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Reminds me of the old days when we used nylon stocking over the front of lens, also star filters give a similar effect plus star ray on high light sources. Nice video thanks for sharing.

Finally! You made the best video for DOF.

Definitely learning a lot from this

Great video, such a shame it doesn't have more views. So diffused is the opposite of specular , and soft is the opposite of hard. but you can have hard diffused just like you can have soft specular

Anthony, this was very informative. Others propose achieving the correct skin tone through a numerical approach. Consider creating a supplementary video to explore this method in more detail and enhance the overall content? 👌

Brilliant video

Thank you !!!!

the 5d mark iv is still a formidable camera today in my opinion. I guess the new tech makes it easier but photography is a skill set to where you should still get great pictures on new as well as old technology. The camera companies have gotten just like the phone companies where they are constantly making new models to get us to spend our money. But I don't think you really need to if you master the camera that you have. I love how durable the 5d Mark IV is too

Nailed it. Thank you, Sir. Perfectly explained.

The light can accept both PD and DC. Although PD won't give you an unlimited amount of use as a DC cord will, PD is an option to extend the usage in certain situations. You would want to use a power bank that can deliver at least 100W.

Very cool talk about lighting and good demonstration. Great video!

Very good video man!

I’m so glad Neewer went from a company that in the early days only rebranded other companies’ products to a company that manufactures their own. The Q4 looks legit.

La luce che rimbalza su una superficie nera viene in gran parte assorbita, convertendosi in calore, e una minima parte viene riflessa in modo diffuso. Questo comportamento rende le superfici nere particolarmente utili in contesti dove è necessario controllare la luce e il calore. I materiali neri assorbono la maggior parte della luce che ricevono grazie alla loro composizione chimica e alla struttura superficiale che intrappola i fotoni. L'energia luminosa assorbita viene convertita principalmente in calore, rendendo questi materiali ideali per applicazioni che richiedono il controllo della luce e dell'energia.

Great video! Do you think that the modeling light on the Q200 is bright enough, that when shooting through a soft box, a model's pupils will close enough? I want to use this for indoor work but I hate when the model has fish eyes due to no modeling light or low power modeling light. Thank you.

I’m confused is the white less powerful than the silver?

I really had no idea how much of a difference this made untill I saw your comparison at bout 2:16. Hitting up Urth for a 62mm before your video even finishes.

Man I just splurged on Neewer gear this holiday season because of their sales. I picked up two of their new 300B lights and their projector LS-38. May go ahead and grab some filters also. Their quality has definitely improved on time.

i don't use flash with natural light, but its something I wanted to learn, just in case. I prefer the magazine look of natural light, and `if they used flash invisbily, then i want to do it as well

Great work man. Whenever I buy beauty dishes I typically lean towards white interiors!

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Cool images with the different color modifier interiors, the Silver one does have good balance in light and shadow. Great video!

I'm glad you added the sheet with this. Because I'm curious about the flash powers. I've got an idea of where it is going to be but am curious if I'm right. Thank Anthony.

My favorite photographer/videographer in Las Vegas. Hands down! His demeanor on these videos is the same in person: cool, calm and collected.

I think there's a significant difference between silver and white without diffusion. With diffusion, the difference is practically minimal with the silver modifier having ever so slightly more contrast. But I agree that it's not that significant once the diffusers are used. I just think it's super hilarious that the BlackDish has the hardest light with the deepest shadows in the bare shots without plates or diffusion because Brandon Cole, in video after video, repeatedly spewed misinformation about the black interior giving the softest light with less highlights (which a lot of us knew was garbage from the get go anyhow lol). Not what I saw in your comparison here LOL. And you really see what I'm talking about when you compared the modifiers in their bare forms. Another thing is that everyone I've seen talking about using the BlackDish so far doesn't use the black dish it comes with as it already robs you of at least 2 to 3 stops of light. Man, the light from the BlackDish with the deflector plate alone looked abysmal. I really have a feeling nobody is using in that configuration after some testing LOL. I just thought of something - I wonder what the light from the BlackDish would look like with a silver deflector plate. Probably like crap still lol. Thanks for this vid. Great content, as usual. Happy Christmas Eve and Happy New Year!

Wow that black modifier with the deflector plate gives a very different look! Given the modifier is positioned camera left it's odd that the light looks like it was shot with the modifier camera right instead when you look at the falloff on the model. I'd have never predicted a result like that. As for the rest they do look largely similar when diffusion is added or if the modifier is bare. My modifiers are all silver for the same reason as you cited here, you get a bit more output for a given flash power. Looking forward to more in 2025, happy new year 🎉😊

Awesome video, well explained. I've been struggling with this.

Thank you for this info. It seems to me that just about everyone is using these filters nowadays. The K&F one seems to be reasonably priced so I may have to check it out and if I hate it I'm not out too much money.

Happy new year, Anthony!

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Only commenting for the algorithm...Good stuff as always. Add your camera settings with the shot, that's always helpful to the viewer!

