GVM 80W Video Light, Studio Lights for Photography, Softbox Lighting Kit with Bowens Mount, CRI97+ 5600K Colour Temperature , 22in Softbox, Tripod Stand, YouTube, Video, Wedding

Disclaimer, I'm using this for shooting video. I'm an amateur and still learning about lighting. My use case is using this in a small office for shooting fitness videos. The office is about 15x10' and has one wall that allows some natural light through, but some days are pretty dark. The miniblinds need to be shut for privacy, so only a little light comes through. The light and stand seem to be well made. I'd say it's a solid value. Better than the super-cheap $60 light kits. No carry case, but you can disassemble to pack back into the padded cardboard box it was shipped in. The softbox is a bit of a pain to assemble. It comes with a link to a video showing you how to do it, but they make it look easier than it is. The video shows the woman installing the rods into the metal center ring first, then into the fabric. I found it much easier to do it the opposite way - fabric ends first, then into the center ring. The light is pretty bright. An 80W LED is equivalent of about 250W incandescent. I have now way to test this, but I'd say that's about right. Now this is half of the wattage I was getting from when I was using a 500W halogen shop lamp for my lighting, but it hasn't affected the footage as much as I thought. The camera has to adjust to lower light levels now, but I can't visually see the degradation in video quality. (I'm using two of these 80W lamps as I was using two of the 500W halogens). Now being able to adjust the light brightness (can't do that with the shop lamps), I had no idea how useful this would be in helping to reduce harsh shadows. This lamp has an LED readout of the level (0 to 100%). The included stand isn't pro-grade sturdiness, but it's not a flimsy piece of junk either. I was impressed at it's quality for the price. The power brick will dangle in the air if you extend the stand all the way up. I use some elastic hair ties and rubber bands to secure against the stand to support it and keep it from dangling. Probably some industrial velcro would work as well. The included power cord (from the brick to the outlet) is fairly long. Not mentioned in the description but included in the box was a waffle diffuser. I don't think I'll need it, but a nice addition. The fan is audible but not too loud. It has not been picked up by any of my microphones, but I'm also not standing right next to the light either. It seems that being just a couple feet away is good enough, even with an omnidirectional lavalier mic.

This is a wonderful studio/photography/video (whatever) light to join the collection with. We actually have a number of these GVM lights and they all get along quite well. This one is no different. The light can get pretty bright and stand its ground within your setup. It's not the brightest, but those cost a little more anyway, so its to be expected. This is a good mid-range light (not nearly as dim as some of the ultra-affordable options that don't give much at all). The build of the light is pretty sturdy and operation involves one simple knob that turns it on and off and controls brightness as you continue to turn it. Setting everything up doesn't take much time. Tripod->light-> plugin it in! The softbox is what takes a little time to set up. At first, you might scratch your head on how it goes together, but the poles slide into the softbox enclosure with the end with the attached tip sliding through the loop and into the little black pockets toward the front of the softbox. The other end slides into the round holes of the mount. Run all of them around like this and you'll start forming the softbox out. Then attach the two diffuser sections (this part is obvious and needs no intel to accomplish). Then the mount spins and locks into place on the light. The tripod has good height to it, which should get you through most situations. Anything higher and you'd likely be hanging it from a bar or stick of truss. The tripod feels sturdy enough to take the weight of the light just fine. For what you get with this kit, we found this to be a good deal for an LED solution like this. It is really user-friendly and simple to use (no apps or anything, just turn it on). All-in-all, we really liked this light. **If you have found our review helpful, please vote it as helpful below so we know. This helps us to provide quality feedback in the future.

This light is just what we needed for our two person podcast setup. I know a lot of videos recommend you need multiple of this style light but this was perfect for us. The adjustable setting really lets you find the perfect sweet spot and it is super easy to move around, raise or lower, and pack up if I need to. Great price for what good quality

