Spent a couple months with this before giving my opinion, and I love this thing. Amazing build quality and output for the price, this thing is a workhorse! Pros: Build Quality, quality of light, compact carrying case, will never let you down. Cons: No Included ballast, not weather sealed, no option for portable V-mount/ Gold Mount power. At $1,099 USD this light is priced fairly but you really have to ask yourself if you don't need the weather sealing and V-Mount power option of the Forza 500B II at only $400 more ($1,499). That being said when this light goes on sale for 769.30 every other month its an absolute steal. I own two of these for the price of one Forza 5000 BII and I have 0 regrets!

Have got these fixtures for a while. The output was astonishing with the newest optical tech from SmallRig (can you imagine this fixture draws less than 500w but brighter than the Aputure 600x which draws 720w? ). Power brick was pretty small and come with lock-on/ off button on the both connectors. Love the detachable light stand adaptor / non-stop damping system and wired control panel feature which saves us a lot of time as well as extremely reliable. These features were helpful when mounting the giant parabolic softbox or control these fixtures when hanging in high. Color temperature was correct. Barely no shift in color tone, especially 3200K and 5600K. I don't need V-mount battery adaptable giant control box, so I've saved myself $900. It did come with a ... MoreHave got these fixtures for a while. The output was astonishing with the newest optical tech from SmallRig (can you imagine this fixture draws less than 500w but brighter than the Aputure 600x which draws 720w? ). Power brick was pretty small and come with lock-on/ off button on the both connectors. Love the detachable light stand adaptor / non-stop damping system and wired control panel feature which saves us a lot of time as well as extremely reliable. These features were helpful when mounting the giant parabolic softbox or control these fixtures when hanging in high. Color temperature was correct. Barely no shift in color tone, especially 3200K and 5600K. I don't need V-mount battery adaptable giant control box, so I've saved myself $900. It did come with a decent carry bag, hope I can get some wheel on the bottom of the bag for better carriage.

Bare bulb, this light is brighter than the Aputure 600x and it also draws less power. It's significantly smaller and more portable than anything else on the market with equal output.The design is brilliant. It has a fluid head easing system to prevent heavy bowens mount adapters from falling suddenly - and the built in umbrella mount is a fantastic edition that many other professional cob lights are missing.If you prefer the Amaran 200d/200x series over the Aputure 300d II for portability, this light is for you. You lose a few perks like the a control station with v-mount slots, but the reduction in size is incredible.Although bi-color, this light is bright enough to use as a fill light on a bright sunny day. It has so many uses. I use this light on every film ... MoreBare bulb, this light is brighter than the Aputure 600x and it also draws less power. It's significantly smaller and more portable than anything else on the market with equal output.The design is brilliant. It has a fluid head easing system to prevent heavy bowens mount adapters from falling suddenly - and the built in umbrella mount is a fantastic edition that many other professional cob lights are missing.If you prefer the Amaran 200d/200x series over the Aputure 300d II for portability, this light is for you. You lose a few perks like the a control station with v-mount slots, but the reduction in size is incredible.Although bi-color, this light is bright enough to use as a fill light on a bright sunny day. It has so many uses. I use this light on every film shoot.