{"id":356349,"date":"2024-12-03T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cined.com\/?p=356349"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:13:07","slug":"gvm-pro-sd300c-rgb-led-monolight-review-how-does-it-compare-to-the-amaran-300c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cined.com\/gvm-pro-sd300c-rgb-led-monolight-review-how-does-it-compare-to-the-amaran-300c\/","title":{"rendered":"GVM Pro SD300C RGB LED Monolight Review – How Does It Compare to the amaran 300c?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GVM was founded in 2013 and is primarily an LED lighting manufacturer with a variety of flexible and tube monolights and pocket lights. The company also makes camera sliders, microphones, and even teleprompters, but in this review, we are focused on their new GVM Pro SD300C LED Monolight. Interested in learning more and finding out how the light performs compared to the amaran 300c? Let’s dive in!<\/strong><\/p><356349-inline-buylinks\/>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been aware of GVM (Great Video Maker) as an affordable lighting manufacturer for a while now, but this is my first chance to review one of their products. I’ve said this before, but we are in the midst of an LED lighting golden age, and the rapid pace of product launches from year to year means that sometimes things fall through the cracks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many 300-watt Bowens mount options out there these days, but when we talk about 300-watt color-capable lighting, the field narrows quite a bit. Even so, the $549 GVM Pro SD300C<\/a> does stand out on paper. Competitors<\/a> include amaran and NANLITE — notably considered to be the more “pro-sumer” oriented brands of Aputure and NANLUX, respectively. In this segment, the pricing generally sits between $549 and $569.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GVM has made the SD300C part of their “Pro” lineup. What makes a lighting instrument “pro” or “not pro” is nebulous these days, but generally, the use of DMX has created some separation in LED lighting product categories. Notably, the SD300C has wired 512-DMX in and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial impressions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The GVM Pro SD300C arrives in a 17-lb semi-rigid soft case, and the first thing I noticed when removing the fixture was the use of aluminum in the lamp head. Usually, with this price point, I’m expecting something with a bit more plastic, so the aluminum was a surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you first power on the SD300C<\/a>, the logo lights up. Look, I’m a sucker for this, and you can tell me in the comments how this doesn’t matter, etc., etc., but this glowing logo looks undeniably cool. The lamp head itself is primarily red, and when you pair that with a glowing logo, there is an argument to be made that this fixture is less, uh, invisible on a set when compared to a matte black lighting instrument. That argument doesn’t mean we can’t have cool things, though. Moving on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SD300C kit includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n