With a design that’s optimized to avoid wasting effort and time when each prepping and working the product, the brand new Astera QuikSpot is a zoomable single-source highlight that produces as much as 3000 lux at 3 meters.
Versatile, highly effective, and born to be…fast, the brand new QuikSpot from Astera is a extremely versatile and progressive battery-powered LED lighting fixture designed to fulfill the calls for of the fast-paced environments of massive occasions and media productions. This cutting-edge luminaire combines ease of use, correct efficiency, and fast setup for professionals who worth environment friendly and versatile options in a compact kind.
The firm says that “the QuikSpot fixture, a zoomable single-source spotlight, draws inspiration from the efficient workflow and convenient housing of Astera’s AX5 PAR light, while taking advantage of the optical quality of the Titan LED Engine and the PlutoFresnel. The whole QuikSpot design is optimized to save time and effort when both prepping and operating the product, making it an ideal solution for busy rental and production companies. These IP65-rated, lightweight (3.5 kg) luminaires deliver exceptional performance both onstage and on-set, bridging the gap between various lighting applications with ease, therefore maximizing Return On Investment.”
Featuring Astera’s Titan LED Engine, the QuikSpot gives a 13º-60º zoom vary, excessive shade rendering and a refined, homogenized and highly effective “one-shadow” fresnel optical system. These capabilities guarantee a superior RGBMA shade spectrum, perfect for each dwell and digicam purposes. The fixtures additionally provide the choice of rotatable 8-way barndoors with built-in SafetyLink and a number of different sensible equipment, enabling artistic and practical lighting options for up and down lighting, excessive shade rendering key lighting, punchy backlights and extra.
QuikSpot stands out as Astera’s brightest luminaire underneath 60W producing as much as 3000 lux at 3 meters (13º). The brand-new OutputGain function permits customers to decide on between most output and deep shade saturation or larger CRI with good pores and skin tones.
Ben Díaz, Head of Product Management at Astera, commented: “The QuikSpot is designed for those on the run! It’s really made for lighting technicians who, without being in the spotlight, can create amazing rigs in fast-paced environments, where every second counts. We’ve strived to minimize the time required to prep and operate the product, so technicians can focus on the decisions that truly make a difference.”
“With QuikSpot, – he continues – we’ve combined the flexibility of a zoomable single-source light, the precise full-spectrum accuracy of the Titan LED Engine, and the vibrant, dynamic output enabled by our new OutputGain feature. We believe the market will embrace it as a solution that balances innovation, performance, and ease of use. And, of course, QuikSpot integrates seamlessly into the smart Astera ecosystem—ensuring professionals can rely on it no matter the challenge”.
Here is extra details about the brand new gentle:
The progressive QuikTurn zoom mechanism used is 10 occasions extra environment friendly than comparable filter-based techniques to realize wider beam angles, delivering a hard-light efficiency in spot place and an distinctive optical high quality when in flood place, free from shade shift and a number of shadows. The beam could be additional formed through elliptical rotatable filters and the SafetyLink-ready barndoors. One of the good benefits is its entrance diameter, which permits all present AX5 entrance attachments comparable to filters, domes and snoots to additionally match with QuikSpot. But in contrast to AX5, QuikSpot makes use of Astera’s proprietary Titan LED Engine color-mixing system with OutputGain, guaranteeing wealthy, deep colours alongside in-camera benefits and a modern aesthetic.
Ease of Use for Busy Professionals
QuikSpot gives each wired and wi-fi operation, with a most battery run time of 4.5 hours at full energy with OutputGain activated and as much as 20 hours in energy-saving modes. Rigging choices embrace a detachable yoke, TrackPin Compact for minimal top when hung, and a 3/8″ BabyPin thread within the again for added flexibility. And as with the AX5, FlexCovers can be found so QuikSpot can simply mix in with the environment at company occasions.
As 100% wi-fi lights, the QuikSpots’ built-in batteries are able to be charged straight within the case and thru electrical contacts, avoiding the necessity of additional wiring. Accessories like the brand new ChargingPlate and the state-of-the-art PrepBox streamline this setup permitting customers to simply assign DMX, pair and pre-program as much as eight fixtures concurrently in only a matter of seconds. For transportation, the sturdy ChargingCase Compact and TruckPack embrace 8 fixtures with a ChargingPlate and a PrepBox, whereas additionally with the ability to maintain as much as eight barndoors, Rotatable 17º x 46º elliptical filters, TrackPin Compact rigging equipment and further storage for different important instruments, comparable to cables and clamps.
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