Review on YONGNUO YN216 YN-216 LED Video Light with Ajustable Color Temperature (3200K-5600K) and 4 Color Plates for Canon Nikon DSLR Cameras by Rex Bareham

No doubt they (I bought two) are amazing. I saw many reviews on YouTube. No one answered my questions as a photographer using them for photography (not videography). I wanted them for darker places so I could add some light for focus and overall quality. I have a wedding in 3 days so will try to complete this review. What can I say about testing these lights for the past two days: 1) They are super bright. I can't explain what that means for you to understand correctly, but they are very bright. 2) Excellent build quality. Yes they are plastic but they seem sturdy for their size. 3) These are small lanterns. I'm not saying it's bad, I just thought they were bigger. They are really small and I like it. I prefer the big square ones because they don't fit me. Looking for more of a stage type than the occasional square light. The small size makes them even more attractive to me because they simply blend into the room like a kind of spotlight. 4) Three different ways to power this little light source. External lithium battery, (6) AA batteries, DC power. Overall great light. If I had to ask for one thing, I'd like a remote control so I can make adjustments while the lights are on. Now I see that I need to know where I want the settings before I paste them because it sucks to keep turning the lights down to change power levels. Now the main question I had was how long AA batteries would last. . I use AA batteries for all my cameras (I try to only buy devices that use AA batteries so everything works together). I have checked both of my flashlights in the last three days. I put new batteries in and turned on the 3200K and 5500K at full capacity. Then I just timed it until I saw a noticeable difference in the output. Verdict. 1 hour. I tested this three times. Twice with two lights at the same time and once with just one light. In fact, I checked it five times. Each time the light was very bright for a full hour, their performance then dropped significantly. For my purposes (extra light during the ceremony) it's still great. If I use it for special reception lighting I may need to test the lithium battery to see how long I can go without the light. Or do I just have to connect it. It should be noted that you can check the battery level on the back of these lights. The problem is that when using AA batteries, they go from full power, ten points, to one in just a few minutes. The light output would still be very bright but the remaining power in the batteries was very deceptive as it would continue to shine at full power for another 45 minutes. Not sure if it was because I used AA batteries but definitely something to be aware of.