[Music] Hi I'm Dustin Abbott and I'm here today To give you a look at the Zune molus x60 This is a light that is both incredibly Cool to look at and surprisingly Versatile it weighs less than a pound it Can be remotely controlled it has full RGB compatibility it comes with Depending on the package you buy it Comes with this battery grip that can Just clip right into place and can give You 50 plus minutes of runtime even at 100% output you can power this via that Battery grip AC adapter vmount battery Or even a power bank with a good uh Power delivery standard it is a 60 wat Uh light it's chip on board that will Produce around 12,000 luck at 1 meter With the included reflector mounted and The whole assembly here is obviously Small enough to easily pop into my Camera bag and to bring it along because Of all of those reasons I've actually Really enjoyed using this light and love The versatility of what I can do with it And what you can produce as far as the Variety of outputs it's really really Versatile so we're going to dive in take A look first at some specs I'm going to Run through some of the tests that I've Done of the light and what I discovered When I put it through those tests I'll Show you some portraits some video clips Some things along the way and then give
You some things I like some things I Don't like in my conclusion let's jump In so as far as the basic spe specs here If you're using just the bare light Without the reflector in place the light Produces at a distance of 1 meter 6,500 Kelvin it produces 20110 Lux according To the manufacturer it has a range of 2700 to 6,500 Kelvin in CCT mode and Then of course beyond that it has full RGB if you're buying the RGB equipped Model which we were testing here as Noted you can run it off AC or battery Power it very easily can be attached via USBC and run off of a variety of of Different sources and then of course the Actual battery grip can pop into place And by the way those of you that have Bought previously the battery grip from The X100 yes you can use that here as Well now it has onboard controls here Along the back it also has bluetooth app Control it is rated at CRI 95 and TLC CI Of 998 it has an active cooling design With some internal fans you can see it Has a very very compact you pop Everything else here out of the place it Is a very compact little module here now Obviously because of the compact size This is not Bowen's Mount compatible in Its native form it actually uses their Zy Mount compatibility so there is a Range of accessories you can buy with That mount including in that however is
An adapter so you can use Bowen's Mount As well now it comes with the uh the Pouch the case that we show here there's An AC adapter inside it does come with The mini reflector it does come with a Diffusing dome to go over the top of That now the battery grip you can get Packaged in with either one or two of Them depending on the package it is Rated at 2550 Mah or right under or right over 55 Wat hours and so that's ready to give You a little over 50 minutes at 100% Capacity we will test that the whole Package here weighs ended about 319 G For the fixture or with the the battery Grip in place that jumps to about 689 G so there you have the overall Specifications but how does it actually Hold up in real world tests well I did a Few different tests starting by taking a Look at the actual output and so I used A lux meter testing at 1 meter distance And then also at a 3M distance just to Give you see how the light falloff is so At meter it's rated at a little Basically right over 2,000 Lux and Obviously there's going to be some Variability in terms of that distance And so it's a little less scientific a Little less controlled when I test it But I came up with right under 1900 Lux In that test and so you know close Within about 5% of the rate of capacity
Now they note in RGB mode that obviously You're going to be devoting all of the LED to one particular color so you lose Some light intensity to get the the Color Shades and so in RGB mode if You're shooting in red they're rating at 634 Lux green 688 Lux and blue at 194 Lux I should note that all of these Figures to this point is without the Reflector in place and so that is just Your bare light output at a 1 M distance I also tested at a 3 m distance which is The bar light output and I saw 759 Lux In my test there now you add the the Mini reflector on there and obviously it Really intensifies the amount of light Output so again shooting at 6,500 Kelvin And a 1 meter distance instead of about You know right under 2,000 Lux I got 12,000 Lux on average and multiple test And then moving out to that 3 meter Distance also 6,500 Kelvin I got right Under 2,000 Lux and so a surprisingly Strong and useful amount of light there Now I also wanted to test how it varied With varying light temperatures and so I Got up close that's about 5 cm away away From the reflector and so that I could Really kind of control the output and Shooting at 6,500 I got nearly 400,000 Lucks at that distance and so I went to The other end of the Spectrum which is 2700 Kelvin so the warmest that will go In um in just that CCT mode and I I
Dropped from about 400,000 down to 310,000 range and then if you put the Little diffuser in place the Dome Diffuser it does do a nice job of making The the light fall fall off much lighter And smoother less harsh but it is going To drop your capacity almost 50% so from Around 400,000 Lux I dropped to about 210,000 Lux at that very close distance With that diffuser in place so a very Useful amount of light in real world pra Practicality I was able to use the light For both video and for photo purposes uh RGB different things and I was actually Always pretty impressed with the amount Of light output that was there now Obviously you're not going to be able to Necessarily light a full set with it Depending on the kind of the ambient Light you're dealing with and outside as A portrait light it worked better with You know one or two people as opposed to Trying to do with a group but that's to Be expected with a fixed light like this I also did some test of the included Battery grip and so using that internal Or battery grip light I put it at 100% Uh output with a fully charged battery And I got about 52 minutes of runtime Out of before the battery quit now one Thing that I really liked about this as Opposed to the small rig that I reviewed You know kind of a similar like that I Reviewed a few months ago is that this
