Why I wouldn't buy the Aputure Amaran 200d

Why I wouldn't buy the Aputure Amaran 200d - My problem with fan noise

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@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Aputure has addressed the fan issue via firmware update, which you can perform with Sidus link over the air. It now has a constant fan speed option so you can process it out in post much more easily *if* it were to pollute your audio. This is one of the reasons I like Aputure. No other company has ever addressed an issue like this, that quickly. It took less than a week.

@reubenmoreland 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get an update on the fan noise with the updated firmware? I understand that is has a constant option, but Aputure also mentioned that it is also a quieter sound with a “medium” speed. Is the new fan speed still too loud for you?

@tomdchi12 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could open one up and let us know if the fan itself is a standard size, and thus could be upgraded with something like a Noctua? Constant speed control helps obviously, but getting the fan itself (blades in the air, bearings, etc.) to be quieter could also help a lot. Better to make what's "on tape" better than say "oh, we'll fix it in post."

@MattShafter 3 жыл бұрын

@@reubenmoreland I would like to see that too!

@JonRatzlaff 3 жыл бұрын

In Apurture's official marketing video debuting the Amaran line they advertise "silent fans". I love Apurture and their products but that seems like blatant false advertising. Unless all the review units circulating KZfaq are preproduction units that will be fixed for the public release.

@curtisjudd 3 жыл бұрын

Same sentiments here - that 200d is a nice light in a lot of ways, and great if you're working in a larger space and working with the light farther back, such as shooting through a scrim. But in a small space, that fan is too loud. I've heard about the planned firmware update which I assume will address the turning on and off behavior but will be interesting to see if it does anything more than that.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Curtis, thanks for your comment! I’m glad I wasn’t the only person that felt that way, but I’m more glad that aputure is taking steps to improve what they can through firmware.

@MarshallCant 3 жыл бұрын

I so appreciate honest reviews. Straight up, no BS. Love it. Thanks.

@JustinOpinionChannel 3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this video, and thinking, "this guy is good - I should become a fan". And then I remembered that I'm noisy... so

@mmcharlie 3 жыл бұрын

between you and Gerald, I am so relived to have found you guys. QUALITY content.. no filler, no youtubey jargon.

@GeraldBertramPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the honest look at this light. We all know videos for this light are going to be FLOODING KZfaq. Without hearing about the negatives, no one can really make an informed buying decision. Thanks Tommy.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerald, I appreciate that.

@xakhuh5104 3 жыл бұрын

I want to add my voice to this sentiment. Thanks for being honest about the product. Aputure (deservedly) enjoys a lot of positive reviews, but it sometimes feels like the cons are being downplayed, and that the reviewers are serving Aputure more than their audience. Thanks for helping us make the most informed decision possible.

@CuriousDerek 3 жыл бұрын

Yassss I was waiting for this video! Thanks Tommy 🙏🏼

@TrueEssencePhotography 3 жыл бұрын

You've made a point here, it's not for everyone.

@seandewispelaere 3 жыл бұрын

Well said, Tommy - fully agree on the fan noise being a potential issue for certain (and likely common for the target market) situations

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean! Glad that resonated with you.. it’s something I’ve been considering since I opened the box and turned it on.

@JakeSloan 3 жыл бұрын

So cool they are making more affordable and awesome lights. I might have to upgrade my 3 year old SL-60W... also the thumbnail is fantastic

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you haha

@tombuck 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of those cases where it seems like the cheaper option might be the better option. Nice. 😎

@MrEddieNunez 3 жыл бұрын

Great video - Love your passion, I subbed.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Welcome to the channel.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know all this! :D Thanks for making it

@JoeMustang99 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tommy. I will go with the 100D or a second Godox ML-60. All I need and very low fan noise.

@budgetsmartgear1167 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy! So godox made their new lights quieter and aputure made them louder! Interesting development.

@yodrewtube 3 жыл бұрын

Great food for thought!! Thanks Tommy :)

@mrheng562 3 жыл бұрын

Curtis Judd said the same thing about the fan noise. I dig your lighting bro. Good job!