I 100% agree that this would probably be the only reason I haven't gotten rid of the BlackDish yet. I totally agree with you that ND filters, gaff tape and all that stuff is much more hassle that is completely unnecessary sometimes if you have something like the Blackdish. It really would come in handy for being able to knock down some power, which is an annoying issue sometimes. This vid made me think I made the right decision in keeping it. So thanks!

Always a joy to learn. Thank you.

Good tips and demonstration. Great video. I wish you a Happy New Year!

Great idea for a tutorial. Lots of tutorials show how to set up off camera flashes but very few explain how to make the flash exposure fit in the scene. So yeah if the ambient is casting soft shadows then ideally your key light should create similar shadow fall off on your subject. Likewise if the ambient scene has very defined crisp shadows then it makes sense to have your subject lit similarly. Colour temp is also important to match and can be done easily using gels on the strobe or flash. Look forward to more of the same in 2025 😊

Always a good lesson!

Just a quick tip here for you Anthony, but if the weight that you added was immersed into the water, then it's effective weight is about 50% of it's actual weight, so maybe double the weight next time.

Thanks for the video. Exactly the info I was looking for. Great job

why not just use an iphone where everything is in focus?

Wow, that is so totally cool You got Neewer off camera flash. Awesome video!

The real difference might be in the fallout outside the area illumination. If you are in a small room does it affect the rest of the room the same? You can also be closer to you subject with a parabolic. Subtle differences sure, but most light modifiers have very subtle differences

Great video, man -- thanks! I haven't had a ton of use with Neewer strobes. Just last week, during a shoot in-studio, I saw a couple of Neewer's but those weren't strobes, but continuous. I'll definitely check em out. Fun fact -- my love of the Godox AD400s started with a really good review you did (some time ago) and I've been using those exclusively ever since -- so if you're endorsing the Neewer Q4 that tells me it's rock-solid and worth a look. Great job, my friend -- Happy Holidays!

Defraction and depth of field calculations are things I've never heard of in my 1.5 years of getting serious with photography. Thank you!! New sub!

Are Godox and Neewer the same thing just marketed under different names??

Nice little video. I too am interested in your evaluation of the Q200. There’s been little buzz about it on TH-cam, though MarkusPix’s evaluation intrigued me (full disclosure, I picked one up during Black Friday but haven’t had time to put it through its paces - my only issue is the size of the plug if one needs to use a separate trigger, to incorporate it in with another system). Godox (and Phottix) started the same way NEEWER did, rebranding gear. It’s good to see NEEWER evolve too.

I was using Neewer, then went to godox. Since the Q4 released, I went full Neewer, sold all my godox. Looking to replace my Q3 200w strobes with the q200

This just sounds like a Neweer commercial where you're not trying to offend Godox in case they want to sponsor you. 😂😂 I can dig it.

In the past, I stayed away from this brand. Also, I use Godox and it's been great. I have a lot of their lights, so pretty heavily invested. That said, I recently purchased a Newwer aluminum travel tripod. This tripod was purchased for a very specific reason. I need a light tripod just to hold a smatphone, a smartphone with a phone gimbal or a Sony ZV-1 compact camera. It is never used to hold expensive mirrorless cameras, so it never needs to support much more than 1lb. I have a very expensive professional tripod (over 1k) for that purpose. The other purpose of this tripod is to be cheap and "disposable" If it gets lost or stolen it's not a big deal. I have actually had both happen 😮! So, I recently purchased a Neewer LT7 tripod for this purpose. My older cheap one was falling apart and was always a little annoying to use. I saw the Neewer on sale for $50 and decided to give it a try. It's far cheaper than my previous one ( $150 five years ago) and to my surprise, far better. I was shocked at how stable it was (not really a big requirement tbh) and it worked smoothly compared to my previous cheap tripod(s). After using it for the last couple months its become one of my favorite pieces of gear! Everytime I use it I am shaking my head in disbelief that it was such a bargain! Clearly Neewer is making some great products now, so I will at least consider the brand for future purchases. Probably not lighting though. It would be expensive to switch and the Godox equipment has vastly exceeded my expectations.

When I started photography my first big boy strobe to me was the Neewer 400. It worked when I started and it was portable. The reason I switched was easier portability at the time and lighter products. But Neewer has been good to me.

Thanks for making a fair and transparent video about switching lighting brands. Not sure if a Neewer rep can answer questions about future products, but I’ll ask anyway. Is a 600 watt wireless strobe on the road map? If they already have one, I’ve missed it. A 600 watt strobe with the Q4’s form factor or even smaller and lighter weight would be really intriguing to me. I don’t expect it to happen soon, but any company that can fit a 600 watt strobe into an AD200-style form factor could have a bestseller on their hands. Also, is Neewer developing a small touchscreen flash trigger like the Godox X3? Both of those could win over photographers to their brand. Thanks for all you do.