Amaran 100d & 200d LED Lights: Affordable Aputure Single Point Lights

Aputure makes some great LED lights for video and film production, but as time marches on, it seems like they’re offering more and more lights aimed at larger budget productions. That changes now with their new Amaran 100d and 200d lights. In today’s episode, we take a look at these new more affordable Aputure Amaran lights.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Amaran 100d LED Light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/A3HByXB
- Amarain 200d LED Light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/ZJMIB5H
- Aputure Light Dome SE - Aputure https://geni.us/cnAg
- Aputure 120d mkII LED Light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/deg3
- Chimera Frame (4x4) - B&H https://geni.us/enY27
- Chimera Fabric (4x4) - B&H https://geni.us/wjX31pd
- C-stand (Impact Turtle Base) - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure spotlight mount (used to make the pattern on the background) - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/kfAj
- Aputure Nova P300C LED Panel Light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store https://geni.us/TFVUy
- Aputure Soft Box for Nova P300C - https://geni.us/xytk
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/uK8UqB
- Sigma 24-70 EF f/2.8 DG OS HSM Lens - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/bhOWVlW
- Canon C70 cinema camera used for BTS shots - B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS Lens - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs

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#Aputure #100d #200d

Index:
00:00 Start
00:12 Summary
00:22 Introduction
00:45 Color Quality
01:40 Light output
02:50 Sample interview shot
03:24 Power draw
03:32 Flicker Test Results
03:43 How did they reduce the price?
03:59 Build quality
04:26 Controls & AC adapter
05:03 Umbrella holder and diffusion
05:43 Screen
05:54 Fan noise
06:18 Controls
06:24 Sidus Link Bluetooth Mesh app control
07:11 Effects
07:20 Warranty and Pricing
07:30 Light Dome SE Soft Box
08:34 200d Fan Noise
08:59 No hardware remote control
09:09 Amaran vs. Godox SL Lights
10:18 Please buy my audio courses