Photography News issue 19

Advertisement feature Light up your photography MANFROTTO LUMIE Manfrotto’s new series of LED lights, the LUMIE range, offers high power and portability for the ultimate in lighting solutions when you’re on the move

Bright lights Whether it’s portraits that make up the mainstay of your work or if you are really into your food photography, lighting can be the difference between a mediocre photo and a pro-standard shot. Delivering impressive colour accuracy (>92% CRI), the LUMIE LEDs light up any scene with a natural colour making capturing creative photos effortless. Getting it right in camera saves you time and effort adjusting afterwards and with a LUMIE, you can get your lighting spot on there and then, no fuss.

Available in three sizes – Play, Art and Muse, these LEDs work well when used alone or in combination. And if you’re using more than one, there’s no need to worry about them weighing you down or taking up too much precious room in your kitbag. From the smallest in the series, the Play, with a lux output of 220 and three dimming steps to the largest, the Muse, which boasts a powerful lux output of 550 and four dimming steps, the LUMIE LEDs are a real asset in any photographer’s kit. And with prices starting at £44.95, they won’t break the bank either.

Investing in equipment that frees you up creatively and doesn’t weigh you down physically is the ultimate dream. Getting that balance right isn’t easy by any means though, but Manfrotto has come up trumps with its new range of LED lights: the LUMIE series. Unlike traditional LEDs, the LUMIE series has been designed with the on-the-go enthusiast photographer in mind and really steps up to the mark in terms of performance. With the LUMIE lights there are no compromises.

Take away Although big on power, the LUMIEs are actually really portable – the largest of the three fits easily in the palm of your hand and weighs in at just 140g. Small enough to take with you anywhere, you can rely on these versatile LEDs to put in a mighty performance whenever you need it. Being so light and small, these LEDs are super-flexible; use them handheld, on a tripod, on your camera’s hotshoe or even propped up for perfect lighting whether impromptu or planned. To help you on your quest to achieve perfect lighting, a LUMIE partnered with a LUMIE ball head is a dream team. The friction based head offers 360° pan orientation and enables tilting up to 35° in any other direction, letting you tweak and tinker with your lighting until it’s spot on. You don’t have to worry about your lighting letting you down with the LUMIE LEDs, as each has superb battery life and with USB rechargeable li- ion batteries so you can keep going for even longer. There’s no easier way to achieve flawlessly lit photos than with a super-portable and impressively powerful Manfrotto LUMIE LED.

Creative control There’s more to these cutting-edge LEDs than you’d imagine as each comes with a snap-filter mount and a range of CTO (colour temperature orange) and diffusing filters to give you even more creative control over your shots. Take it even further by mixing the filters to create your own bespoke lighting colouring and as well as the standard filter kit that comes with your LUMIE, you can extend your colour palette with Manfrotto’s Classic, Multicolour and Portrait filter kits.

π To find out more, go to www.manfrotto.co.uk.

Photography News | Issue 19