The light is really bright, not for what you would use an LED ring light but to illuminate a room when the light reflects off other surfaces; it will blind you. You should watch a few YouTube videos about film lighting for more information on it. The build quality is good. It's annoying that it doesn't come with the shutters that come with the remote model, that would be pretty cheap. I also wish it came with a swiveling camera ball head instead of a hot shoe mount.