@ConsistentAsh 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I don't even have perfect audio yet cause i'm still working on it but the additional noise of a fan noise would totally bother me too!

@lucariccidj 3 жыл бұрын

Good point , Led technology comes with this problem I’m considering getting several 200d and have them to light widows only

@joenicklo 3 жыл бұрын

Great point on room space dictating noise levels. I didn't think of that. *throws out three SL60W's sitting in my studio* ;)

@ThisIsTechToday 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hate fan noise.

@JoeEckert 3 жыл бұрын

just ordered the 100d due to the 200d fan noise.

@MarkBennettCameraCrisis 3 жыл бұрын

Great to know. I wanted to test them, but never got a chance. My biggest worry was the fan noise. I opted for UL150 from Godox because I just want silence.

Ай бұрын

Is UL150 silent Mark? My SL100D is noisy, thank you

@thomascaminada7808 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the 200X would have a similar issue, technically there is less output ? Haven’t seen any videos about it, I wonder how much the Sidus update would correct this fan noise.

@PatrickRambles 3 жыл бұрын

This is the reason why I didn’t order it. I was looking for something a little more powerful than my Godox ML60s (which I love). I guess this ain’t it.

@mitchdoll1254 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps stick within the godox line. I just picked up a VL200 and am impressed with how quiet it runs.

@daniellaerachannel 3 жыл бұрын

I record youtube videos in a small room and I ordered a softbox with Godox sl-60w and I had to return it because of noise but I liked the idea a huge softbox with the Bowens mounting and with my led panel I can't find a solution for light diffusion like godox and neewer softbox! so frustrating!

@Trevellian 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tommy, have you considered taking it apart and replacing the noisy fan with a Noctua fan and a manual fan controller? Maybe use a temperature probe to see what temp currently activates the fan, then set the fan controller to a constant RPM that keeps the light below that temperature. A constant RPM fan noise should be much easier to remove in post, and a Noctua fan should make much less noise.

@matoflynn 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@AlreadyTiredOfYou 3 жыл бұрын

This is what I wonder as well. Maybe it has the same fix.

@RolandDobbins 3 жыл бұрын

As always, a very informative & straightforward assessment. Much appreciated! Would you consider moving downmarket a bit & reviewing the (fanless) Elgato Key Light? It would really be useful for someone of your experience & knowledge to provide a truly in-depth look at this light, & would be of great interest to aspiring KZfaqrs to compare/contrast it with FalconEyes, Godox, Aputure, et. al.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps I will, after my current backlog clears out. I’m currently booked up on content I need to create for at least a couple months. 😬

@chiassoo 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tommy, any way you'd be able to confirm whether or not these lights flicker when doing high speed? I have the Godox SL60 and a GH5s, and doing high speed indoors I get some flicker. Thanks!

@gianmarcomartini1671 3 жыл бұрын

Amaran 200d or Nanlite FS 300?🤔 No one has made a video comparing these two lights. In general between Amaran and Nanlite FS series

@kugelfunk 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting you were criticised for saying the Godox 60 was too loud. It definitely was for me, too, before I replaced the fan.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

The internet is a big place... can't please everyone. Just gotta be honest and try and share my experiences.

@CuriousDerek 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have other Aputure light domes? Like if you had a choice between the SE or the Mini 2, would you still pick the SE?

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

I would probably go with the SE. it’s bigger. The SE is the only one I have of aputures domes. It’s now in my “key light” position, replacing my old larger Glow brand softbox which simply took up too much space. I won’t ever be disassembling or moving it, so it’s perfect for that use case.

@ericguqin 3 жыл бұрын

can you compare it with Godox VL200? I got it at $299 as well and wonder if it's worth to exchange it for this one for the same price

@shaolin95 3 жыл бұрын

200d vs FV200 (for photo and video). I am guessing the fv200 will be better and more powerful even without flash?

