Review on Enhance your Video Quality with YONGNUO YN300 III LED Light - Adjust Brightness & Color Temperature for Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Samsung by Guillo Tilden

No change, the YN300 III is very bright, makes the talent squint even at half power. I use a clean piece of white nylon fabric to trim the edge. The softbox emits a more pleasant light, but its brightness is significantly reduced. The color temperature is close to daylight but slightly magenta and pairs well with Yongnuo and Neewer LED lamps. The magenta hue typically does not pair well with the greenish hue of daylight-balanced CFLs. However, I often use CFLs as my primary light and fill and love Yongnuo light for accent and side lighting: the color variation looks like warm sunlight coming out of a window! CONSTRUCTION: The ABS body looks solid, but the plastic bracket is probably its weak point. So handle it with care. The part that comes into contact with the shoes is made of metal. It has a 5/8" mount if you count the included screwdriver as a pin: screw the end (1/4" pin) into the cold shoe leg and insert the hole at the end of the handle into the 5/8 -inch screwdriver a light stand. Tip. It holds up well in a static upright position, but has no T-bolt lock and will fall off if used at an extreme angle (e.g. a slight angle) or pivoted against an arrow pole. In such cases, use a lockable cold shoe adapter. IR REMOTE CONTROL: I also have a YN300 II (previous model) and while the YN300 III looks pretty much the same, the IR remotes are not compatible. Both remotes have on/off and dimming, but the old remote can control Canon, Nikon and Pentax cameras. The new IR remote has improved buttons, channel options, but no camera shutter. Oddly enough it has color temperature control, although I bought the 5000K model so the control doesn't work. PERFORMANCE: The most notable difference from last year's model is the AC adapter jack. I use a YONGNUO YN600 power supply with a thoughtfully long power cord. Any AC adapter capable of delivering 18W at 7.5V (with a suitable plug) will do. Most adapters don't have enough power to run the YN300 III at full speed, so buy a Yongnuo if you plan on using AC power. BATTERIES: Powered by a STK NP-F550, it offers about an hour of operation at 100% power. I have a lot of Sony NP-F batteries and power supplies, so I bought a basic YN300 III for NIS 68 (no batteries or power supply). I appreciate that Yongnuo has a la carte pricing: no need to buy more batteries and chargers when I just need a different flashlight. If you don't have these batteries, you'll pay more for the battery, charger, and/or power adapter. One problem with the bundled AC-adapter combo is that the brick-to-light cable is silly short and the power supply gets tangled even with a short backlight stand. Use Velcro to secure it or buy a YONGNUO YN600 power supply (with a much longer cable). The upgrades from the YN300 II are minor, but overall the YN300 III is a great video light for a reasonable price.