By technical editor Matt Allard:
Brother, Brother and Sons (BB&S), who were one of the early adopters of remote phosphor technology will be showcasing a range of new lights at IBC.
The company will be showing a Pipeline LED System, an expandable array of modular, cylindrical fixtures, customizable to suit specific requirements. These new form-factor 1-inch diameter LED lights are available in lengths of 1’, 2’, 3’ and 4’ (305mm, 610mm, 914mm and 1219mm). According to BB&S, they offer many of the same benefits of remote phosphor’s light quality and consistency, and they provide brighter, higher fidelity light emission. They have been designed so you can install them into a multi-lamp reflector bank (1, 2 or 4 Pipes), or used in a single reflector. The Pipelines are claimed to provide a extremely pleasing output for modeling faces and illuminating backgrounds.
At IBC you will also be able to see production models of the compact Pipeline Reporter 3200, 4300 and 5600 Kits, made to address the challenges of traveling correspondents who often deliver reports via Skype or Messenger from a webcam on a desktop.
Area 48 Remote Phosphor soft lights made their debut at IBC in 2013. They were very popular as you could swap phosphor-coated panels and quickly change from daylight to tungsten or other color temperatures. Now a staple for features, television and news sets worldwide, the source is comparable to a traditional 1k soft light. The Area 48 will be shown for the first time with an optional new reflector and an octagonal soft box. Also new are the Area 1×2 and Area 4×4 frames that provide for ganging two or four Area 48s together for a more powerful soft light.
Above you can see my review of the original Area 48 Soft.
Also being unveiled is the Area 48 Soft L5 soft light, made especially for F.O.H. applications, television studios, classic concert halls, motion capture studios and theatre, where extremely smooth dimming in the last 5% is needed. All the accessories of the classic Area 48 work with this 48V system.
There is a new Ledheimer LED PAR available in daylight and tungsten balance models that features a claimed CRI in the high 90s. Ledheimers combine the tried and true PAR design with all the advantages of LED lighting technology. To meet the need for a variety of beam angles, three interchangeable reflectors offer narrow, medium and wide beams. Because the LED fixtures don’t generate heat like tungsten and HMI PARs, the reflectors can be changed out without waiting for cool down.
IBC will see the premier of the new China-style ball diffuser for the LED Flyer™. The Flyer is a portable boom light that can be quickly deployed especially for fast moving productions, where it significantly simplifies the lighting process and produces unprecedented variable-color 3000K to 5600K overhead soft light. The complete kit includes a Molded Case, Light head, Diffusor; Diffusor Skirts, power supply, AC Cord, DC Cord, Integrated Belt Pack for Remote Controller and battery plate.
Newsshooter will be sure to check out all the new BB&S lights at IBC, which starts on the 11th September.
