Monolights
Profoto continues to bring cinema lighting techniques to the professional photo world, unveiling the Spot Small spotlight attachment for flash heads. The Spot Small works with flat and protruded flash heads, shaping them into crisp, clean light beams using a 115mm lens. The brand also announced a D30 Duo Kit,
SmallRig has made their mark on NAB 2025 with a few interesting new products. The X-Touch Smart Triple-Proof X99 is a 99Wh V-mount battery built for tough outdoor conditions; the RC 100C COB LED monolight is super compact but still packs a punch; and the
LED lights continue to pack more power into smaller packages, and Godox's new KNOWLED MG6K Bi-Color LED Monolight is a great example of this. It's an extremely punchy 5000W fixture that can illuminate large studios and locations. The light has a comparable output to a traditional 6000W HMI fixture, with 42,600 lux at 16' with the included reflector, but is also capable of a wider CCT range (up to 10,000K) and has an adjustable
NAB is just around the corner, but before we get swept up in the excitement, let’s break down the new product releases of this week. Nikon announced the Z5 II mirrorless camera. 7artisans and Viltrox gave us some new lenses. Aputure introduced a high-output moonlight. Sennheiser dropped a new adaptable stereo microphone.
Nikon Upgrades to the Z5 II
Nikon unveiled the Z5 II, the second version of its FX-format mirrorless camera. This iteration expands the full-frame sensor to a 24.5MP BSI-CMOS size and upgrades the processor to an EXPEED
Aputure’s BLAIR (Blue/Lime/Amber/Indigo/Red) light engine made waves when it debuted last year, producing more accurate and tunable colors—especially shades of white—than the LED fixtures that came before. Now, we have two new Aputure lights that utilize BLAIR, the powerful 5200W STORM XT52 and the portable 80W
Godox has released a 220W RGB edition of its Litemons LA series lights, the Litemons LA200R RGB LED Monolight. Available in both black and white colorways, the new lights offer the same balance of power, size, and cost that makes the Litemons series a popular option for livestreaming, podcasting, shooting social media content, or building a home studio. Both colorways are also available in a travel kit with a carry bag.
It’s been a quiet week, so we’re taking this opportunity to feature some older (but still notable) announcements, along with our weekly dose of new products. DJI brought us new stabilizers for both cameras and smartphones with the Osmo Mobile 7, Osmo Mobile 7P, and DJI RS 4 Mini. HARMAN technology released Red 125 Redscale 35mm film, Voiglander introduced the APO-Ultron 90mm f/2 VM Lens, Godox added to the IM series flashes with the IM20 Mini and gave us the RS60R RGB LED Monolight.
New DJI Gimbal Stabilizers for Smartphones and Cameras
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Powerful, compact, and IP54-rated, the KNOWLED M600Bi Pro Bi-Color LED Monolight from Godox produces natural-looking lighting with advanced control methods to deliver uninterrupted power and bright light that powers up with one click. The M600Bi Pro's light head and control box are both IP54-rated for dust and water splash protection to ensure consistent lighting on outdoor sets. Ideal for photographers and videographers in need
As LED lights continue to get smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more powerful, video creators who previously would've relied on natural light and 5-in-1 bounces are suddenly able to create dynamic, layered imagery that aids their story and takes their craft to the next level. One of the innovators in this space has certainly been SmallRig, a company that for years was mostly known for their camera cages. They've made huge strides with their lighting lineup in recent years
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A solution provider for all of your on-location lighting needs, Profoto introduces the powerful Pro-B3 750Ws Monolight—a battery-powered flash system that delivers superb performance, extensive customization options via modifiers, and the durability Profoto Pro-series lights are known for. Boasting the shortest flash duration in its category and a speedy recycling time, the Pro-B3 makes freezing action effortless. It
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Profoto continues to innovate the photography lighting space with the announcement of the new Profoto D30, an AC-powered studio light that outputs an impressive 500Ws in an 11 f-stop power range. Like the brand’s popular Pro-D3, the D30 has three distinct flash modes: Eco, Boost, and Freeze. Eco will keep your colors consistent and consume less power. Using Boost gives you an extra pop of brightness. Freeze mode can achieve
Carrying on the KNOWLED line’s reputation for high-brightness LEDs, the new MG1200R RGB LED Monolights from Godox offer a full spectrum of color with a maximum output of 1500W for saturated color. The monolights come in four different configurations—the standalone light kit, the light kit with a
Godox announces the long-awaited second generation of its flagship outdoor strobe, the AD600Pro II, an all-in-one lighting solution whose 600Ws power output sees improvements in flash duration, output range, and design and control functions. The strobe's user experience has also been upscaled to incorporate One-Tap Sync with Godox's new X3 Trigger along with a new color-optimized screen, a 40W bi-color modeling light
Swedish brand Profoto, a legendary name in the photo world, is releasing the L1600D Mono-LED, a compact, versatile LED COB light built for professional and demanding cinema production environments. This fixed 5700K light can be used as a key or fill on set and in studio work, with a CRI of 97 and a max power draw of 1600W.
The L1600D has dual mounting options, Profoto and Bowens, for use with virtually any stand, as well