Aputure has announced the NOVA II 2×1 panel fixture alongside an “ecosystem” of modifiers and mounting accessories.
“It is tunable white from 1,800-20,000K CCT, tunable colour over more than 90% of Rec.2020, and class-leading bright in both direct beam and when diffused,” Aputure revealed in a press release.
Mitch Gross, VP of marketing at Aputure, added: “When we launched the STORM lights last year people immediately started asking when we would make a BLAIR-CG panel light.
“The challenge was to make the best tunable white light panel that was also the best tunable colour panel, and have it bright when used direct as a narrow 35° beam without being reduced to nothing with a diffuser.
“That’s a tall order when working with such a complex mix of emitters, but the engineering team surpassed themselves, even expanding on the BLAIR-CG performance by adding in deep red to balance our fluorescing indigo for improved skin tones and colour range.
“You can actually use it to light faces, with an amazing 90 SSI at 3200K. NOVA II is really a no-compromise light, just about the best in everything it does.”
The NOVA II 2×1 is the first fixture in a new NOVA II family, and the first panel light to feature the BLAIR-CG light engine (blue/lime/amber/indigo/red/cyan/green), which delivers “the best quality tunable white light across an expansive 1,800K-20,000K CCT range”, according to Aputure, with full ASC MITC range +/- green adjustment.
The expanded BLAIR-CG light engine also offers the greatest range of tunable colour light ever in an LED panel, covering more than 90% of the Rec.2020 color space, controllable in x,y and HSIC+ modes.
The structural design of the NOVA II 2×1 is said to allow it to achieve three goals normally at odds: low noise, low weight and IP65 weather protection. Even when set to high-speed, the fan outputs just 40dB, and the fixture weighs only 18kg including the yoke.
As mentioned, the NOVA II 2×1 launches alongside a range of accessories for light shaping and rigging. Light modifiers quickly attach and stack with NOVA II 2×1’s new front-loading QuickClip system.
Full information is available on the Aputure website–with pricing for the NOVA II 2×1 set at €3,490 MSRP.
