DEFINITION June 2018

GEAR GROUP LED LIGHTING

QUASAR SCIENCE RAINBOWLINEAR In just a few years, Quasar Science has become an essential brand within the motion picture and photography industry. With the rise of RGB-enabled fixtures, this lighting technician created company has been working on its own full colour system, RGBX. This five-colour mixing system adds high output RGB diodes to Quasar’s Crossfade 2000K and 6000K white light diode set to produce both high-quality broad spectrum tunable white light and bright ultra-saturated narrow spectrum colour. The first fixture in the line-up to utilise RGBX is the new Rainbow Linear LED Light. This slender, high output light source is ideal for everything from three point lighting set-ups to assembling massive arrays and large area lighting rigs. Unbeatable in tight spaces, the self-ballasted Rainbow comes in 600mm 1200mm and 2400mm lengths, and featuring digital control interface, wireless and wired DMX connect, Lead/Follow mode, Auxiliary DC input, Onboard FX and much more. Features include the company’s X-fade White Light which gives a full range of high-quality broad spectrum light and allows colour saturation without the muddy effects of RGB derived white light. It includes Kelvin presets at 2000° (2800°), 3200°, 4000° (5000°), 5600° and 6000°. Also featured is RGB which is a full 360° palette for fully saturated colour or mixed with X-fade white light for soft beautiful pastels. It includes colour presets for blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red, magenta and purple. There’s no need to pull out your phone or have a Wi-Fi network. The Rainbow comes equipped with an onboard control panel allowing you to set Intensity, CCT, Saturation, Hue, FX and much more. Onboard effects with adjustable parameters include Fire, Police Light, Short Circuit, Paparazzi and Strobe.

ROTOLIGHT NEO 2

STELLA PRO RANGE

If you know the Rotolight AEOS, then think of the firm’s NEO 2 as a smaller, more portable version with virtually the same list of impressive features but at around a third of the price. It’s not as powerful, though. The NEO 2 is ideal for filmmakers on location who also might want to take some stills as it is a very portable bicolour LED continuous light with a built-in high-speed flash function that has zero recycle time. As a filmmaking tool, it’s equally impressive, considering it’s such a small light. It only weighs 354g so can be used on your video camera’s coldshoe as an on-camera fill light or on top of a light stand as an off- camera source. It takes six AA batteries or can be powered from the included mains adapter. The flicker-free light output is 200 lux at around a metre, which is a decent amount of light especially indoors or outdoors in gloomy conditions. Or even in sun as a fill light if you get it up close. With a diameter of 14.5cm, it’s not a hugely soft light source. But get it in close and the light quality is directional and crisp. The unit comes with additional diffusers and gels so you can soften it and tweak the colours even more. But don’t expect a diffuser panel to create a wonderful soft light compared to a much bigger light source, and it does cut the power. On the back of the panel is a big LED display. Two knobs let you adjust the intensity and colour temperature of the light from 3150-6300K. Pushing the knobs enters the menus. Just like the AEOS, there is also a range of built-in special effects such as, fire, lightning, police light, strobe and TV flicker. To modify the light even further, Rotolight offers optional extras like barn doors and a softbox. At a great price of £300, it’s a well-built bit of kit that has multiple uses and is small enough to tuck into just about any bag. Even if you never intend to use the flash facility, it’s a powerful and controllable movie light that doesn’t break the bank.

The Stella Pro range first came to our attention when we were looking for a light that would fit a drone. This isn’t an easy thing to do and needs a certain amount of engineering, small and light enough unit and, of course, plenty of light power! The Pro 10,000c illuminates with a commanding 10,000 lumens and delivers 20,580 lux at one metre with available fresnel. At full power the diminutive Stella Pro 10,000c delivers the equivalent light output of HMI units four times its size. Powered from AC or DC, a digital screen reports power levels while an easy-grip magnetic control ring makes adjusting output potentially simple and repeatable. Consistent with all Stella Pro lights is the Chip on Board ‘COB’ array that promises to provide a smooth, evenly dispersed, 120° native beam with high CRI and TLCI ratings of 90+ and 93 respectively. Durability and all-conditions portability are something that Light & Motion see as hallmarks of the Stella Line. The 10,000c features IP54 water resistance to be fully capable for demanding broadcast outdoor shoots or providing powerful illumination for heavy payload drones, lighting sets or landscapes. Stella Pro 10,000c includes a 50° optic, barndoors, C-stand mount and power supply. KEY FEATURES • HighOutput COB ‘chip on board’ LED • Certified 90CRI, TLCI 93, Daylight Balanced • FL-1 StandardCertified Lumen output • FL-1 StandardCertified 120° wide, smooth beamangle • Range of modifiers: press-on light modifiers including: 50° Focus Optic, 25° fresnel, GloBulb

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