as a student primarily doing cinematography and gaffing, god I love your work

Love this. Great detail. Everything you produce is amazing!

Awesome review, all my questions answered without having to actually ask

Amazing as always. Thank you.

Just came across this channel. Really great reviews, so helpful, sending thanks from the UK!

Ok! That window reflection tip was gospel!

you're a legend bro. thanks for this video. You break things down so well.

Fastest 12min of my life! You're true master of your craft!!!

Keep up the quality and consistency, and you’ll have a million subscribers in no time.

Great info thanks. Also could double as a tent for overnight shoots

Thanks Andrew. Great video.

I love your reviews because you're a working professional and can put this kind of stuff into the context of a professional production -- the bit about fan noise vs using the right mics is very important. Excellent material as always, thanks!

This softbox looks awesome. I have the Glow EZ XXL which is a 60" dome as well but not as deep but still works great with the 600D since it has an inner diffusion as well. Great video as always Andrew!

outstanding review thanks

Always a trill to listen your review ! Thank you🌎🎬📸👍

Great review. Thx.

Terrific review!

This guy KNOWS! Thanks for the amazing content! SUBSCRIBED!

Great video Andrew! Interesting about the diffuse not fitting the dome correctly.

I watched an episode of Luke Seerveld's "Meet the Gaffer" yesterday in which he mentioned your KZfaq channel, and I have been binge-watching your episodes since then. Your channel is terrific. Thanks for these entertaining AND informative videos!

This is awesome. Thanks!

I love the pedantic match of color temperature just to see the colors graded to absurdity in post

Thank you. Great info! That sucker is HUGE! 😀

Outstanding review again! Andrew, how on Earth do you find the time to go into so much detail in these exhaustive reviews plus being on production and running your Gaffers production company? The hardest working man in Australian show-business!👏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾

that is fantastic!!!

I was thinking " theres no way it comes with the LCD for that price. NO WAY." You pulled it out of the bag and i was floored. what a deal .

Thanks mate!

Fantastic review . This thing I will ask Santa to take me :)

Hmm...as mainly a photographer I've always wondered about these lightdomes...they just seem unnecessarily large compared to an e.g. octabox. Yes, the catchlight is different but you could put in a "scrim" to block the corners to make it into a circle. And here's an idea about the heat, maybe make a softbox with a "hatch" that you could open to vent out heat. Yes, there'd be light spill but at least one would have the option to use an inner baffle. Cheers for the content Andrew and Merry xmas!!

You do get a lot for your money given it includes the crate, and two different diffusers. I suppose the depth of the softbox allows them to skip the inner diffuser. Still surprised it’s not included. Gotta say the fitment of the crate and front diffuser would trigger my OCD haha

It's enormous!... That what she said

I think the diffuser overlapping the dome issue is because the diffuser is put on after the whole thing is upright on the light, and the upper rods are sagging thus making the dome somewhat egg shaped. I found the same issue with the light dome 2 to a lesser degree. I just stick the diffuser before i put the dome on the light. When the whole thing is on the ground facing up (speed ring on the ground) gravity will pull all the rods evenly, thus spreading the dome as wide as possible.

Another stellar review as always, Andrew! Out of curiosity, did you have any issues extending the locking rods upon opening it up for the first time? I opened one up for a customer at our camera store here in the states where I work and I found the rods to be incredibly rigid to the point where when I was opening it up to display it for them, one of the rods bent because it was so difficult to lock into place. With the older light domes a lot of people just place it on its back and push it open to lock it into place but this thing is so big that's simply not an option for this product, IMO, so the rods need to be manually pulled open and that's where I found the rigidity issue. Also, I personally invested into the Phottix Raja 150 which is the same size, but it's a push open umbrella style softbox, not unlike a Westcott Rapidbox. It's about $125 cheaper, but it doesn't come with a grid which was really disappointing, but beggars can't be choosers at that price point. I love mine, though, and use it with my Nanlite FS-300 and it worked wonders so I think this Light Dome 150 would probably work okay with the 300D as well, though the Light Dome is significantly heavier than the Phottix because of the speedring weight. That part is definitely more robust. I'm rambling now, I'll stop, lol. Great work as always, Andrew.

This would work well with the Prolycht Orion 400 FS. The yoke has been improved and is quite strong.

Andrew, one last question... I was talking about domes with a friend, and he said that it's a waste of power have to took off the fresnel of aputure lights, for use the domes, because in cases like the 300d II the fresnel increases the output in a twise close... So, do you think that there's a safery way to use the fresnel mount and dome and it would be work for get more output for light even bigger areas? Great Review as always!

Amazing work!! Could you do a review on the speedbox megabox 180?

Many thanks Andrew. That's one beast of a dome for sure! Is there any way that Aputure could put a 'coating' (for want of a better word!!) on the silver inside of the dome to stop the colour shift, or would that just prove massively problematic both in manufacture and if using the Dome on non-Aputure lights?