@IsomPhilips 3 жыл бұрын

After seeing several reviews of this light just wondering if Aputure will address this issue with the 200D. From my understanding a lot of reviewers received pre production products to review. Doesn't make sense to me that the 100d is ultra quiet and the 200d is noisy. Seems like there should be a fix

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

I had the same issue with 3 different units, from 3 different batches of production shipments. Aputure has mentioned they’re working on a firmware update that should address the issue soon thru Sidus link. Fingers crossed!

@abdelilahhamdane4647 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video man!!! ide like to hear it from u, im so confused between the Aputure 100D, 200D or the Godox SL200ii. thanks in advance

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Get the Aputure 100d, or Godox SL200 ii.. or wait a week for aputure to update the firmware and see how it addresses the issue, at which point I will probably go all in for 200d.

@abdelilahhamdane4647 3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyCallaway i'll wait, thanks Tommy, really appreciate it 🙏

@bebeboom2081 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. It would have been a better review had you provided a decibel measurement relative to the distance of the position of the 200D. What's loud for you may be tolerable for some. Thanks

@ac1320 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have a hard enough time still learning everything that goes into filming. I can see more noise being an added hassle, even if relatively easy. Why add another step?

@koercvf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tommy! Are you going to try putting a Noctua fan in the 200D for 'science'?

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

...maybe. I heard today that an update was coming of some kind. We shall see!

@koercvf 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your follow up video either way mate!

@LeoArmenta Жыл бұрын

What do you think of the f22c???

@thethunderbulll 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to replace the fan like SL60?

@timekeepermedia5142 3 жыл бұрын

As a music video director that shoots in large open spaces i could care less about the fan noise haha

@ChristopherDobey 3 жыл бұрын

where's my hotel-mini-fridge-unplugging squad at?

@TheFunnyCarpenter 2 жыл бұрын

manual focus

@KallusGarnet 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for being honest all these things matter, I hate noise.

@yarshasound-relaxingmusic8459 3 жыл бұрын

what about battery power. how much hour would it last?

@JosephFutsum 3 жыл бұрын

Yow,... that thumbnail killed me LOL

@askomiko 2 жыл бұрын

I love Godox UL150 which has no fan at all. It's big in size though.

@PiDsPagePrototypes 3 жыл бұрын

Is it louder then an Atomos Shogun, or a Red? If not, then it's not an issue, and there's other fans that could be put in.

@KorenYoung 3 жыл бұрын

Every single reviewer has commented on the fan noise. I'll avoid that one, but I'm pretty sure they'll fix that in the next batch.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

I heard from aputure that they’re working on a firmware update to address the issue.

@mrshaheedmalik 3 жыл бұрын

Can you replace the fan in it?

@CarloTimothy 3 жыл бұрын

they tweeted saying a fix is coming.

@andyreynoldsiprovid133 Жыл бұрын

How come it made no difference to the audio in this video? You had it almost on top of the mic and if it was noisy that should have shown up through your mic.

@50450720 3 жыл бұрын

I looked at them but ultimately went for led lights with no fans. Rotolight aeos are good enough for my needs, they are expensive for their output, but are very compact and totally silent.

@goratnik337 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the best point was made by Automatic Captioner - it wasn't able to detect the speech as English despite all that pro gear with microphone, boom, very close distance - and went with Vietnamese instead, creating a very garbled and humorous text. I was sooo confused at first reading what you have supposedly said... but then saw the captioning settings.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

lmao. i need to get some proper sound treatment in here so i can get the microphone out of my mouth.

