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BENRO GOES FULL VIDEO
PAINT THE TOWN RED A new indigo emitter and better red and blue output give Amaran’s Rays a full and accurate hue
Benro is making serious waves in the video market with four new tripods aimed at moviemaking. For cinema cameras or heavier payloads there’s the aptly named £500/$449 Mammoth. This elite carbon-fibre beast supports up to 18kg while weighing 2.2kg itself. It features a removable 75mm levelling bowl to go with flat-base or half-ball heads. The maximum height is 196.8cm, but it can fold down to 49cm with its flip-lock legs, multiple leg angles and convertible rubber/spiked feet. The popular Rhino line has also now evolved for filmmakers, adapting the lightweight carbon- fibre originals with flip-lock legs. Each of the three models features reverse-folding legs for travel, a built-in levelling ball and rubber/spiked feet. One standout addition is the clever monopod conversion system. Just remove one leg and the centre column to create a monopod in seconds. Three models are available, costing £400-£450/$480-$529. benroeu.com
What a Ray to go!
Amaran’s exciting, new Ray series is a next-generation family of full- colour COB lights designed to deliver more power, better colour and smarter workflows in dramatically smaller packages. The four-model line-up – 60c, 120c, 360c and 660c – ranges from ultra-portable 60W units to 660W studio workhorses. All are built around Amaran’s new Omnicolor light engine. Omnicolor expands red and blue output and introduces an indigo emitter, producing a fuller and more accurate spectrum. That translates to cleaner whites, truer skin tones and colour reproduction that remains consistent. All Ray fixtures are IP54-rated, ideal for outdoor use. An NFC pairing system lets users add lights to the Amaran app instantly, and the Flowturn knob allows precision adjustments and rapid changes.
The 60c and 120c provide huge upgrades for run-and-gun creators, such as slimmer, lighter bodies, Bowens mounts, USB-C PD power and optional cable-free operation with the new Peak battery system. The 360c and 660c bring serious power with all-in-one monolight designs and optional DMX control. Prices start at £189/$189 for the 60c and reach £699/$699 for the 660c. amarancreators.com
BRIGHTNESS WITHOUT BULK
The unusual design of Zhiyun’s Molus range continues with its X200, available in both bicolour (2700-6500K) and RGB (2500-10,000K). They deliver 200W of output while weighing less than 830g, and are up to five times brighter than many lights of a similar size. Designed for rapid, one-person set- up, they have a V-Mount power option for cable-free operation. Modifiers
come in Bowens mount and there’s full Bluetooth wireless control to set power and different groups. With CRI of 95+, SSI of 85 (RGB) and expanded colour options up to 10,000K, Zhiyun’s brand-new Molus X200 offers exceptional colour accuracy. The bicolour version is £370/$369 and the RGB version is £470/$469. zhiyun-tech.com
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