The Choice is Easy! - Amaran 60x S vs Zhiyun Molus G60 & X100

Amaran 60x S vs Zhiyun Molus G60 vs Zhiyun Molus X100

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00:00 - It Should Be Easy
00:12 - Does Wattage Equal Brightness?
00:48 - Bare Bulb Test
01:10 - Softbox Test (Real World Results)
02:49 - How Many Watts Do You Need?
03:41 - Portable vs Studio Lights
04:38 - Bowens Mount vs ZY Mount
06:28 - USB-C Power
07:36 - Sony NPF Battery Power
08:28 - How They Are The Same
08:51 - Pricing and What You Get
14:23 - My Conclusion

[ÁzsiábaSzakadtam]

Finally someone compared the actual light emission instead of the usual BS about these zhiyun lights. Thanks. This is real help if one is about to buy them

[musicelect]

I’ve used the Amaran 60x for 18 months and it’s stood the test of time. The included Bowens mount and v-mount plate make it immediately more useful than the Zhiyun lights. I know photographers who handhold it while shooting. Trying to rig a ISB-C battery is janky and unreliable.

The stand mount is solid metal and is very had zero issues with holding a 24” softbox. My only complaint is it threads into the bottom which means it can come unscrewed.

[jonasbaier]

The Amaran 60x is still extremely portable. I can stuff multiple of them into my photo backpack. The fact that you can use the 60x with v-mount and NPF Batteries is amazing. I often use it with the Aputure Handheld handle attached on the bottom and the Aputure Mini Dome 2. Definitely my favourite light to carry around all day on a shoot.

[JamesDBuzzard]

Amaran 60X is the goat! The fact that it has a built-in Bowens mount and is still pretty dang, portable is why I went with it. I’ve been using it since it came out for small productions and weddings. This thing has been through it all. I’ve had gas knock it over on light stands During receptions, and the thing still looks brand new. One time a guest even knocked it into a piece of cake 🤣🤣🤣.

Pretty much all of my lights are from Aperture at this point (other than a few) and having all your lights in one ecosystem is really nice especially with the Sidus link app.

I’ve used both the zhiyun x100 and g40 and liked both lights however the x100 with all the added adapters was a no go for me and it really isn’t that portable if you want to bring the kit. For most professional workflows I think that aperture 60X will fit in better especially if you already have NPF/V-mount batteries.

[HenriDeCarvalho]

Finaly a review with light output readings and not adjectives. I suggest you give the camera settings when doing light tests as well as distance from light to subject

[GeekyNerdyTechy]

Awesome video, Mark. The little Zhiyun lights are great little lamps. After using them in a couple of paid gigs, they work a treat.

[livestreamchicagoevents]

Just bought the G200 … 2 of them.. I think that would put enough light for almost all of my needs

[JamesDBuzzard]

13:56 only if you take zero accessories for the x100 like the bowens mount. I’m sticking with the 60x but I almost grabbed the zhiyun x100 after trying out a friends at a wedding. It’s definitely a cool concept but I really like having the built in bowens for when I need a modifier.

One exception to this, though, is if you shoot with umbrellas. If you shoot with umbrellas, then the x100 would probably be the go to aside from price But if you if you use bowens at all stick with the cheaper more flexible (as far as power options) 60x

[emrah]

I had not decided to buy Amaran or Zhiyun for a while. Which one fits me and meet my needs. This video is one of the best review i have ever watched so far. It is very useful for me Thanks Mark!

[JonathanPalfrey]

Really great comparison. Not sure why it took YouTube a month to recommend me this haha.

I do like our Amaran 60x’s, they just about squeeze into a lens slot although the separate battery plate can be a bit annoying and some v-locks the bowens Mount gets in the way of the d-tap.

I’m tempted to pick up the x100 because of its extra power, size and most importantly USB PD. I’m not sure why every device under 100w can’t be powered by that now days as it’s so useful.

The G60 would be really good if only they could have fitted an umbrella mount to the light itself. It could have been an awesome ultra compact solution, unfortunately that mount looks pretty big and slightly defeats the point.

[cffilmmaker]

One thing I don't quite understand about the Zhiyun lights is that, while small is good- most high quality light modifiers are massive! They need to be in order to create nice diffuse light. Unless you are needing to stack the lights together on a single flag, or use them as practicals, the margin of return for smaller actual lights drops off a cliff.

[dollhausenx]

Thanks for this. I have a Zhiyun whose menu I didn't like. I needed something that I could mount a softbox on and and like you said, if you have to add a Bowens mount then it becomes much clunkier. For $265 I got the Amaran 60xs and a softbox. I like the NPF adapter since I have those batteries already. It's not that big considering you can mount stuff easily. I like the adapter but for travel I'll just be putting it on a tiny light stand. The menu is dead simple so I like that. The X100/G60 are tiny until you want to use a softbox. Good to see all the configurations here. It really helped me make my decision.

[mattholdren]

If you want to power the Molus, you have to have a powerful external battery and that will run you at least 150 bucks. I've found that the battery that comes with it is a great idea, but only gets you about 30 min full go, and its not easy to get extra ones.

[zhompi]

Great video Mark, I’ve seen some hate and some love for these lights but no one explained better than you 👏🏼✨ it would depend a lot of your needs, not just how bright the lights are 👌🏼 I personally love portability so I think I’ll spend the extra money for the Molus x100 with the battery

[intrinsicimagery]

X100 is so good I’m buying a second one.

[gillesmatheronpro]

13:45... yes, but you compare the volume of a light fixture with an integrated Bowens ( = large) mount with a light fixture fitted with a non-Bowens ( = really smaller) mount that requires an adapter to use all (Bowens-mount type) light-modifiers.

[malibrary]

One of the better, more objective reviews of these lights. I ended up getting both Zhiyun lights. The added portability is more useful to me.

[risbill]

For me a Bowens mount is an automatic win.

[MensGroup]

How about the fan noise difference? I'm keen on the Amaran 60s but a lot of reviews suggest it has a pretty loud fan.

[jonmedia]

thanks for this again man I've come back to this video like 3 times now