SmallRig RC 450 LED Light Review: Bigger, Better, and Far More Powerful
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- 20 Jan 2023
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SmallRig seems to have taken the reviews of the previous generation of its COB lighting to heart and made some significant improvements to both the design and performance of the new RC 450D (Daylight) and 450B (BiColor) COB LED lights. These two new lights see everything that was missing with the last version and address those problems while at the same time improving on everything that was already good.
The updated lights — which are definitely aimed more at a professional market — feature a new and improved design and form factor that also leverages an AstralTech optical system that produces a brighter output than most competitors, and while I haven’t personally tested the competing lights in its class, I can confirm the output on the new lights is absolutely incredible compared to the previous generation. Unlike the update from the RC 120 to 220, users will need some new, and likely, heavier-duty bags to accommodate these bigger and heavier lights, but the good news is they still use the Bowens mount so any existing modifiers can still be used.
Design and Build Quality
Out of the box, the new lights are completely different looking from the previous generations — the most recent previous model I reviewed just last year — with a more curved/aerodynamic design instead of the previous box-like build of the RC 220. Read More…
