When you're doing your most important video and photo work for worship, it's often best to use the most durable and reliable lights you have, like the Nanlite Forza II series. But sometimes you need a second set of lights for lower priority tasks when your main lights are already in use. Nanlite has an excellent solution for this with their new FC-Series LED Spotlights. These fixtures deliver the same level of light-quality and accuracy as the top-of-the-line Forza II at about half the cost.
How is this possible? Where the Forza II spotlights have all-metal exteriors, the FC-Series are made of a durable polymer. The plus side is that this material makes the FC heads and power supplies even more lightweight. Another way the prices of the FC lights are kept low is that they only work with AC power out of the box. If you want to run them in the field on battery power, you can, but you need to purchase the FC Power Station separately.
With those minor considerations out of the way, everything else about the Nanlite FC-Series punches far above their weight. The amount of output power you get at these prices is unbeatable. The FC-500B can get immensely bright, but it can also be dimmed in fine 0.1% increments. Both models are bi-color and offer built-in controls, Bluetooth, 2.4G, and locking metal DMX ports. Crush-proof, hard foam cases are also included for travel and storage. They have Bowens mounts and umbrella holders for modifiers. Whether you work for a big church with a big budget, or a smaller congregation that wants professional performance for less, the new Nanlite FC-Series should be on your radar.
