Which light is BEST, Colbor CL60M or Godox SL60w??

Should you be buying the world's cheapest video light from Godox or from Colbor? In this in-depth comparison hopefully you'll find your answer!
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[colborlight]

We are so honoured!!! Thanks for the positive feedback on CL60M, you make our day!
We are also constantly improving like the umbrella mount and chip protetor. Will come with a better cover for the chip!

[softinix]

You can use anker 140 watt with this which is the sizeof a phone charger and that makes it very portable. They listened to you and updated the covers . Nice to see they care

[StanNovotny]

This was a great review! I loved watching the part where you gave the modifier mount a beating. 😂

[mfluder]

Once again you demonstrated why you are my favorite tech reviewer. You don’t hold anything back. An excellent video. Plus, you have been busy putting out content. 😊 Plus. Plus. A new Chat’s and Stuff tomorrow. YAY

[markwiemels]

Good info, I wondered about that little Colbor light. It’s such a hard price point, you add another $40-$50 to your budget and you get into a number of other possibilities, seemingly with less issues. The lack of protection on the LED does seem a pretty significant omission.

[donaldcollins]

You do excellent job of staying in tune with new industry offerings. A great service for consumers.

[BourkeMedia]

Thank you for your thorough reviews and workarounds. I just picked up a used Neewer SL60W (identical to the Godox from what I see) and am looking forward to putting it through its' paces. As far as one of the shortcomings of the SL60W, the inability go below 10 percent - just pick up some ND (neutral density) gels. Rosco, Lee, and other generics are available in various strengths. You have to do the math for what you want to achieve, but with a constant light, you can just eyeball it as well. If you want some real fun, pick up a Mole Richardson Molette - it's a tungsten bare bulb 1K fixture (they also made a 2K), and it blasts light! I have a couple of those - a real gel melter! And you'll get thank you letters from the power company...

[heymrcody]

Interesting light, but I'd personally save up a little more for a bigger light. I agree with your cons and looks like there are too many to justify that price point. Thanks for the review!

[filipeclimb]

Fantastic review, love the straightforwardness! thank you

[drakegostream]

Extremely professional reviews! Thank you and subscribed

[Bo_Hazem]

The rails are actually NATO-based. Also you can throw away the wall brick and use a 100W charger and a PD65-100 USB-C cable. Amazing review and I'm planning to get the CL100X bi-color model and maybe the CL330 300W bi as well.

[savagetales-music]

I love the new Colbor lights. I would not want to get you mad, you beat the hell out of that softbox. Great Video ❤

[srisankaran]

Sunlight is always the best 😂. Great video as usual! 💜

[minutesback]

Always an amazing review! It's now on my list!

[AIDorinte]

cold shoe mounting is not only possible but works perfectly - no mounting issues

[hurricaneimagesmedia]

Great review-- I think you covered all of the real issues of the light. I bought one several months ago, and then two more. At this price you really can't beat the construction. Also, three linked together can fit into one carrying case (along with their power bricks) making it incredibly portable for 2-3 point lighting on the go. I DIY'd an umbrella mount using a hotshoe adapter, a washer (because hotshoe plates are just a hair too small for the slot) and a 50-cent cable clamp. With this you can have two or more lights in the umbrella.

[adrianomoreira]

The portability of the Colbor CL60M is incredible. It is sad that there is no possibility to put the umbrella.
I'm still breaking my head thinking about some adaptation or possibility of using it with an umbrella.
An excellent competitor of this Colbor is the YONGNUO YNLUX100. Same price range (sometimes cheaper costing a whopping $100) with really cool design and a bit more power with the 100W light.
But looking at the reviews, you can see that the way the Bowes adapter fits the entire body of the Colbor is unbeatable. In the YONGNUO YNLUX100 the fitting is frontal but the body of the led is all in plastic. A modifier of 90cm is the maximum limit. But at least it has umbrella support.

Thank you, excellent review as always. Very useful!

[pretor]

I believe the Colbor light was priced at $100. After a few YouTubers reviews it went up in price due to demand. I think $100 would be more appealing to go with Colbor.

[realm-lv]

Love the video. Very interesting lights. Great Video, again

[huyked]

4:36 I saw another reviewer use the typical hot shoe mount and it worked for them.
Edit: From a comment below by Hurricane Images, they state: "because hotshoe plates are just a hair too small for the slot".