Thanks this was the only video on these two lights. They both got DMX, battery powerable, they even use the same ballast (from the pics neways). But u know what they say: buy once cry once. Seemed too good 2b true, I have the 300 in the studio series and it don’t have v mount. But yeah this def helped me decide. 👍🏼
yessir, very identical. the new ones are just updated, cooler looking but work virtually the same minus the v mount! I didn't need v mount back then but once you start collecting v mount batteries, it's nice to have just in case you need the power!
I picked up the SD600 for about $430 on Amazon. I had a $250 gift card from Amazon, so my out-of-pocket cost was super low. The version in the video the second version of the same light, the SD600-II. From what I can tell, the main difference is the ballast. The upgraded ballast has a color display where as the old version has a black and white display. I kind of like the old version of the ballast, as the connectors are not on the bottom of the unit, so the unit can fall to the ground (accidentally, of course) without smashing your connectors. Definitely a design oversight at GVM. Also, old reviews complained about the ratchet being made of plastic and not adjustable. Well, even the original version had the upgraded metal adjustable ratchet system. Feels solid, even with heavy mounted on there. I also encourage people to check this out above their SD650B. The mounting system on those has serious compatibility issues. This version has none of those and has nearly identical power for even less money than the Pro.
You can try returning and re-ordering as well, I noticed that the newer one ships in a smaller box. (I ordered it twice and had to re-order to get the upgraded model the 2nd time)! And I definitely recommend this over the new ones. Price alone it’s worth it. I snuck up on it and ended up with the version 2 otherwise I wouldn’t have known myself. The the new gvms are the reason I looked into and found this though
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Thanks this was the only video on these two lights. They both got DMX, battery powerable, they even use the same ballast (from the pics neways). But u know what they say: buy once cry once. Seemed too good 2b true, I have the 300 in the studio series and it don’t have v mount. But yeah this def helped me decide. 👍🏼
yessir, very identical. the new ones are just updated, cooler looking but work virtually the same minus the v mount! I didn't need v mount back then but once you start collecting v mount batteries, it's nice to have just in case you need the power!
This is a steal
I picked up the SD600 for about $430 on Amazon. I had a $250 gift card from Amazon, so my out-of-pocket cost was super low. The version in the video the second version of the same light, the SD600-II. From what I can tell, the main difference is the ballast. The upgraded ballast has a color display where as the old version has a black and white display. I kind of like the old version of the ballast, as the connectors are not on the bottom of the unit, so the unit can fall to the ground (accidentally, of course) without smashing your connectors. Definitely a design oversight at GVM.
Also, old reviews complained about the ratchet being made of plastic and not adjustable. Well, even the original version had the upgraded metal adjustable ratchet system. Feels solid, even with heavy mounted on there.
I also encourage people to check this out above their SD650B. The mounting system on those has serious compatibility issues. This version has none of those and has nearly identical power for even less money than the Pro.
You can try returning and re-ordering as well, I noticed that the newer one ships in a smaller box. (I ordered it twice and had to re-order to get the upgraded model the 2nd time)!
And I definitely recommend this over the new ones. Price alone it’s worth it. I snuck up on it and ended up with the version 2 otherwise I wouldn’t have known myself. The the new gvms are the reason I looked into and found this though