In today’s episode, we look at the Godox SL-200W LED video light. This is a single point light which puts out a LOT of light. I like this type of light because you can use the included reflector and barn doors to create hard light, or you can add a Bowen’s mount soft box like the Aputure Light Dome II for soft, flattering light.
Regarding the noise made by the SL-200W’s fans - I loudness normalized both of the audio clips for the Aputure 120DII and SL-200W to -17 LUFS. Then I measured the fan noise from my position with the Sennheiser MKH416 aimed at me, approximately 6 ft, just under 2m from the light. There was only a minor difference of 1dB between the two - -65dB RMS for the Aputure, -64dB RMS from the Godox. However, a frequency analysis of the Godox shows that it produces more high frequency noise than the Aputure which is potentially more difficult to clean in post because it overlaps with dialogue sound.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode:
Godox SL-200W LED Video Light with Bowens Mount - Amazon
Sound Devices 633 Mixer/Recorder - B&H
Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone - B&H
Aputure Light Dome II Soft Box - B&H
Aputure C120T for the slash of light on the back wall- B&H
Aputure C120DII to demonstrate the fan noise- B&H Amazon
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H
Sigma ART 24-70mm f/2.8 EF Mount Lens - B&H Amazon
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