Litepanels has announced upgrades to its line of LED lighting at the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new fixtures for the film, photography, and broadcast industries feature a significant increase in output power yet a decrease in power consumption.
The Astra 3X and 6X battery-operated panels are now available in either daylight or tunable bi-color models. Offering up to 50 percent more intensity across all models while drawing less power allows for longer battery run time. The new Astra 6X is six times brighter than the original 1x1 model while the Astra 3X is three times brighter.
Like the original Astra panels, both of these new lighting series feature updated color reproduction capabilities. The bi-color models allow for transitional color tuning from daylight to tungsten to accommodate any lighting situation. Also, with smooth dimming from 100 percent to 0 percent and no color shift throughout the entire range, color and intensity can be quickly adjusted either manually or remotely via the available optional Bluetooth and DMX communications portals.
The daylight-balanced Sola 4+ LED Fresnel offers a 120 percent increase in output while the new Sola 6+ has a 50 percent increase. With full-spectrum, directional illumination, the new Sola 4+ and Sola 6+ offer the controllability and light-shaping properties inherent in Fresnel lights, but in a smaller, more energy efficient LED solution. The custom Fresnel lenses emit an even light source that can be focused and controlled for maximum flexibility. The Sola range of LEDs provides cool daylight illumination with the ability to control both focus and intensity via standard DMX 512 protocol.
The Astra 6X and 3X Bi-color will be available to ship in June 2017 while the Astra 6X and 3X Daylight will be available to ship in September. The Sola 4+ and 6+ lights will be available to ship by July.
