DEFINITION December 2019

ROTOL IGHT T I TAN X2 | USER REVI EW

“IF YOU’RE OLD-SCHOOL, THERE ARE BIG AND OBVIOUS ANODISED KNOBS YOU CAN SIMPLY TURN TO SEE THE EFFECT”

Titan X2 has user-customisable SFX settings to replicate fire, lightning, TV, gunshot, paparazzi camera flashes and more. And with the light now being a full RGB unit, these are more realistic than ever. The light offers high-speed sync flash at up to 1/8000sec for stills photographers, using an integrated Elinchrom Skyport flash receiver. The Titan might be the biggest of the Rotolight range, but is still compact compared to other 2x1ft rivals. There are four aluminium handles and a variety of mounting options. The only sticking point for independent filmmakers is the price, as £4300/$4699 puts it in the range of high-end pro units used by big- budget cinematographers. But if you can afford it, it’s a well-built piece of high-tech kit, with features none of its rivals can offer at any price.

IMAGES Once you’ve tried the panel’s electronically adjustable diffusion, you may never want to go back...

shutter angle or intensity. We only had a quick hands-on test with the light, but the claimed setting of 16,800 lux/1561 foot-candles at one metre at 5600K is very bright indeed. Like many of Rotolight’s smaller and more affordable LEDs, the

icons, and as many as ten user- customisable presets. Rotolight says the Titan X2 is the brightest 2x1ft soft light ever made and performs accurately across the entire spectrum, from 3000 to 10,000K, and is flicker-free at any

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