@theshortlist 3 жыл бұрын

from Ted Sim on the facebook aputure user group : Hey everyone, I want to apologize for today's livestream. To make things right, we will post the Amaran launch film today and continue by recording our planned product presentation. This will premiere tomorrow at the same time, 12pm PST / 3pm EST on Friday, January 15th, 2021. We will have the entire Aputure team along with me on that stream to answer any questions that you might have. I would also like to announce our three biggest updates for the Amaran series: The choice is up to you. The fan updates have already gone into effect and can be updated wirelessly via Sidus Link. We will be announcing delivery dates for the 2-Bay Power Station shortly. The Standard Reflector is now available online via the Aputure website, and we are delivering this option to all of our dealers now. I am beyond excited about this release. Though I wish we could have shared this exact moment with the Aputure family, I want to thank everyone for tuning in and being passionate about lighting. It is an understatement to say that what we do would not be possible without the people in this group. We will see you at the same time tomorrow. Look forward to hanging out with everyone then.

@PaulFeinberg 3 жыл бұрын

Yea the fan noise is crazy on that. I will pass on that one. I am very fan noise picky

@BugBobsWildWorld 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review. Now doing the research to improve recording lights for my home office/studio. I have your space beat for tininess: mine is only 10’ deep x 9.8’ wide, with an 8' ceiling! So fan noise is an even bigger issue. Since Aperture addressed the fan issue, was it enough? I'm still waffling over Amaran vs 120D Mark II.

@reynoldsc 3 жыл бұрын

Fans.....fans......fans........they're in everything now. I know that there's a RGBWW tube light thats coming on to the market soon that has a fan due to the whopping LUX output. Fo me (and i can't speak for everyone), but whats the point?? A soundie i work with described my Nanlite Forza 60's as 'a little too chatty' when i filmed with them a while back. That's not good. Whilst i like the whole COB revolution, the race to increase the output has superseded any sort of new noiseless cooling mechanism. Aputure's twin noise cancelling fans is as good as it gets at this moment in time. Even my Atomos Ninja V has a fan 😂😂😂

@mitchdoll1254 3 жыл бұрын

I've found the Forza 60 to be a fair bit loud in more than a few settings, because of this I run it more in the fanless mode which means I'm maxed at 50% it is what it is I suppose.

@reynoldsc 3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchdoll1254 I hear you!!! Although these days it really isn’t good enough to loose 50% of your light power so that the Soundie is happy.....and that the shoot goes smoothly. The Aputure 600D has massive fan noise issues and whilst it’s not a key light to be used in small spaces I wonder how noisy it is compared to a 1.2K HMI?

@Sethmotley 3 жыл бұрын

This is great for me until the fix because I can use it for shooting through windows to create sunlight or moonlight from the outside or some far distance lighting like a hallway in the background y'all get the point.

@nightdonutstudio 3 жыл бұрын

This is maybe for youtuber not super critical about sound noise. As I understand this is a budget light. budget light should have more noise than their higher end light.

@TylerEdwards 3 жыл бұрын

Fan noise....any noise for that matter is awful on set. It is always best to fix it on set instead of post. Fix it in pre! lol

@RICHARDVINCSNIPERV 3 жыл бұрын

That's why I love my 300X though, they are quiet, I mean no noise at all.

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@gdrriley420 3 жыл бұрын

it isn't that more to put a good fan in them. I get saving 5$ here adds up but it would make it audio so much easier if they went with something good.

@YoungBlaze 3 жыл бұрын

But I'm your biggest" fan!"

@KevinMK 3 жыл бұрын

@Tommy Callaway has made a tutorial for fan issues juste here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fL1_dN2m1tGbkqs.html You can try it on the amaran !!!

@ditchfieldproductions631 2 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is really click bait. A little over dramatic

@DimplePoji 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that pretentious foam panel!!!

@mrshaheedmalik 3 жыл бұрын

We officially have an update coming that should be fixing this fan issue It will be in a very near update via Sidus Linktwitter.com/AputureLighting/status/1347681057764638722?s=20

@offcenterconcepthaus 3 жыл бұрын

Damn good video . (maybe run mouth de-click on the audio)

@TommyCallaway 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I need to invest in real sound treatment so I can get the mic out of my mouth. lol

@offcenterconcepthaus 3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyCallaway Ugh -- I was useless on the 416 until Judd mentioned izotope. "If it's not one thing, it's a dozen." (can't hear it w/o headphones, though -- you should be fine)