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Benro goes for video Benro’s four new tripods aimed at video shooters are making waves in the video market. For big payloads is the £500 Mammoth, a premium carbon-fibre beast that supports up to 18kg while weighing just 2.2kg. It has a removable 75mm levelling bowl, which facilitates the use of flat-base or half-ball heads. Its maximum height is 196.8cm and it folds down to 49cm using its flip-lock legs, multiple leg angles and convertible rubber/spiked feet. The popular Rhino line of tripods has also now evolved for hybrid shooters, adding flip-lock leg sections to the lightweight carbon- fibre design of the original. Each of the three models features reverse- folding legs for compact travel, a built-in levelling ball and rubber/ spiked feet. A standout addition is the clever monopod conversion system. Simply remove one leg and the centre column to transform the tripod into a monopod in seconds. Three models are available, costing from £400-£450. benroeu.com
Ray to go Amaran!
Amaran’s brand-new Ray series is a next-generation family of full- colour COB LED lights designed to give more power, better colour and smarter workflows in dramatically smaller packages. The four-model line-up – Ray 60c, 120c, 360c and 660c – ranges from ultra-portable 60W units to 660W studio workhorses, all built around Amaran’s Omnicolor light engine. Omnicolor expands red and blue output and also introduces an indigo emitter, to produce a fuller, more accurate spectrum. It translates into cleaner whites, truer skin tones and
to the Amaran app instantly, and the Flowturn knob enables both precision adjustments and rapid changes. The 60c and 120c both deliver huge upgrades for run-and-gun content creators with slimmer, lighter bodies, Bowens mounts, USB-C PD power and optional cable-free operation with the new Peak battery system. The 360c and 660c, meanwhile, provide serious power with all-in-one monolight designs and optional DMX control. Prices start at £189 for the 60c and reach £699 for the 660c. amarancreators.com
colour reproduction that remains consistent and reliable. All Ray fixtures are IP54-rated and are ideal for outdoor use. A new NFC pairing system lets users add lights
RAYS OF LIGHT The Amaran Rays are able to work with a wide range of modifiers
Tenba reinvents the roller
Don’t get stuck in the mud with Tenba’s new range of bags made to conquer everything from city streets to the great outdoors. The Roadie v2 collection is the first rolling camera case with fully removable backpack straps that attach or detach in under a minute. This turns the Roadie from a smooth-rolling case into a rugged
backpack ready for rough terrain. The roomy £495 Roadie v2 Roller 24 ensures easy rolling over the toughest terrain, thanks to its large-diameter, shock-absorbing wheels. The standout £495 Spinner 21 Air Case V2 is virtually uncrushable, surviving up to 240kg of pressure. tenba.com
Brightness without the bulk The unusual design of Zhiyun’s Molus range continues with the impressive new X200, available in
OUT OF THE BLUE It might look unique but the Molus X200 packs a serious punch
option for cable-free operation. It uses Bowens-mount modifiers, and its full Bluetooth wireless control lets power and different groups be set. With CRI 95+, SSI 85 (RGB) and expanded colour options up to 10,000K, the X200 offers exceptional colour accuracy. The bicolour version costs £370 and the colour one is £470. zhiyun-tech.com
both bicolour (2700–6500K) and RGB (2500–10,000K). It delivers 200W of output while weighing less than 830g, and is up to five times brighter than many lights of a similar size. Designed for a rapid, one-person set-up, it has a V-Mount battery power
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