amaran COB 60xS Video Lighting amaran 60x Upgrade bi-Color Bowens Mount Point-Source LED Studio Light, SSI (D56) of 87, 33,300 lux @ 1m,App Control,9 Lighting FX (amaran 60x S)

As a filmmaker, the Aputure Amaran COB 60xS has quickly become one of my go-to lighting tools for video shoots. The upgraded bi-color functionality offers incredible versatility, allowing me to shift between warm and cool tones seamlessly, which is perfect for adapting to different lighting environments. The Bowens mount is a game-changer, giving me the flexibility to use various light modifiers with ease. The build quality is solid yet lightweight, making it easy to transport and set up on location. Despite its compact size, the 60xS packs a punch with impressive brightness, capable of lighting both small studio spaces and larger areas with equal efficiency. What really stands out is how well the color rendering performs—skin tones look natural, and overall, the lighting quality adds a professional polish to my projects. The point-source design ensures a more focused beam, which can be shaped to suit any creative needs, from soft fills to hard key lighting. The app control is intuitive and makes adjusting the settings mid-shoot a breeze, especially when working solo or in small crews. For anyone looking to step up their lighting game without breaking the bank, the Amaran COB 60xS is a top-tier option. It’s an affordable yet powerful lighting solution that I highly recommend to filmmakers and content creators alike.

This light is the perfect travel light for a portable kit. I have a few Aputure lights but I always wanted to build a kit of lights that could fit inside a Pelican 1510 case. I bought 2 of these for that reason. They are about the size of a cube tissue box, pack a good punch when it comes to light output, can be powered via V-mount and being bi-color is the icing on the cake. Color accuracy is what you would expect from Aputure. The LCD on the side is bright and easy to read but if you put it out of reach the bluetooth connectivity with the Amaran App make this the kind of light you can set up and never have to move it. Also it's a native bowens mount so you don't have to worry about adapters. This has to be one of my favorite lights to use. Simply because of it's size and ease of use.

I struggled with 3 vs. 4 stars for this light. I've been a working videographer/photographer for 20+ years (30+ for stills, film era), so this isn't an "amazing light for youtube and TikTok!!!" take. So far I've used this on a corporate location shoot for stills, and a video interview shoot. The pro's are many - it's TINY. You could get three of these in a 15-series Pelican case. It's easy to control (don't have the app yet). You'll get very second nature with temp vs. output, and click vs. turn, right away. It's definitely in the output range of my other 60 watt LEDs, and the little reflector makes the most out of the LED (though how often you just want a blazing hard light is up to you - this is not going to be an optimum keylight with a softbox unless you don't need a lot of power). It has an integrated v-mount connector (but with some cons to that), so no separate clamp needed. It doesn't use a proprietary power connector (I only use V-mounts, they're life-changing, haven't tried the adapter at all). The fan is near-silent - imagine someone just breathing out, a low-intensity "ahhhhhhhhh" that's barely audible and well-away from human voice tonal range. It's metal and not plastic. The cons - first off, the total-crap of an umbrella-mount vs. some kind of spud or yoke. You have to take care to tighten the daylights out of the thing. Eventually the rubber pad is gonna fail. It might make sense to just permanently screw the stud in with thread-locker, but it's... janky. And while the v-mount clip is nice to have, you're not sticking a 190 on this thing, the weight will really encourage the mount to loosen. The v-mount clip? When you install a battery, the battery blocks the accessory lock. So if you want to swap out a reflector or a softbox, you have to remove the battery. This is a big design oversight - that nobody noticed this is pretty weird, since the lock could go in two other places easily. Not a huge deal, but pretty silly. But in most use-cases, you'll want a v-mount clamp on the stand (many batteries will be larger/heavier than the light itself), especially if you fly this out on a boom. Without a battery attached, it would be a really nice overhead due to its size/weight. And the standard power input means you could use any-old v-mount or barrel extension cable for flying this way up. My strobes are all Speedotron, but I did have a 7" Bowens grid reflector lying around. It didn't fit the accessory mount, and I had to grind the three mounting points down to get it to fit. Maybe my reflector is oddball, I'll be getting a popup softbox. But - the 7" with a 30° grid is **really** sweet with this light, and a cool trick is putting mylar behind the grid, to get a soft yet directional light. I'd say another potential con is: where are the small reflector accessories? No grid I can find, and no mounting contour for one. Another big oversight, since the mini reflector would be a nice little ecosystem. Would be cool to have one case with 2 or 3 of these and accessories and batteries. The styrofoam case is kinda weird - I can't imagine this holding up long, but I think most of us will be packing these in larger cases. But for two hundred bucks? It's a lot of light in a tiny package, with a lot of versatility. Will I get another? Hmmm, not sure...

