u/Kabandeeli

The new big update firmware 2.x was leaked a long time ago. It seems like it’s completely disappeared from existence since then. What happened? When could we expect to get it?

I have the Canon C50 with a small Sennheiser MKE 400 shotgun mic on top of it, and I am getting a lot of hissing noise as a noise floor in my videos. I have used this setup before without any issues, but it just started happening. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening?

What I've tested:
- turning everything off and on again
- replugging everything
- different gain settings on the mic and the camera. Having the mic at a boosted gain helps a bit, but the hiss is still there
- fresh pair of batteries

So I did a review on the Neewer HS200C and I honestly think that this might just be the best value for money when it comes to RGB lights that are decently powerful (to me that's 200W+). It's a 280 watt output and has full RGB colors at a under $350 and as far as I know, it's one of the cheapest high-power RGB COB lights on the market. If you're a filmmaker, videographer, YouTuber or a content creator looking for an affordable RGB studio light, this light might just be it.

Does my own activity affect how YouTube promotes my content to others? If I actively comment on other videos or watch a lot of videos of a specific topic, will YouTube start showing my content more to others interested in the same topic?

This sounds weird, but I feel like a specific person is making all my videos disappear and lose all their discoverability. I have the nicest niece, whom is a 14-year old interested in Minecraft and Fortnite, so that's the kind of content he likes the most. He also wants to be supportive for my content, which is about camera gear and video/photo editing. Every time I post a video, he is the first one to comment on the video in a very supportive way. It feels like after his comment, my videos lose a lot of traction and stop getting impressions. I haven't seen this behavior before he started doing this.

So what I think happens is he comments on a video and YouTube thinks the video is meant for those young Minecraft/Fortnite fans, and starts showing it to that audience. As it's clearly for a different audience, those people will not click on the video, and therefore YouTube thinks it is a bad video and stops showing it to anyone. I usually have around 30 views at the time of his comment. Some videos manage to pick up after that again, but some just get stuck at around 50 views. Usually my videos have reached around 2K views before he started commenting.

Does this make any sense or am I just delusional? It might also be something completely else.

I made a comparison video of the Neewer HB60B and the Godox ML60II Bi.
Here is a quick takeaway of the key points of the video:

• Neewer is cheaper than Godox, but Godox gives you a power brick whereas the Neewer only gives a USB-C cable
• Neewer has a built-in battery
• Pretty much equally bright
• Very similar Kelvin range
• Neewer has a tiny bit less fan noise, and it can also shut off the fan completely, whereas the Godox's fan is always on
• They are about the same size, but Neewer is slightly heavier. However, Neewer's case is much smaller
• The controls are pretty much identical
• Similar amount of FX

All in all, the Neewer HB60B is a much better buy than the Godox ML60II Bi. It's cheaper and better in many ways.