Thanks for the video! But could you answer who this dome is for? I am wondering if i really need it. And also, how one can benefit from using it, when is it an advantage to use such a big dome. Is it useless one a one-person-interview? I sometimes think my regular aputure dome is a bit small when i shoot 35mm in a one-person-interview.

Really appreciate your content. So you think the yolk of the aputure 300d ii is not strong enough for this?

Looks more like something for photographers. Have you ever tried using one of those Bowens LEDs like the Forza 500 with a parabolic softbox with a focusing rod system? They get as big as 180cm so it would be a nice large source. The more expensive ones are heat resistant, but still under 1k usd.

As far as fan noise on the 600D: I was between the Forza 500 and 600D. There was conflicting info everywhere. I closed my eyes, took the chance on the 600D. Gotta say the fan noise is virtually non existent. I use it mostly for interviews and it is SUPER quiet, even when close to talent. I have never experienced intermittent fan noise either.

Another Amazing video, thanks Andrew!! Can I ask a rigging question?? Would it be possible to rig a Aputure 600D to an Avenger D650 Boom? The weight specs state it can take 10kg fully extended? I'm looking at using 600D's on D650 Boom Arms with Lanterns on Combo stands, to light a large room (with high ceiling), for a 360 Video. I need to have the lights to evenly light the space (so overhead evenly light the subjects in the space), but need to have the lights/stands far enough out so I can shoot plates and then comp those light stands out. Thanks again, hope your keeping safe and well done in Melbourne!

Hey Andrew - which low combo stand are you using? Had a look around and wondering which is sturdy enough but still low

No problem with noise, Ai can cancel the noise out, even Davinci Resolve 18 added noise canceling in audio and it works great...

Outstanding review! Since there's no gel holder, how would you gel this dome? Thanks in advance!

Great video, thank you so much ! I just bought " Nanolite forza 300b " and i am thinking witch soft box should i buy. How you would compare this soft box with Nanolite parabolic 150 softbox ? Do I need 150 size or 120 size is good enough. They are same price ( Nanolite version are around 200 e , but 120 size have " easy setup" comparing to 150 ? I have small studio ( around 7 x 4 Meters ) I shoot videos there most of the time , and 30 % of my work is out side my location. Thank you so much !

Can You use the gel holder of the lightdome II? That would solve the problem of color shifting(?

Hmm. I wonder if Aputure can make a 1/8-1/4 plus green front diffusion to compensate for the magenta shift for the 600d.

Could the 300X handle this? Have seen large boxes with the light stand clamped to the speed ring instead of supporting the light directly.

Thank you for another great video. Any suggestions for gelling the 600d in this dome without burning anything?

Hy! I'm in some doubts here :) What would be 'negative sites' of using Aputure LS 300d II with Light Dome 150 softbox? I'm currently having that light and just cannon't take my eyes out of that softbox! :D Every information is useful so thank you in advance!

Just for People wondering you can shut off the fan if you need to.

hey, i'm poor, and can't find this for cheaper than 269... you mentioned "hunting around," any chance you could recommend any sites? or maybe an search aggregator/price tool, either specific to camera gear or that i could apply to it? i'm new to photography, need a lot of stuff, so any info would be so, so, so greatly appreciated! thanks much, fantastic vid! subbed!

Great video! Is this compatible with the godox M600D?

Two different price points but would you say these is similar to the octaplus by chimera? Tossing up between the two for my 1200ds. Thank you

How would the Lux output compare between gelling the aputure 600D to match the 600x at 3200k?

would this be suitable with a forza 500?

Is the Orion 300 FS - newer model with the better yoke - strong enough to support this softbox?

Can't be much output from that. Sometimes I feel like they're trying to make LEDs do every job, even one's they're not suited for. A 1.2 HMI and chimera can still run off domestic and will give heaps more output. Yes gelling is a bit of a hassle but it's not that hard.

Hi would this work with nanalight 720b

I’m dealing with this piece of trash falling apart after a year of use. In your opinion who makes the most sturdy soft boxes? I’d love for it to be round, have no droop when used in top down configuration and normal usage. And I’m okay with it not being quick release. I’m so frustrated with quick releases failing on large soft boxes. I can’t find much information online. My light dome 150 is oval and when I use the grid it droops out and makes the light fan out.

Can it Work With new amaran 300c?

Can this be used with the Nanlite Forza 500?

Will this work with the Aputure 300x?

Now this is knife!, NO this is KNIFE!!!

Will this fit on my Amaran 60d?

will it work equally well with the Aputure 300DII?

Is it compatible with LS 300 x ?

so it's only gonna work with aputure lights? i won't be able to use it on my gvm 600s?

Theoretically, could you use an aputure ls 60d? 😳

Ummmm. Do you have anything bigger? 😂

Its too big