Neewer RL-12 LED Ring Light 14" outer/12" on Center with Light Stand, Color Filter, Phone Holder for Makeup, YouTube, TikTok, Camera/Phone Video Shooting

Christmas gift for the girlfriend, she was ecstatic!She is the type that LOVES makeup and is very good with it. She had been talking about this for some time, how all the Youtube channels she watches use these Ring Lights for their makeup videos and this was very affordable and comes with everything she would need to start right out of the box (after a few minutes of me setting it up).The light has a dimmer that works very nicely, she usually doesn't need to have it maxed but it can and will get very bright! You will want one of the covers on or you may hurt your eyes or likely burn yourself (and it looks a little weird without them). I don't think we've even used the orange covers yet, but they are there I guess (I say orange but I'm colorblind so it's just a good guess). You can also tilt the light, up or down, as needed for the perfect angle. The phone/camera attachment in the middle is adjustable as well, making it possible to use numerous phones or cameras to record. This attachment does seem to 'drop' a bit after you get your angle however, so you may need to aim just a bit higher than what you want so it will drop into the correct position.The stand is sturdy enough if you want it to just sit there without being bothered. It has three sections (the tripod, lower half, upper half) and the light attaches onto the top. They can be adjusted for height at each level with knobs that tighten or loosen allowing the upper/lower halves to slide up or down. For her setup we needed it all the way down AND had to flatten the tripod to get it to her perfect height (she is 5'2'' and we only had a small folding chair available at the time).It also comes with a neat little bluetooth device that connects to your phone and snaps pictures for you, so you can pose or whatever it is you want and just press the button for an easier shot.

Okay, firstly, this light did not come with the mirror backing that it says on the instructions. Overall the light is amazing. Super easy to assemble, and super bright! It wasn't even on the full setting and this light gets bright! Which isn't a bad thing, I think its good. I just have to learn how to mess around with the proper settings for what I am using it for. All in all decent price and bang for your buck. So far I haven't had an issues with it.But then again, so far anything that Neewer makes is top notch quality, or so its been my experience with them. Everything I've ever purchased has been good quality. I'm sure they're a company that stands by their products and if anything were to happen, I don't doubt that they would be happy to help in whatever situation. Again I've had nothing but good experience with everything I've purchased.Now back to the light, the soft light I haven't used as of yet, but the snap on feature is pretty much straight forward. The LEDs are definitely higher grade and quality for the exposure they put out. The stand is pretty durable and raises to a decent height and adjusts with ease.The bag that it comes with eh not so much. I didn't like the bag that it came with, not of the highest quality, but thats okay I have another bag that I can use for easy transport when coming and going. But it would be an added improvement if they did put in a better quality bag.

So far, so good! I've had this ring light a week now and it is great.When I unpacked everything, I realized there were no directions. It isn't the end of the world, but seriously... like one double sided sheet of paper or an email with directions, or and email with a link to the YouTube video I eventually had to find, would have been nice. The Youtube video doesn't even explain everything. It does show you how the stand works and how to attach all the pieces together. The legs come flipped 180 degrees the opposite direction, so it took me a few minutes to figure out that they need to be pulled 180 degrees the other way before they can be used to stand anything up. It also come with an extra plug which I'm guessing is for user in Europe.It comes with two sets of snap on filters, once for warm lighting and one for cool. I don't know that I'll ever use the warm, but it's nice to have it included in the kit. It also comes with a carry case for the light, not the stand. It would have been nice if the stand at least had a collapsable handle or something for easy of transport. The kit also comes with a bluetooth remote for taking pictures or starting and stopping your videos. That comes in its own box and amazingly has directions in it.The light itself is really great. It's LED which is great for conserving energy and not putting out a lot of heat. There is a knob under the ring light to turn on the light and also functions as a dimmer. This light gets REALLY bright. It's crazy. In the middle of the ring is where the holder for your phone goes which I love. You can also remove the phone holder and actually screw in your nice camera for photos or videos.Overall I'm very happy with this purchase. The photo I've included was taken with the ring light. I really wanted the 18" but for $100 less, I am happy with this light.