light. Primarily it does this through a variable color temperature of 3150–6300K, meaning it can be quickly and easily balanced to the ambient light whether it is tungsten or natural daylight. Other features include True Aperture Dimming to help more easily calculate your exposure information, and a CineSFX mode to automatically program certain looks for use in a scene, including the mimicking of police or fire light effects. Designed to be portable with its compact size, the fixture has multiple power options. This includes running on six AA batteries, a D-Tap connection for DC power, or the bundled AC adapter. This means it can easily get set up exactly as needed for a particular set. Users can mount it in a variety of methods thanks to the three 1/4"-20 threaded mounts around the edge of the fixture. These work with many standard support systems, including a shoe mount adapter for working as an on-camera light. Additionally, it comes with a filter pack, filter holder, and a belt pouch to hold everything. |
| Model Number: | RORLNEOII |
| Product SKU: | 1360356 |
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The fast popularity is suspicious. As to the product itself, it has some appeal (easy color temp adjustment of flash) but otherwise I would go for a regular video light from a more established maker like Aputure and a separate flash from Godox/Neewer with some gels.
Rotolight Neo II price: $140, CRI: 96 (R9:91 R12:83 R15:98) TLCI: 91, 1414 lux @ 1m.
Aputure Al-F7 price: $98, CRI: 98 (R9:99 R12:80 R15:96) TLCI: 95+, 1500lux @ 1m.
The Aputure has generally better color quality and is slightly brighter although this may be due to its narrower beam angle of 45 degrees versus 50 on the Rotolight. However, power draw is a generally good proxy for overall light output and the Aputure is 15W versus 12W on the Rotolight.
Rotolight Neo II: guide number: 11.9m @ 39mm coverage @ ISO 100**
Neewer TT560: $30, guide number: 38m @ 35mm coverage @ ISO 100
Like just about every LED flash, it is pretty weak. Much weaker than the TT560. The Rotolight does have HSS but you need a separate transmitter and HSS on a weak flash is near useless.
* Rotolight specifies 2000 lux @ 1m but with a separate power supply and states it is one stop lower on battery power so I divided by square root of two to get the new lux figure. For studio type situations, the 2000 lux would be an advantage but there are definitely far more powerful lights like the Godox SL-60 (60W) for cheaper for that purpose.
** Rotolight specifies a guide number of 16.8 @ ISO 200. This becomes 11.9 @ ISO 100 (dividing by the square root of 2). The Rotolight even has a slight advantage of a narrower beam angle.
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The fast popularity is suspicious. As to the product itself, it has some appeal (easy color temp adjustment of flash) but otherwise I would go for a regular video light from a more established maker like Aputure and a separate flash from Godox/Neewer with some gels.
Rotolight Neo II price: $140, CRI: 96 (R9:91 R12:83 R15:98) TLCI: 91, 1414 lux @ 1m.
Aputure Al-F7 price: $98, CRI: 98 (R9:99 R12:80 R15:96) TLCI: 95+, 1500lux @ 1m.
The Aputure has generally better color quality and is slightly brighter although this may be due to its narrower beam angle of 45 degrees versus 50 on the Rotolight. However, power draw is a generally good proxy for overall light output and the Aputure is 15W versus 12W on the Rotolight.
Rotolight Neo II: guide number: 11.9m @ 39mm coverage @ ISO 100**
Neewer TT560: $30, guide number: 38m @ 35mm coverage @ ISO 100
Like just about every LED flash, it is pretty weak. Much weaker than the TT560. The Rotolight does have HSS but you need a separate transmitter and HSS on a weak flash is near useless.
* Rotolight specifies 2000 lux @ 1m but with a separate power supply and states it is one stop lower on battery power so I divided by square root of two to get the new lux figure. For studio type situations, the 2000 lux would be an advantage but there are definitely far more powerful lights like the Godox SL-60 (60W) for cheaper for that purpose.
** Rotolight specifies a guide number of 16.8 @ ISO 200. This becomes 11.9 @ ISO 100 (dividing by the square root of 2). The Rotolight even has a slight advantage of a narrower beam angle.
Love how one person said that the $160 was a great deal and now the same deal is $20 cheaper.
https://slickdeals.net/f/13952651-rotolight-neo-ii-on-camera-led-light-159-free-s-h?v=1
So the Adorama deal is on backorder now.
What I find interesting (and somewhat surprising) is the back to back and heavily discounted sale of this light at two different sellers. Makes me wonder what is going on with or at Rotolight... 🤷🤷 ♀️
So the Adorama deal is on backorder now.
What I find interesting (and somewhat surprising) is the back to back and heavily discounted sale of this light at two different sellers. Makes me wonder what is going on with or at Rotolight... 🤷🤷 ♀️
The fast popularity is suspicious. As to the product itself, it has some appeal (easy color temp adjustment of flash) but otherwise I would go for a regular video light from a more established maker like Aputure and a separate flash from Godox/Neewer with some gels.
Rotolight Neo II price: $140, CRI: 96 (R9:91 R12:83 R15:98) TLCI: 91, 1414 lux @ 1m.
Aputure Al-F7 price: $98, CRI: 98 (R9:99 R12:80 R15:96) TLCI: 95+, 1500lux @ 1m.
The Aputure has generally better color quality and is slightly brighter although this may be due to its narrower beam angle of 45 degrees versus 50 on the Rotolight. However, power draw is a generally good proxy for overall light output and the Aputure is 15W versus 12W on the Rotolight.
Rotolight Neo II: guide number: 11.9m @ 39mm coverage @ ISO 100**
Neewer TT560: $30, guide number: 38m @ 35mm coverage @ ISO 100
Like just about every LED flash, it is pretty weak. Much weaker than the TT560. The Rotolight does have HSS but you need a separate transmitter and HSS on a weak flash is near useless.
* Rotolight specifies 2000 lux @ 1m but with a separate power supply and states it is one stop lower on battery power so I divided by square root of two to get the new lux figure. For studio type situations, the 2000 lux would be an advantage but there are definitely far more powerful lights like the Godox SL-60 (60W) for cheaper for that purpose.
** Rotolight specifies a guide number of 16.8 @ ISO 200. This becomes 11.9 @ ISO 100 (dividing by the square root of 2). The Rotolight even has a slight advantage of a narrower beam angle.
Aputure maybe more established in that they sell a ton of relatively affordable products in the historically very expensive markets of Pro video and photography. They are an LED company based in Shenzhen China (the LED capital of the world). While Rotolight is a British company that is positioned itself as more of a high end specialty light. They also only have a couple YouTube 'Influencers' while Aputure seems to have sent product samples to everyone with a video channel with 100k subscribers.
It may not be as bright as a speedlight and is slightly dimmer and less accurate than the Aputure, but it's versatility and features gives it the edge in my book.
So the Adorama deal is on backorder now.
What I find interesting (and somewhat surprising) is the back to back and heavily discounted sale of this light at two different sellers. Makes me wonder what is going on with or at Rotolight... 🤷🤷 ♀️
It's important to note these two sellers are very unique. Adorama and B&H are the two biggest AV sellers in the US, and they are located literally a block away from each other in Manhattan. Also pretty sure both are run by orthodox Jewish leadership as they are always both closed on the Jewish holidays.
They always price match each others promos and compete against each other.
Both fantastic companies with incredible customer service.