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Runtime is up to four hours and 40 minutes in silent mode and 70 minutes in standard, with a recharge time of zero to 90% in 40 minutes. Designed for ease of use, the lights feature a simplified coloured menu screen and allow users to create custom shortcuts. Common settings such as CCT, FX or boost mode are accessed via double-click or long press. The Amaran lights are also available in a travel kit, with a light control grid and mini tripod in a carry case. Accessories are mounted via a magnetic front, which can handle a dome diffuser or grid. On the back of the light is a magnet to attach to metal surfaces. The Amaran Ace 25x and 25c can be transformed into a portable power bank to juice up other compact lights, cameras or a phone via the USB-C PD charging port. amaran.com
As Aputure continues to go more high-end with its lighting kit, sister brand Amaran is heading towards more cost-effective and portable units, such as its new Ace 25x and 25c. These bicolour and full-colour compact LEDs are claimed to pack double the brightness of similarly sized lights at 32W. These compact LEDs are the first to use Amaran’s Ace Lock quick- release mount, which is designed to snap the light onto a camera or tripod in less than a second. This is a more efficient and secure system than screwing the light onto a stand, as it uses the speedy Ace Lock to Cold Shoe adapter. The optical design allows the £70/$69 Ace 25x to output up to 6320 lux, while the £100/$99 25c colour model delivers 4440 lux at 0.5m at 5600K. Available in charcoal, white, silver, pink and green, they’re perfect for trendy content creators.
PAVOSLIM SERIES GETS BIGGER The latest in Nanlite’s Pavoslim LED light panel range is the 240CL, a 4x1 RGBWW model with a powerful 240W output. Weighing just 3.62kg/7.98lb, it uses optical lenses for four times the output of similar products, delivering 21,030 lux at 1m/3.3ft. It’s elongated and slim 2.35cm/1in shape makes it ideal for tight spaces or low ceilings. Made from aluminium alloy, the fixture offers great heat dissipation with a large multi-row heat sink on the rear. Every part of the Pavoslim is built for rapid set-up, including both a universal and baby pin holder for tilt adjustment, a quick- release clamp that can be snapped on the control unit and a pre-installed softbox. The £1750/$1750 Pavoslim 240CL offers a CCT range of 2700-7500K with green- magenta adjustment. It has five lighting modes and excellent colour reproduction across CCT, HSI, RGB, gel and effect modes. Effects include flash, pulse, storm, police car, TV, paparazzi, candle, disco, bad bulb, firework, explosion and welding. Settings can be adjusted via the control unit, while the Nanlink App and DMX console enable remote control and more precise adjustments. It can be powered by AC, DC or V-Mount batteries. nanlite.com
Aputure’s Blair chips project
lux at 1m/3.3ft when deployed with the included 45° reflector. The complete CCT range spans from 2500K to 10,000K, surpassing traditional bicolour lights. There is also an extended 100% +/- green control for enhanced accuracy – a first in a 1200W light. Equipped with a Prolock Bowens mount, the 1200x accepts modifiers like a fresnel, soft light, projector or hard open- face par. Its IP65 rating ensures weather resistance – and it supports CRMX, DMX and Bluetooth connectivity, while the Sidus Link and Sidus Link Pro apps enable integration into multi-light workflows. It is supplied with the power control box, cables and wide-angle reflector in a rolling soft case for £3066/$2990. aputure.com
The 1200x is the first light in Aputure’s Storm range to use a brand-new Blair light engine with blue, lime, amber, indigo and red LED chips to make full white-spectrum light, with an ultra-wide CCT range and colour-accurate dimming. This powerful COB delivers a better- quality white light aided by the calibrated indigo LEDs, which enhance fluorescing materials. The resulting output is closer to natural daylight and prevents black objects, especially textiles, from taking on a false purple hue. The Blair light engine uses an efficient mix of flicker-free emitters, balancing their output throughout the CCT range, so the Storm 1200x is a similar brightness at 3200K as it is at 5600K. It’s also seriously powerful; at 5600K, the output is 202,500
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