I liked that it puts out enough light for interviews. I got the mini softbox to go along with it and that was the perfect size. I like that there are multiple power options and that everything fits together and is easy to use. The unit is well put together and feels much sturdier than the Zhiyun's that I've used. A little bulkier maybe but balances nicely on a stand. I've only used a few times on interviews, so I don't know what the long term will be like, but at this point, I feel like it was a bargain at the price. It's bright enough that I wasn't at full and since I tend to be in smaller room, I'm trying not to blind people. Also, travel friendly, so I really like that since I've used it internationally.

As an experienced professional filmmaker, I’m accustomed to having the latest and greatest high-end gear on set (often the most expensive). In building out my own personal production kit I knew I couldn’t invest the thousands of dollars per fixture like I use in my day to day, and needed to find the right cost effective and capable system to get me as close to what I’m used to. Enter Aputure lighting. The build quality and quality of light that Aputure fixtures and modifiers provide is really great. I’d had opportunities to use some of their larger fixtures prior to purchasing the 60xs and was excited to see what this little light could do. After a few days of testing it out I can officially say “WOW!!!” What an amazing little light! Lots of punch, super portable, and fast and convenient to work with when “running and gunning”. The app controllability is HUGE too! I find that to be a big time saver, and I love not having to step out from behind the camera and step over cables/set pieces to go adjust a light in 5-10% increments. The built in effects in the app will definitely come in handy too. Just a couple of things to be aware of when considering these 60xs fixtures: 1) the light beam has a pretty significant hot spot in the center when using just the provided reflector. The provided diffuser helps even this out pretty well, and can be further adjusted with any other typical light modifier. The Aputure 4545 light box is giving me great results. 2) provided case can be difficult fitting all cables/adapters back in. It’s a super tight fit, and I personally wouldn’t mind a slightly bigger case that could also accommodate a couple of batteries to power the lights. 3) If you’re considering purchasing the add-on handle grip, be aware that it has some minor design flaws…read the reviews on that first so you know what to expect. All in all, amazing light for the money. I will be purchasing additional units.

These are perfect for lighting my studio. I have two of these lights, mounted on the top of tripods. The power cords for the lights are wonderfully long, making it easy for me to move the tripods around my studio to get light where I need it, without having to constantly change where they're plugged in to power. Most often, I have the lights pointed up at the white ceiling to bounce the light off of it and fill the room with great light for photos, and video footage. I like that the lights are small, but they're powerful and quiet.

Very very good tool for macro work out in the field. Don't think you're going to shoot 1:1 macro with 7.1 aperture, 100 ISO, and fast shutter... The thing isn't a spotlight. What it does do is allow you to take a decently exposed photo of something that's not getting enough light. If outdoors, leave the light off and expose the photo so the background comes into decent exposure. Use ISO, aperture, and shutter speed, keeping in mind the depth of field you want and if you got wind. ISO is the thing you should let be flexible. Then bring this light to your subject and dial it up until subject is expose well. This will get you decent all around exposure even if enough light isn't on your subject. It's not a flash it's not going to be your sole source of illumination and you're still going to have to play with ISO and other settings as compromise. Regardless though it helps you reduce that ISO quite a bit so you can take really nice photos that are clean. If there's already light on your subject but it's too directional you can use this as a fill as well just hit it from another angle with this light. I use the tripod and either attach it to the top or I use the hook on the bottom and dangle it depending on how low my subject is... It would be nice if this thing just floated in the air by itself lol.

Insane value. I love this light so much. It is so easy to use, doesn’t get very hot, and the output for its size is astounding. Buy it.