VL 81 Video Light

These are great editions for the camera bag. A very light weight compact light solution.Brightness is really impressive for the size so good for filler in darker spaces (great for smaller product photography) and the brightness and warmth easily controlled by two separate dials on the back plate.Full charge will last for around 2.5-4hrs on the lower scale at full output.Came fully depleted so give min 3hrs to obtain full charge so bear that in mind if purchasing to use in a hurry. 4 stop illuminated battery life indicator on back plate to help keep that element in check. Uses USB-C charging so that is big plus. A very short cable is included so if you’re charging from the mains it will dangle off the plug. That’s no big issue as these are so light but if you’ve got small children or an inquisitive cat you may want to use a longer cable or charge from a laptop etc which I did with my 2nd light with the smaller cable included with no real detriment to charge time.Horse shoe is sturdy enough when used with tripod (see attached images) but unlike some other similar lights it doesn’t come a magnet function so magic arm or tripod required for some environments but at the price point you really can’t go wrong.

This light is surprisingly bright for the size, a good build, Holds its charge well and the light temperatures of warm and cool is a nice touch, I would recommend.

Although cheap, this video light does the job it's intended for very well. The variable light output is useful, although most applications will demand maximum level. The variable colour temperature is less so, given that the white balance on most cameras will compensate, but even so, a decent piece of kit, small and easily carried. Recommended.

Square size is neat for fitting into bags and pockets (our last one's are rectangular) The light levels go from cool to warm and dim to very bright - the bright white is excellent for fungi photography out in the fields! Lighting specimens up (live out in the fields) it works well, the hot shoe won;t be used though as my Olympus camera gives best results with side lighting, not frontal. Two lights one set duller than the other set either side of the subject does a lovely job of getting light into gills and intricate stems of the fungi.

Bought to use as apart of a lighting set up for still life photography its a great addition. Very bright for its size and very compact. Easy to use with just two controls - a rotary on/off switch and brightness control and a rotary dial to change colour temperature.It would be nice if it had a scale to show the approximate colour temp the dial is set to but its not a deal breaker.Over all a nice little light for tabletop or fill lighting.

Amazing light until stopped working after 1h while I was at work!!! Battery was fully charger prior to the event and after light stopped working it had 3 lines. Really shame bcs it was really lightweight and powerful little light.

The size is great as this is quite small and compact but very bright. I liked that it had multiple cold shoes to add more together or add something else on top, in my case a mic. The colour temp is great and easy to control as is the brightness. The overall softer light is great.However a couple of things to note... this is bright even on its lowest setting , I think it should be used at least 1.5M away, but I think it would brighten someone's face from over 3MThe other thing to note, it took me a while to figure out how to charge it, yes it sounds daft, tried 3 different usb-c adapters to no avail.. what it needs is a normal usb to usb-c cable so it only gets 5v charge, then there is no issue, my fault as there is a cable but thought I would use my iPad's usb-c one instead.

It’s lightweight, easy to use and at one point really bright. It randomly stopped going to its full brightness and I really am not understanding why nor am I impressed.