FotodioX Warrior 150 and 300 Daylight LED Lights Announced

Lighting News

by Jeff LochJuly 26^th, 2021

FotodioX recently released two daylight-only COB LED lights: the FotodioX Warrior 150 and the Warrior 300. These pretty compact fixtures have a color temperature of 5600K with a CRI and TLCI of 95. In addition, the fixtures feature a built-in Bowens Mount, you can control them via an included remote controller, and they have 11 built-in practical effects. Let’s take a closer look at them!

FotodioX is mostly known for making lenses adapters like their FotodioX Vizelex EF-L Adapter, allowing you to mount Canon EF/EF-S lenses to Panasonic L-Mount camera bodies. However, the company is less known for its LED lights lineup.

The latest FotodioX Warrior COB LED fixtures are the company’s most powerful lights to date, in a compact package and with a great price/output ratio.

FotodioX Warrior 150 features

Let’s start with the FotodioX Warrior 150, which, as its name suggests, features a 150W daylight (5600K) COB LED chip. In terms of output, the company claims that it can throw 16.600 Lux at 1 meter with the included reflector or 5.300 Lux without.

The light is not the most compact out there with dimensions of 6 x 9.25 x 12.75 in/15.2 x 23.5 x 32.4cm for a weight of 5.2lbs/2.3kg.

At the back of the light, you’ll find a small screen, an On/Off switch, and a knob to adjust your settings. Of course, you can dim the light from 0 to 100% via the onboard controller or the included remote controller.

According to FotodioX, the Warrior 150 has a CRI and TLCI over 95, which is perfectly acceptable. In front of the light, there is a standard Bowens S-mount so that you can adapt all your existing compatible light modifiers.

Like most LED lights, the Warrior 150 features a built-in fan to dissipate heat, even if the fixture is made out of metal. However, the fixture has “built-in NTC temperature detection to automatically control the fan and prevent overheating to ensure a long product life,” according to FotodioX, so I’m not sure you’ll be able to force the fan off if needed.

There is a standard IEC connector on the left side of the light to run it on AC power. Indeed, the Warrior 150 has a built-in power supply so that you can plug it directly to mains power without the need for a ballast.

On the right side of the Warrior 150, you’ll find a 4-pin XLR power connector. If you want to run the light out of a V-Mount/Gold Mount battery, the FotodioX Warrior 150 comes with a 4-pin XLR to D-Tap cable.

Last but not least, you’ll find 11 pre-installed special effect modes (Lightning, Fireworks, Flash, etc.) in the menu, which is now pretty common but always useful.

FotodioX Warrior 300 features

The FotodioX Warrior 300 has a lot of similarities with its little brother: it is entirely made out of metal, it is a daylight-only (5600K) fixture, it features a Bowens S-mount in front of the light, it has a built-in fan and 11 pre-installed effects. So what’s different?

First of all, the FotodioX Warrior 300 is a 300W LED light, so it is much brighter at around 37.300 Lux at 1 meter with the included reflector and 11.800 Lux without, which is more than double what is little brother is capable of. Moreover, the CRI/TLCI of the Warrior 300 is over 96, according to FotodioX.

Also, the power supply of the Warrior 300 is not built-in to the fixture, so you’ll need to plug the light head into an external ballast. On the ballast, you’ll find the AC power input (IEC), DMX input and output ports, a control dial and control panel, an LCD screen, an antenna, and the DC output socket. You can run the light from mains power or via two V-Lock batteries.

In terms of dimensions, the light head is 8.1 x 9 x 12.3in/20.6 x 22.8 x 31.3 cm for a weight of 5lbs/2.2kg. The ballast itself is much larger at 6.3 x 6.3 x 11.4 in/13.3 x 16 x 29cm for a weight of 5.6lb/2.5kg. You can attach the ballast to the light stand via an included light stand clamp.

Price and availability

The FotodioX Warrior 150 and Warrior 300 are both available now. The Warrior 150 starts at $249.95, a “Deluxe kit” that includes an extra Lantern softbox is also available for $299.95. The Warrior 300 retails for $849.95.

For more information, please visit FotodioX’s website here.

What do you think about these new FotodioX LED lights? Do you prefer using bi-color/RGB LED lights? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments down below!