BRONCOLOR UNVEILS ‘NEXT GENERATION’ LIGHTING

Coming this September to the trade via Transcontinenta UK, the lighting specialist is offering pro and enthusiast photographers a new Broncolor Satos power pack and Pulso L lamp combination. It’s based on what we’re told is almost five years of development by Swiss engineers, with its primary goals being performance, flexibility, ease of use and a long lifespan. Chief among its features is a new dual power concept; the Satos comes with power slots, enabling the unit to be equipped with a power supply, batteries, or a combination, thereby allowing it to be used both in the studio and on location, or in regions with a fragile power grid. The Satos also allows settings to be adjusted down to the smallest detail via what it terms an industrial grade 5.7-inch touch screen, buttons or even an app interface. The Pulso L modeling and continuous lamp meanwhile is described as the perfect partner to the above, in featuring a calibrated array of bi-coloured LEDs with a variable green/magnenta mix and colour temperature adjustable between 2800K to 6800K, plus bi-directional communication between the lamp and powerpack. Likewise available via the same distributor are two new gimbals described as ultra portable in the Zhiyun CRANE-M 3S (left) and the WEEBILL 3S (right). Aimed at filmmakers and content creators, the CRANE-M 3S is described at the successor to the previous Red Dot Product Award winning CRANE-M3. Weighing in at 705g it has a higher load capacity than its predecessor and can be used with the latest full frame cameras as well as mobile phones. With a monochrome finish the CRANE-M 3S has dimensions of 284.2x74.5x163.5mm and features a tiny yet powerful bi-colour fill light no larger than a fingernail that can emit up to 1,000 lux brightness and boasts a colour temperature range of 2,700K-5,500K. A 1.22-inch touchscreen features an all-new interactive user interface. SRPs start from £299.99. The WEEBILL 3S meanwhile weighs 1,054.8g and measures 305x210x72.5mm. Here, users can switch between portrait and landscape modes via a quick-release module, eliminating the need to re-balance the gimbal. Improvements include a revamped slim structure grip for added comfort, an extended battery life of up to 11.5 hours, a 1,000 lux fill light, the ability to offer shutter control over mainstream camera models via Bluetooth, a 0.96inch display for adjustments on the go, plus a control wheel for adjusting parameters. SRPs start from £319.99. www.transcontinenta.co.uk