Just want to add important info.
It is copy of lower powered Comer light.

Here is copy of higher powered light ($200 shipped):
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/469385039-Wholesale-BL-1200-LED-Video-light-LED-Video-Light-for-DV-Camcorder-Lighting-Continuous-Lighting-wholesalers.html

@stonebat

Just ask him for replacement of diffuser shipped by express.
I am sure you could replace it.

How are your expirience with it?

>The cracked piece is not a diffuser glass. It's a penetrative plastic that protects the LED bulbs

I understand. But still do not see anything major here.

I think it is stupid not to test it and compare with Z96.

@stonebat
Why not do a quick test?

Yeap. It was a good idea to see how it works. I wanna return it for a full refund.

The "vertical" angle lock has no knob. I had to use a quarter coin to lock it each time. Since it's front heavy, I had to tighten it hard each time. Annoying.


The hotshoe base doesn't rotate. Neither the neck. So the light cannot be adjusted horizontally.


No idea what this does. One end connects to the side of the light. But the other end... no idea. I couldn't connect to a battery charger.


When the light was tilted just slightly downward, the condenser lens opened up slightly. Then it gave more intense and smaller light with yellowish center. Nope this can't be a feature. It's a major showstopper.


Covering one side with either side protection plate worked fine to cover smaller area.


The package includes a battery and a charger. The charger made noise when I shook it. Some part broken internally? The light gear can't connect to the power charger directly. Of course plastic body parts.

The gear covered about light area as much as Z96 where Z96 gave more even and softer light.

I can't recommend this at all. I have Z96 and Cool Lights CL-LED256, and I was hoping this new light to fill the gap between them... but it failed. Z96 is more portable and easier to use. CL-LED256 is better built and more versatile.

While testing it out, I decided to attach CL-LED256 on a rig for the first time. Not bad. I really like the CL.

Tomorrow!!!

Not having a good night sleep. Not that I lose sleep on $120 item. The seller called me in the middle of the night.

He was adamant about his good quality product and kept saying he paid $31 shipping cost. No he didn't get any payment from aliexpress where aliexpress already got money from my paypal. I had to send him photos of the DHL package box. I will claim a damaged package to DHL for him. Give it a week. If no news, going straight to aliexpress or Paypal. The seller said ok with that.

Then I heard electric zapping sound from the battery charger. A few sec later black smoke came out of the charger. WTF. The battery is dead. Glad it didn't burn down my home while I'm asleep.

So there you go. No review on the light quality. One thing I noticed. All panels could work like a barn door, but a barn door isn't so effective for LED light. It generated rows of discrete light. That's characteristic of LED light, not the fault of the gear.

I just can't recommend this. Period.

What was your worst experience from aliexpress or alibaba?

It came with Sony NP compatible battery charger not in good quality.

Normally... I don't wait this long... but I let the seller resolve a damaged package issue with DHL until the end of this month. That's 26 Calendar days. I'm not a harsh guy. I'm Mr.Nice Guy.

But on September 1st... I'd get pissed off if he doesn't get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!! Vengeance is mine!!!

I just called DHL to claim for the damage, but they told me that the one who paid the shipping cost must claim so that they can give refund directly to the person if it was DHL's fault indeed. There is not much I can help the seller. He must claim by himself. I did give him a bunch of photos on the damaged item and the original package boxes. But there is no damage on the package box. By the way... the original box has not much protection. It was wrapped in another box with no protection. Basically double boxes... tight filled with gears. No bubble wrap. No paper wrap.

Personally... I think the seller's claim is BS. If the outside force has damaged the product, it would have cracked the outer panels, too. Only the protective panel was damaged. I think there is higher chance that the product was already damaged before it was shipped.

Nice theory