The new Maxima 6 GaN MicroFocus lens is claimed to be sharper, wider, and even more precise.
The MicroFocus optical system, which was originally developed for their flagship Maxima Furiosa, is now available for the Maxima 6 GaN. This new lens transforms the way your Maxima 6 interacts with modifiers and optics. It is said to create a cleaner, more efficient beam, with greater output consistency, and better performance in both focused and open-face setups.
Key improvements include:
- A wider, more uniform beam (≈80°)
- Sharper output with minimal spill or aberration
- Optimized for secondary lenses like the Maxima Fresnel
- Smoother bare-light performance — no more harsh open-face glare
What’s New?
The MicroFocus optical system for Maxima 6 GaN features a redesigned internal lens structure engineered for precision and consistency.
- An aluminum collimator that guides the light flow
- A 3mm-thick borosilicate glass lens fused into an array of 150-micron microlenses that homogenizes the output.
This design ensures an even wider integration of Maxima 6 with light modifiers and a higher light transmission efficiency.
Why It Matters?
The MicroFocus system doesn’t just refine the light output—it redefines how it interacts with your entire setup and the way you use light, even in its more basic form. The result is a wide and uniform 80° beam, ideal for both open-face shooting and modified lighting environments.
Thanks to a 50mm exit pupil, the light is perfectly matched for use with secondary optics like our Fresnel Reflector, ensuring higher transmission efficiency and tighter beam control.
In addition, the optical unit now extends 19mm beyond the original COB surface, significantly reducing the distance to attached modifiers. This closer proximity improves beam shaping performance across the board, offering greater punch, better edge falloff, and reduced spill—all while making your modifier workflow smoother and more intuitive.
Perfect with Softboxes
The new beam pattern also works wonders with large softboxes and open-face modifiers. Less hot spot, more even diffusion—ideal for fashion, portraits, and product photography.
Upgrade & Care Program
This new initiative allows all existing Maxima 6 owners, both MKI and MKII, to retrofit their units with the new MicroFocus lens. As part of the program, your fixture will also receive a complete factory refurbishment and an additional +1 year warranty extension, ensuring it’s ready for many more years of demanding on-location work.
I previously reviewed the Maxima 6 GaN on the site and found it to be an excellent fixture. The Maxima 6 GaN is claimed to produce more than 60,000 lumens in the same, all-in-one convenient form factor as the original Maxima 3. It also has the same high color accuracy (98.3 CRI) with superior cooling technology and all-weather resistance. The Maxima 6 GaN is being touted as an extremely bright and compact, directional LED fixture with an output comparable to that of conventional technology 700W LEDs.
The Maxima 6 GaN, is a well-made, well-thought-out fixture with exceptionally good color accuracy and a decent amount of output. I like the all-in-one design and the attention to detail.
The fixture produces a really nice quality of light, and I likeed how quickly you can change it from being a hard to a soft source by using a myriad of lighting modifiers. The color rendering scores are extremely impressive, and this translates into a really good quality of light. The output is pretty good, especially for a fixture of this size and weight. The ability to run a wide array of lighting modifiers, including ARRI QLM optics, is something we haven’t seen before.
For those who value color accuracy, build quality, and attention to detail, and are looking for something that is unique, the Maxima 6 GaN ticks a lot of boxes.