Stayed at 100% output all throughout That and basically until it died whereas I found that the small rig the that's The XC 60b that it actually there was Some some kind of step down as the Battery life was depleted it stepped Down the output and so to kind of Prolong the battery life whereas this Did not do that so I appreciated that I Also found that when it was done um I I Did the test while I was in the room Just working at my workstation the Amount of noise produced from the fans Is not really all that noticeable and so That was nice and then I noted when I Got done and I felt around you know That's nearly an hour running 100% Intensity that everything was still just Barely warm now as an alternate power Power source I tested with a 99 99w hour Vmount battery again starting at 100% Capacity until it was fully depleted and I got 80 minutes of runtime out of that Configuration so obviously very useful Amounts of run time in those Applications now as noted I did use this For some portrait lighting and I really Loved the configuration because Everything is so small that I was able To just drop it into my camera backpack Just like another one of the accessories And what I've done is just threw a Little QR plate on the bottom and so my I have a very lightweight uh travel
Tripod that's in my backpack I was able To just pull that out set it up set it On this and then use that as a light Source and so I was really quite Impressed with the flexibility for using It in that kind of setting there was Good uh obviously color accuracy and so I used it for in some shots for the main Fill I used it for accent lighting I Used it to offset some back Lighting in Other situations or to try to fill out Where the light was dappled and uh just The the end result of using it I found It very useful and it's uh using a light Like this as opposed to strobes is Useful for two primary things that come To mind one of those is if you're Wanting to do a bit of a mixture of Hybrid shooting which is so common with Modern cameras where you're doing both Some video and some Stills obviously Your light source doesn't change from One to the other and so you can really Match your output with that without Having to set up one kind of lighting For one scenario and obviously another Set of lighting for the other so I Really like that it's also I think a Really useful um option for those that Are a little bit intimidated by the idea Of strobing you don't have to worry About modeling the light you can see the Light fall off you know through the with Your eye or through the viewfinder on
The LCD screen and so it makes it very Easy to put the light in the right Position to get the end result that you Want because you can see it real time And so I think that it is is definitely Useful for those that just aren't as Familiar with the idea of strobing now For video lighting I found it useful in A variety of ways uh there's sufficient Power here that I could help to offset Some maybe bright side lighting sun Coming through the window provide enough Of a a fill light from the other side to Balance the light so that was useful I Also found it useful in lower light Situations particularly with the Diffuser on there to produce a nice Softer light that had less harsh Shadows To it and so that was good also in RGB Mode it allows you some flexibility like If you're wanting to you know get some Of those kind of extreme accent kind of Lighting as you can see in a few of These shots that I've thrown together Here I've also used it for example like Right behind me for another one of my Videos you can see the clip here where I've just added kind of a splash of Color to the back background obviously Very useful for that kind of thing as Well and this kind of light is designed For video work and so you're not getting Flickering and it's nice it's a very Nice stable light source for things like
That now most of these lights as does This one include effects mode but Typically those effects are kind of more Gimmicky because they're limited to Essentially just changing light Temperature and intensity in this case Because of having the RGB mode for one Thing between the just by color and the RGB versions of the x60 there is six Additional uh effects that are available On the RGB RGB mode and those really are Kind of the more compelling ones because You can add that intensive amount of Color into shot so in this shot you know Kind of a more typical candle light kind Of shot you know that you can typically Do with a normal load light just kind of Changing color temperature but then this Secondary shot where I'm emulating uh The lights from an emergency vehicle a Police car coming out you can see that That intense red it's just not something You can achieve with just a bolor light And so just another layer of of Flexibility so maybe a little bit less Gimmicky now one thing that is a little Bit gimmicky is that one of the modes You can access from the back is a music Mode where obviously it it has some Little microphone somewhere and so it Will kind of strobe in response to the Beat of music I found that the music Needs to be fairly loud and to me it's More of a gimmicky kind of thing not
