need a new ring light, seeking advice
 

k, so I used to have a ring light. went kaput a few years ago and never bothered to get a new one cuz mail delivery, even to the Post Office, is a huge hassle outside the city

anyway, my earthstrong is coming up and my main dude wants to buy me something. he drives to the city a lot for work so it'll be easy for him to pick it up there

I'd like an afternoon at our local beach, and a ring light. I had recently told him about the cam stuff and he was fine with it. surprised, but fine. he finds it interesting and funny. and probs just relieved I'm not a secret tiktokker

and gets why I want a new ring light


focus light I'm using is way too fucking hot in this weather. 5 mins in I'm sweating like a beast cuz it's right in my fucking face. I really really hate el Nino, we're all just trying to endure lol


so seeking recs on a new ring light!


it needs to:

a) not exude too much heat

b) be a long term product. I will protect it from crazy cat. I won't move it around a lot. from room to room from time to time but overall will be stationary. no fucking sm clips on the street

c) adjustable lighting re temperature (not heat, but cast as in warm, cool, etc)

d) is under $200 USD including shipping MAX but preferably less. saw a Razer on Amazon that was $110 incl shipping (lol $45 cost, $65 shipping)


I thiiiink the last one I had was a Razer? it was years ago. worked fine, just died when my crazy kitten was chasing a lizard on the ceiling and sent it flying across the room


what do y'all rec now? no one in my town uses one. I did ask a couple cammer friends and they rec'd Lume

only prob is on Amazon, with the lowest cost item, between cost and shipping Lume would be like 50k JMD ($300ish USD). that's a lot for someone living in goat/garrison land


I could buy this myself, and may end up doing so if nothing is in what I deem a fair price range for him. Razer would be, but is it still good?

he can gift me a local artist painting or something which would I'd love too. but he wants to buy me a ring light after hearing me bitch about the heat of my lights in el Nino and I want to make sure it will fit my needs and his small town JMD budget


so is Razer still an ok choice? or is there any other brand that fulfills the req's above and wouldn't make me an evil person for sending him a link?

I never used my old Razer (I do think that was what it was) on my current laptop. do they work well with HP? it worked with my old Asus. I can look that up myself though


so yeah, long winded as is my wont. would love some recs for something quality and affordable

gracias in advance for any advice provided

You might want to check out some from Neewer as their ring lights are pretty cheap. Quality is decent given the low price, especially if you're not moving it much. They have adjustable color temperature and come in multiple sizes. Since they're LED they shouldn't be too hot.

thanks for your reply! I was afraid I scared everyone away from this thread, I really shouldn't post while all high and contemplative

just a difficult situation cuz never been this close with a guy who goes out of his way to buy me things but doesn't earn enough to shop in USD. plus he doesn't have to buy me anything but whatever...


thanks for the rec. I looked up Newer on Amazon and they don't ship to Jamaica. nor via their website :/

so that's out

the issue in JA is not the cost of the product, it's the shipping; way more than the product price tag

I think I'll go with this one: https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Ring-Li...s%2C195&sr=8-3

friend of mine rec'd it to me, and with shipping will still be in his budget, or rather what I deem is not more than he can reasonably afford. I wish I'd never bitched about my lights being too hot. woulda saved me some grief :upsidedow

lol I can't even find a decent ring light in the city. I did look online and called a bunch of places. I think they've all been bought out by 'influencers'

thanks again, very much appreciated!

When I first came across your thread I was like WTF is she high. I didn't want to say anything though. I guess I was right. :1orglaugh

If you're still looking, I can ask on some of the Reddit creator subs and see what advice they give.