Godox EazyFlow Rect 40 Softbox vs Godox ML40R
Two of our picks from Best Godox Video Lights for Streaming and Vlogging: ML40Bi, ML40R, FL15Bi, LC500R and the EazyFlow Softboxes, compared side by side on the specs and trade-offs that actually matter.
Short answer
Between the Godox ML40R and the Godox EazyFlow Rect 40 Softbox, we recommend the Godox ML40R ($119 when we checked it on 2026-09-14) as the better godox video light for most people. The same key light with full RGB for the day it points at the wall. The Godox EazyFlow Rect 40 Softbox ($49 when we checked it on 2026-09-14) still makes sense if softening a Bowens-mount COB at desk distance.
GODOX Softbox EazyFlow Rect 40 × 40cm Square Softbox
$49.00observed
Lowest we have recorded: $49.00 on (4 weekly checks)
Godox ML40R RGB LED Video Light, Portable Full-Color Fill Light
$119.00observed
Lowest we have recorded: $109.00 on (4 weekly checks)
Our take on each
Godox EazyFlow Rect 40 Softbox
Best for: Softening a Bowens-mount COB at desk distance.
The Godox EazyFlow Rect 40 is a square softbox that pops open in seconds and mounts on a Bowens ring. At a desk distance it turns a hard COB into a soft, flattering key, which is the single biggest improvement a light can get.
It fits Godox's studio COBs and most Aputure and Amaran heads. It does not fit the ML40 without Godox's Bowens adapter. Owners rate it 4.3 across its first 14 reviews.
Godox ML40R
Best for: The same key light with full RGB for the day it points at the wall.
The Godox ML40R is the ML40Bi with full colour. Same body, same battery, same USB-C, same app; the difference is an RGB mode with saturation control and a set of effects, so it can be a key light on Monday and a coloured background light on Tuesday.
As a key it performs the same as the Bi. As a background light it is small, so it colours a patch of wall rather than a whole room; for a wall, the LC500R tube spreads further. Buy the R only if the light will change jobs.
Owners rate it 5.0 across its first 4 reviews, which is to say it is new.
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