Something I'm looking for but maybe if You're shooting music videos something Like that it could be useful so anyway There is a lot of Versatility in the Amount of modes that are available you Can access all of that via the controls On the back which you know both click And then also rotate nice feeling and You know there's a very small screen to Allow you to access that information it Works fine but you may find that using The app is just a little bit more Versatile for that so some things that I Like I love the portability I love that It can be packed into a bag and it's Very easy to bring along I also love the Style here and obviously this is a light That is that is it's designed not just To be hidden but it's cool enough that It might actually show up in some People's shots because it actually has a Vibe to it in fact I've had more than One person ask me when I had it set up On a tripod what kind of camera is that Because it kind of looks like a retro Camera and it's look for so for those of Us that you know love photography Aesthetic that light has some particular Value to it I also appreciate the Flexibility of the powering options There's essentially four different Power Options that you can utilize and so There's lots of ways to get power to This little thing to get the light that
You need I also really like the Integration of the battery grip it's Popping into place it's ready to go no Wires to run and then it's just a quick Release there button you to press and You can pull it away you could take it Away to charge it you know you could Swap it out for another uh very very Well integrated kind of look and the Fact that it actually gives you Something nice to hold on to if you have An assistant or somebody that's Handholding the light it obviously is Very useful in that aspect as well Obviously the fact that it includes a Carrying case with room for everything Is useful I also find that the battery Life is long enough to actually be Useful in the battery grip it's not just A gimmick and I will note that another Positive thing is that I found that it Actually recharge fairly quickly with Less of a Slowdown on the upper end These are kind of batteries that I like To recharge to 100% because I want to Have that flexibility of the maximum Capacity possible when I'm going out to Use the light And so I want to recharge it all the way And I found that at the top end this Didn't slow way down you know charge to Say 90% reasonably fast and then really Slow to top it off it stayed at a pretty Good rate of charge so I appreciate that
The amount of light is also very useful And the fact that you can use you know a Decent set of of modifiers to you know Change modify the quality of the light Is useful as well and that includes the Fact that they do have a Bowen mount Adapter so maybe you already have some Bowen Mount access accessories that you Could then use with this little light Via the adapter I appreciate the fact That it runs quiet so you don't have Really loud fans that are going to be a Distraction maybe get caught on Microphone but also the fact that it Runs cool and so I I didn't feel any Fear of it overheating because of that The fact that it does have RGB options Obviously does expand the versatility of The light so that's appreciated there The fact that it does have Bluetooth Control is a big thing that's one thing That I dig the small rig RC 60b over you Can only control it from the back and so If you you know wanted to put it at a up High angle the fact that you would have A hard time getting to it to make back Adjustments was a bit of a pain so I Appreciate that this actually has app Control and so you can remotely control It and then the fact that the AC adapter Is in the bag also useful so then even If you you know don't elect to pay for a Battery amount you have a way to power It and if you have access to AC power
Obviously to run it for as long as you Need so some things that I don't like on The actual battery grip the power Indicator is just four indicator lights I pref prefer a little screen with an Actual percentage so you can know more Precisely where you are in the battery Life so one complaint there obviously if You're wanting to use adapters excuse me Accessories that you already have Modifiers that you already have you're Probably going to have to buy that Bowen Mount um accessory to enable you to use Other things and so obviously it's too Small to actually have a Bowen mount Bowen's Mount diameter is larger than This but it just means that you are Either going to have to buy into the the The XY or or I guess it's z zy um Mount Lineup of accessories or you're going to Have to use that adapter there it's also More expensive than say the small rig RC 60b that I referred to a few times even If you're just buying the by color Version as far as a straight up value I Would say that small rig is probably a Little bit better value in that sense if You're you know abs absolute budget is Your priority in conclusion however I Really love the style and the Versatility of the the Zune molis x60 This is a really really cool light that Just does a lot of things and does them Surprisingly well it is more expensive
Than the small rig RC 60b but I think it Does quite a few things better than that Light and so as I've used them both I Find that I actually do slightly prefer This you can get a pro kit with two Battery grips and the softbox I think That that is even though it's the most Expensive option at about $400 it actually is The Sweet Spot when You break down the price of the Accessories you're getting the best bang For the buck and actually having Multiple of these battery grips to pop In and out would be really really useful If you're someone that isn't going to Plug in and you don't want wires on set I think that that would be really really Handy so the price range is anywhere From $200 up to $400 depending on what Variation that you buy so there's a lot Of flexibility there in what you want to Spin and what you're absolutely going to Get in every one of these packages is a Really cool light that does a lot of Things amazingly well I'm Dustin Abbott If you want more information you can Look in the description down below U There is some buying links there and Also a link to my article that has more Of my my information from my test there If you want to check that out as always Thanks for watching have a great day and Let the light [Music]
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