Sirui C60X LED light

Review/video of the 60W portable lighting kit

Keith has been looking at the Sirui C60X LED lighting unit.

It’s very small for its power and has a range of accessories available.

It provides a variable intensity light from a bi-colour LED system, giving a colour temperature settable between 2500K and 6500K

More info from Sirui:

• Product info

I’ve a ‘coupon code’ too which will get a small discount [NOT an affiliate link]: KeithCooper5

Keith’s YouTube video C60X review

Sirui C60X LED lighting

A lot of my commercial photography is out of the studio. Even when of a ‘studio style’ I’m often working in corners of factories and spare rooms where a key requirement for any lighting is flexibility.

Since my original C60B review, I’ve also used the Sirui C60B light for many of my YouTube videos

The Sirui C60X lighting I’m looking at here, has an inbuilt battery and is much smaller and compact than the C60B

Like many, I know Sirui for their specialist lenses – so was interested to have a look at another one of the Sirui LED lights when they asked if I’d like to test it.

I’m testing the basic kit, of lap, reflector and diffuser

Optional extras for the C60X

There are accessories available for the lamp, such as a Bowens fit adapter.

The LEDs

The LED block is a matrix of cool and warm LEDs. It’s backed with a powerful, but quiet fan which comes on as needed.

Controlling the Sirui C60X

The controls on the lamp vary colour temperature and brightness, as well as giving a range of effects.

I prefer to set things via the Sirui app, which runs on my iPhone and iPad. It runs on my MacBook Pro as well, although not actually supplied for computer use.

You can control multiple lights and groups of lights.  I tried it at about 10m distance and it worked OK – good for what I’m likely to need…

Sirui C60X colour accuracy

I measured output with a Datacolor Lightcolor meter.

Measured output at different CCT and power settings [percentage of full output]
[Click to enlarge graphs]

Here’s a plot of settings vs output.

Note how the range of output colour temperatures is slightly reduced at low power.

Variation of output with CCT. The cooler temperatures are slightly brighter

Lastly, adding the diffuser dome drops the output colour temperture

Conclusions – Sirui C60X LED portable lighting

The quality and accuracy of the lamp output is definitely a step up from the C60B I use for my videos and some commercial photo work.

It’s solidly built and very conveniently sized for portable use.

As with the C60B, I would want to make custom DNG files for commercial photography for, but the need for them seems reduced with the newer LED technology of the C60X

If I had an issue it would be that in the longer term, there is no facility for replacement of the batteries.

–ooOoo–

You can find the Sirui C60X lighting and more info at:

• Product info

I’ve a ‘coupon code’ too which will get a small discount [NOT an affiliate link]: KeithCooper5

Specifications

• SIRUI C60X Handheld Pocket Light
• Power 60W CCT 2500-6500K
• TLCI 97 CRI 96
• TM30-Rf 94
• TM30-Rg 102
• Illuminance@1m (With Fresnel Lens) 12000lux
• Control Method: Bluetooth or device
• Noise 24.9dB
• Charging Time About 2H (PD65W Charger Actual Measurement)
• Running Environment Temperature -10℃-40℃
• Charging Environment Temperature 0℃-40℃
• Adapter Charging: A 45W or higher PD charger is recommended.
• Charging While Using: A 100W or higher PD charger is recommended.

Sirui warranty info.

Guangdong SIRUI Optical Co., Ltd. Limited Warranties –

• 6 years for tripods, monopods, heads and accessories;
• 6 years for Humidity Cabinets (3 years for electronics);
• 1 year warranty for lights;
• 1 year for mobile accessories and lenses;
• 3 years for camera lenses (Effective from July 1, 2025);
• NOTE: The warranty period is subject to the warranty certificate received in the package.

Output info [from Sirui]