The light quality and output of this GVM 80W LED Light is really wonderful for the money. While the stand and case are adequate, they are not up to a lot of abuse. The included soft box, with optional double diffusion is a big addition in value. Color temperature is not adjustable, but brightness is adjustable. On the unit I received, the output is 5550K at full brightness and 5200K at about half brightness. The bigger brother of this light has all the features for color adjustment, along with a built-in transformer, but it also has a much, much louder fan at full output and not all that much more light. For the money, two of these, or this kit and another kit that has just the reflector and a small diffusion sock would be ideal. The light quality is so good as a main light that it makes iPhone, iPad and cheap cameras look remarkably good. Noise levels go down, sharpness goes up, and color rendering quality goes up. The main drawback of this light is that it has a fan that makes some noise. The noise is about the same as a laptop fan when the CPU on the laptop is working hard if the light is at full power. Fan noise goes down as one turns down the brightness. At full brightness, I measure <=38db at 7 feet from the light in a normal pretty quiet room -- which is about +1 over the room and I'm not sure if my reading is accurate. As fans go, this is very quiet. If you have your subject close to the microphones or you use directional microphones, you might be okay for most things. In normal recordings of acoustic guitar and talking, the fan is inaudible. That said, the fan IS there, and you will know of it when you are recording. The Bowen mount makes using traditional light modifiers, such as reflectors, easy and standard. Also, unlike larger LED arrays, this light, with a reflector attached, is pretty directional - it appears in the shot as a point light source instead of a used car lot at night. If this light holds up and does not fail early, I will bump the review to 5 star for value and light quality. In time, there will probably be fan-less versions of this light. My wish would be to have this light with a large heat sink and no fan, plus perhaps a built-in power supply. The 5600K color temperature is quite workable as it isn't too far from window light depending upon time of day and direction.

This is Great affordable light. As a videographer I ordered this lights for my YouTube video setup. Cant beat the price, it's an excellent value as we get the stand, softbox, Bowens mount and the actual light for the price. I'm Impressed with this light quality as well.The light is soft and can get it adjusted to be quite bright if needed. The fan noise is low & can't catch them on the videos and its does not get very hot with some continuous use. If you are on a limited budget and need a good, reliable lighting for creating quality professional videos, I definitely recommend this kit light. Two cons for me which i noticed but not a deal breaker for me Remote is missing could be useful for controlling the light output remotely. Lack of LCD screen display. Could be useful to remember to set the desired brightness for next shoots. Big shout out to the Seller. Due to the current COVID situation the expected delivery date was 2 weeks but i got the item in 2 days only. Overall I'm really happy for the unit for the price i paid.

I really like GVM photography studio lighting products. In fact, for nearly all my indoor photo and video projects (and sometimes outdoors too) I use GVM lighting. This was my most recent acquisition, a 'softbox'. If there's only one lighting tool in your 'tool kit' this should probably be it. The soft box is used more often than any other light, because it's the most versatile. For it's size, it has brighter light than many panels, and can be adjusted for sharpness as well as intensity. In your studio, you will probably want to leave this one assembled and standing in the corner or somewhere out of the way. The 'dish' or the umbrella looking part is NOT easy to assemble and it takes a little time. Each rib must be fed through the fabric and stopped in the pocket. At first, the ribs might keep falling out of the hub (very loose fit). But, at the end, you will be straining to get them in place. The fabric is very taught and those fiberglass ribs are very stiff. The light is really bright at the high end. There are two diffuser panels. The large one that covers the entire reflective dish. And, a smaller one that just covers the lamp and still allows SOME brighter lighting from the dish. Then, using both of them together would soften the light much more. The electronics could get very warm. But, the lamp has it's own excellent, super quiet, built in cooling fan that prevents overheating. (Very nice!) The set comes with a carrying bag that is big enough for the cords, power pack, fabrics and ribs. And, the boxes are good enough to use for storage and even carrying to a remote location. I think that a carrying bag or case big enough to carry the whole kit would have been nice. The boxes WERE NOT DESIGNED for constant use like a bag or case would be. But, over all, I'd say that GVM has yet another great product to their line up, and my studio. I'm very pleased. Five stars.

I'm still very new to photography and started getting into it because of reviews actually. This is a gvm light, i have several other products from them and haven't been disappointed yet. Its easy to assemble, very easy to operate, and overall performs as you would expect it to. I've made a video that does a pretty good job detailing assembly and shows it being used. It comes with all needed parts - except possibly directions. I say that because mine didnt come with complete directions, which I show in the video. It was pretty easy to work out assembly but I was lost for a second because I've never put together something like this before. The only other potential negative note I would say is the tripod is just barely capable of holding this straight when its raised high. mine started to tilt a few times, I have other tripods so not a big concern for me. It also might have just been how i had it angled or something, like I said I'm still new to all this. The light itself is very bright, I'm hoping to adventure into food photography and really wanted something that could make the colors pop. This will definitely do the job.

I purchased this light in 2021 and it's amazing, huge soft lantern and soft lighting. I just purchased the exact same model again in 2025 and VERY disappointed on how much smaller the lantern softbox is! Please look at the picture of size comparison, my older one is so much more bigger.