GVM MB832 LED Panel Light Review: Affordable LED Light

In today’s episode, we take an in-depth look at an affordable LED light panel for video and photography: The Great Video Maker GVM MB832. This LED panel produces light from its 832 LEDs and can be tuned from 3200 Kelvin (tungsten) to 5600 Kelvin (daylight).

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- GVM MB832 LED Panel (single) - B&H, Amazon

- GVM MB832 LED Panel 2 Light Kit with Stands - B&H, Amazon

- GVM NPF-970 battery & charger (not included with the light) - B&H

- Sekonic C-800 Photo Spectrometer for measuring light output and color quality - B&H, Amazon

- Westcott 5 in 1 Reflector - B&H, Amazon

- Impact Turtle Base C-stands for holding scrims and lights and more - B&H

- RODE NTG3 Shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices 888 Mixer/Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater

- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline

- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

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