TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - Buyers Guide: New lighting products.

Although there were a few traditional tungsten and HMI lights at NAB, almost all of the new lights were LEDs - one exception being a particularly powerful Plasma light. One of the most interesting introductions was a Kickstarter project (now more than fully funded) from Videolights. The Softpanels LED lights have a built-in colour meter in each light, which allows them to match themselves to the colour temperature of the room (and the Kelvin output of the light, from 2700-6500K, is promised to be accurately matched to the reading on the control panel thanks to the active colour monitoring and management system). They also have a Skin Tone Enhance button, to give slightly warmer, more flattering skin tones.

The lights cost from $1,195 to $4,295 and offer 100-1 per cent flicker-free dimming. They come in three sizes – 3x4ft (90x120cm), 2x3ft (60x90cm), and 1x2ft (30x60cm), with 130mm depth. The 600W 3x4 unit can plug into a household power outlet, while the 300W 2x3 and 100W 1x2 can both be run off camera batteries. They come with a honeycomb grid, gel frame, and soft case, and can be mounted vertically or horizontally. Indeed, soft panel lights were the big theme at the show.

Photon Beard’s new Highlight LED range of remote phosphor studio soft lights come in 3200K and 5600K, using a semi-tubular polycarbonate phosphor panels that take about 30 seconds to replace. Future phosphors are likely, such as green for green screen work, and 4000K. The four lights range from 90W to 360W, have DMX and local dimming, and silent, passive cooling. They are designed to directly replace Photon Beard’s popular studio fluorescent Highlight range, using the same range of accessories, but require slightly less power (90W compared to 110W for fluorescent), while being slightly brighter. The lights come with a five-year warranty for both quantity and quality of light, and the TLCI should be about 97 as it uses the same technology as its Photon Beam 80 LED. Kino Flo’s new Select and Diva-Lite LED lights are colour tuneable (2700-6500K), and users can also add full green or full magenta to match even poor lighting in an office. If you add a bias, it will follow the curve through any Kelvin adjustment. They can dim to 2 per cent, with wireless DMX I/O (using Lumen Radio), have four user memories and can run off a battery. The Diva-Lite LED (expected August) has built-on ballast, while the DMX Select 30 and 20 LED allow users to easily take off the ballast to reduce weight. Rosco previewed its new Silk 110 soft light LED luminaire, which offers precise colour quality and powerful output in an efficient, ergonomic form factor. It is tuneable from 2800-6500K, with a TLCI rating of 97 at 3200K. The portable (4.2kg) fixture operates under mains power as well as Anton/Bauer or V-lock batteries, and outputs 1700 lux at 1m at 5600K, with DMX and local control. Zylight’s new Pro-Panel variable colour temperature (2700-6500K) LED soft light also made its debut in Las Vegas. It is available in 1x2 and 2x2 configurations, and is fully dimmable with a wide, 110º beam angle. The rear panel includes colour and dimming control knobs, plus two custom preset buttons.

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The new Litepanels Astra Soft is the same as the full power Astra, but with a softer look - with no need to fit a soft box. The flicker-free 110W bi-colour 1x1 unit goes from 2700K (TLCI 99) to 6000K (TLCI 96). It is a little deeper than the Astra to take the diffuser away from the LEDs - to eliminate the risk of multiple shadows. It is 0-100 per cent dimmable, weighs 3.6kg, and takes Gold mount or V-mount batteries and any Astra accessories.

DMG Lumière’s new 85W Mini Switch LED light has a TLCI of 90-94, and comes in 5600K, 3200K or bicolour versions. It weighs 1.8kg, and compliments DMG Lumière’s existing 3kg soft light, the SL1 Smart Light.

Cineo Lighting’s new HSX, colour-tuneable (2700-6000K) LED soft source, is a compact, 25,000-lumen LED fixture that is claimed will remain consistent throughout the life of the fixture with no colour shift or need for calibration. There is also no colour shift over the full dimming range. The 400W light weighs 11.3kg and costs $3,995.

Lowel has extended its range of Prime LED studio lights with three new Studio LED BiColor Prime models. The units retain the Prime’s wide 50º-beam angle, and are fully DMX addressable, dimmable and controllable, with a variety of accessories. They are: the 85W PRM-200-BI; the 135W PRM-400-BI; and the 210W PRM-800-BI, all of which are tuneable between 2900-6300K and support 90-240v at 50/60Hz. They come with softbox, rigging accessories and light control.

Lowel had two new Fresnel models - one with a 5.5in/13.75cm lens at 146W, the other with a DMX motorized 7in/17.5cm lens at 185W. Both are available in daylight (5600K) or tungsten (3200K) versions, with 12-50º adjustable beam angles, and include 8-way barn doors.

For on-camera use, Manfrotto has a new range of LED lights powered by Litepanels, with four compact fixtures. They range from the 650-lux Spectra 2, a low-priced daylight unit, and two 900-lux lights – the daylight-only Micropro 2 can be used with AA or Sony L-series batteries, while the tuneable (3100 to 5600K) Croma 2 adds D-Tap and AC power. All are 0-100 per cent dimmable. The new 1500-lux Lykos half-panel light is similar to Litepanels’ Astra family, and has the same output as the old Litepanels 1x1 in half the size (daylight or bi-colour).

Light & Motion has added to its three 100m waterproof Stella lights with a new 7000-lumen Stella Pro, claimed to be “the most compact, powerful, self-contained LED light in the industry.” It has an integrated rechargeable battery that allows it to run 90 minutes on high or up to 12 hours at a lower output. The lights should withstand a 1m drop onto concrete, and the 5000K LEDs have a TLCI of 90+.

For drone use there is also the new 70W Stella 5000d Drone LED Light. The 5000-lumen light can be fully remote controlled from the drone controller including on/off, dimming, and a power-saving strobe mode for photography. It weighs 750g, is 88mm tall, with a native 120° beam and a TLCI of 93. It operates from a drone or camera battery with 12-25.2 volt input. Light & Motion’s small new Sidekick lights are waterproof to 60m and can be used with a GoPro mount or a cold shoe. The $150 Sidekick Duo offers spot and flood, while the $130 Sidekick is flood only. They are ideal for GoPros or other small cameras, are very light (123g), and run for 60 minutes at full power (600 lumen) or 240 minutes at 150 lumen from the built-in battery.

Hive Lighting’s new 1000W Plasma bulb is five times brighter than the current 250W Plasma bulbs, producing the equivalent output of a 2.5kW HMI or 10kW Tungsten incandescent. It is claimed to be “the highest output light you can plug into a wall” and “the highest quality artificial daylight ever produced”. The single point source arc lamp promises 50,000 hours bulb life and colour adjustment between 4600K and 6500K. The Wasp 1000 Par and Bee 1000 Flood will be available in June.It also launched an affordable pocket colour meter, the Hive Antenna, which is operated by a single button and can be charged with a phone charger.