The attachment features an adjustable lens for flooding and spotting the light output from a 12°-42° beam angle. I prefer to use a big soft window for food photography, but sometimes you don’t have that option, so you need to create your light.

The 120d II features a flawless 5500K daylight, enabling it to mix in seamlessly with the rest of the Aputure ecosphere daylight-balanced lights. Aputure states the new Light Storm 1200d Pro can achieve an output of 83,100 lux at a distance of 3 meters with the narrow 15° reflector.front Fresnel lens, improved ventilation, and the elimination of light leaks, making this the ultimate Bowens Mount Fresnel. The Light Dome SE is the perfect lighting modifier for content creation, interviews, and portrait photography. Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

The measurements were taken in a controlled environment with the reflector on at a distance of 1 meter (3. You could of course ad the optional fresnel attachent to use it as a nice direct hard lighting source or throw on a softbox for a more diffused direct lighting solution.Now, I don’t want to pretend this is the most portable accessory Aputure has ever designed — it’s big (about 20lbs), it’s bulky and it absolutely dwarves the 120D MK II as I mentioned. Even when they’ve missed the mark (the first version of the fresnel attachment needed improvement) they have gone back to the drawing board with the much improved Fresnel 2X attachment and fixed the problems that occurred in its predecessor. This allows the control box to be positioned upright on its feet, so it can be set down on set seamlessly. Despite the size of the fan, it is barely audible and I doubt you would be able to hear it even in the quitest of environments.

But, it is a very, very handy tool for bouncing a key light onto talent in tight spaces or throwing an out of focus leaf pattern on a back wall for a little visual interest without pulling audience focus. The most notable of these upgrades is its power unit - the C120D II is now powered by a single, all-in-one power box. Let’s look at the differences between two light modifying tools to be used with Aputure’s 120 and 300 lines. It comes included with a reflector dome that helps to both intensify and spread the lights beam source out over a larger area.and allows users to input their own effects, creating a light that has truly limitless possibilities. For those who may not know, ⊿uv is the value to show how much this light is away from being an ideal light source (black body radiation = incandescent lamp).

When lenders create a product listing, they have the option to share their thoughts on the product itself. Combined with the internal shutters, filmmakers will be able to gain more control of the shape of their light.

By utilizing a new rotating barrel design, the Fresnel 2X creates an intuitive user experience, similar to a camera lens. However, unlike a conventional softbox that (as by name) is rectangular, the Light Dome is circular. Speaking of photometrics, I used the Sekonic C-700 to measure the lights output and colour rendering performance.