The much-anticipated arrival of Aputure lighting releases continues with a new LED Bi-Color version of the popular LS 600d Pro. This version is called the LS 600x. I took the LS 600x out for a spin over several weeks of testing alongside the Light Dome 150. Here’s my take. Over time I’ve become comfortable using Aputure products on various sets and in all sorts of environments in the field. Reservations I had with their Pro focused first-generation made me initially skeptical about the brand. A long list of needed improvements (issues like slipping yokes and short head cables and mounts for the ballast) have now been addressed. Aputure has also updated the Sidus Link App with the result that’s it’s a handy tool for wireless control. Aputure has also been innovating its entry-level amaran product line. For filmmakers, the good news is that the cost to lumen ratio has never been lower. Enter the higher-end $1990 LS 600x Bi-Color LED fixture complete with the Bowens S-Type mount and a kelvin range between 2700 to 6500K. When I think of high output sources for filmmaking, I think of cumbersome, power-hungry, and expensive daylight-balanced HMI lighting technology. To alter the kelvin temperature of something like the popular Arri M18 or HMI fixture, you will need to gel the light — not in itself a tricky process, but it’s a step that must be completed before cameras can roll. The LS 600x Pro does away with that step. With a high output variable...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 16 November, 2021