In this video we will be looking at RGB
tube lights -
it's one of these you see in the
background.
It looks cool, it's cheaper than the alternatives;
so let's have a close look if Pavotube
from Nanlite is a good choice for
your videos.
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So I'm pretty sure you've seen these tube
lights in many many videos
where Youtuber's have them sitting in the
background - that's where I intend
to keep this one, although it can be so
much more than that.
It's made by a company called Nanlite or
previously known as Nanguang -
they just recently rebranded themselves,
including the light -
so now it's called Pavotube instead of
Pavolite.
These tube lights usually cost around
$700-800 -
but this one is special because it costs
less than half.
So for around $400 you get almost everything
you'd get with the more expensive ones such
as Quasar or Astera.
Although, there is also Quasar Rainbow
light available now that is not too far from
Pavotube's price.
But in any case, this price means you will
only feel half as bad for using them
like that just sitting in the background
of your videos.
The packaging is actually really good
and useful.
You get this travel bag, roll it up like this
and take it with you.
Power supply unit, two clamps to attach
it to a stand and two pieces of braided cable
to hang it onto something like a crossbar.
You have two options -
2ft or 60cm, or 4ft or 120cm -
both of them have the exact same features -
you can change the intensity of the light,
and trust me it is very very bright.
Temperature, and of course, RGB color,
which means you can change the overall
feel of any scene you're lighting
with these.
If you just intend to plop that light there
like this, you probably have a power socket
somewhere close.
But what's great about Pavotube is its
built-in battery.
So if you charge it for about 4 hours,
you can unplug it, and it will stay on full
power for 2 hours.
That is really really handy when shooting
something outside
or if you don't have a power socket
somewhere close.
It would be nice to be able to detach that
battery so you could replace it
with a new one.
But it's not possible.
Here on this side you have six buttons
to control various things like hue
and saturation, RGB rotation and of course,
special effects.
You probably won't use them every day,
but these lights are often used
in music videos where you put a bunch
of them in the background;
select this, hang them in like that,
and it just looks super cool.
If you want to step it up a bit, you can
turn this on, put it behind your car
and that's another shot for your
music video.
See, four hundred seems like a good
deal now.
These knobs control the intensity,
colour and menu position.
What I like about this design is that you
can put it on the floor like this and those
knobs stay protected.
I also like that they put this little reference
manual here inside of the tube itself.
Sometimes the menu might feel a bit
overwhelming, so it's always nice
to be able to see the reference manual
when you need it.
On the other side, we have the power button,
couple connectors -
two of them are for chaining multiple lights
if you have more than one;
and this power connector to plug in your
power supply unit.
Again, the same thing here, you can rest
it on the floor, and it won't impact the cable -
what is a really good design.
There is also an app so you can control
the light from your phone.
However, it is outdated, and even Nanlite
themselves don't push this functionality
too much
But in any case, I think Nanlite did a great
job by bringing this cheaper Pavotube
to the market as it makes it more accessible
to smaller productions like youtubers and
indie film makers.
So if you're thinking about getting one,
I'd definitely say go for it,
as it adds a really nice touch to almost
every scene, even just using it in the
background like that.
What do you think? Cool or not?
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