Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
How powerful do video lights need to be for filming outdoors and video vlogging? Cinematic Lighting sometimes requires powerful lights- but what can an average Youtuber use and afford? This video demonstrates just how bright lights are outdoors including 30w, 65w, 80w, 100w, 120w, 200w, 300w and 800w.
Lights and modifiers tested in this video:
Yongnuo YN600L amzn.to/4iKPYQv
Inkee GC 30 in-kee.com/en/product-2/gold-crow-30
Smallrig RC30 amzn.to/3XIxdmW
Unlanzi EC65 amzn.to/4a2qs6P
Wellmaking 80w amzn.to/3MlBVVg
Zhiyun X100 amzn.to/3KDlWBh
Ulanzi vl120bi amzn.to/48y7OCR
Zhiyun X200 amzn.to/3MfnrGB
Godox vl300 amzn.to/4oDW6Lo
Nanlite Forza 720 800w amzn.to/4rFQbrV
Neewer 7" reflector amzn.to/44SFetg
7" frosted diffuser amzn.to/4qdVA8r
16" silver beauty dish (includes SOCK used in video) amzn.to/3XH8kYR
GVM DR30 reflector bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1910663-REG/gvm_gvm25888701_30_degree_standard_reflector_for.html
Glow Magnum reflector amzn.to/3KMLQCP
Westcott Switch 26" softbox amzn.to/4ppydIU
Sekonic light meter amzn.to/449VMwL
Camera used: Sony A7RV amzn.to/48oG57t
Lens: compact Sony 24mm f2.8 amzn.to/3MkQnNi
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How powerful do video lights need to be for filming outdoors and video vlogging? Cinematic Lighting sometimes requires powerful lights- but what can an average Youtuber use and afford? This video demonstrates just how bright lights are outdoors including 30w, 65w, 80w, 100w, 120w, 200w, 300w and 800w.
Lights and modifiers tested in this video:
Yongnuo YN600L amzn.to/4iKPYQv
Inkee GC 30 in-kee.com/en/product-2/gold-crow-30
Smallrig RC30 amzn.to/3XIxdmW
Unlanzi EC65 amzn.to/4a2qs6P
Wellmaking 80w amzn.to/3MlBVVg
Zhiyun X100 amzn.to/3KDlWBh
Ulanzi vl120bi amzn.to/48y7OCR
Zhiyun X200 amzn.to/3MfnrGB
Godox vl300 amzn.to/4oDW6Lo
Nanlite Forza 720 800w amzn.to/4rFQbrV
Neewer 7" reflector amzn.to/44SFetg
7" frosted diffuser amzn.to/4qdVA8r
16" silver beauty dish (includes SOCK used in video) amzn.to/3XH8kYR
GVM DR30 reflector bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1910663-REG/gvm_gvm25888701_30_degree_standard_reflector_for.html
Glow Magnum reflector amzn.to/3KMLQCP
Westcott Switch 26" softbox amzn.to/4ppydIU
Sekonic light meter amzn.to/449VMwL
Camera used: Sony A7RV amzn.to/48oG57t
Lens: compact Sony 24mm f2.8 amzn.to/3MkQnNi
Subscribe and tell your friends about MarkusPix.
Who am I youtu.be/FsDLn9ySY9w
The Hollywood Movie I made youtu.be/w4q0_uSIOJw
Behind the scenes of my movie youtu.be/sbk3QaIQtKM
DVD of the movie I made markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html
The Book Dreamchaser (behind the scenes of the making of the movie To the Ends of Time) markusproducts.com/shop/books/printed-books/dreamchaser-markus-rothkranz-autobiography.html
My 1994 movie "To the Ends of Time" streaming on Amazon markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html
Our Health channel is http://www.thehealthylife.com
The Markus and Cara Instagram page is instagram.com/markusandcara
Cara's personal Instagram is instagram.com/iamcarabrotman
See photoshoot images of Cara at http://www.shortsillustrated.com
Thank Markus for his service- donate: paypal.me/ThankMarkus
