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Aputure, a Chinese manufacturer of lighting solutions, just released the new amaran COB S series, with six different bi-color and daylight-balanced options. The budget-friendly COB 60d/x S, COB 100d/x S, and COB 200d/x S can be pre-ordered in a price range between $169 and $349. Let’s take a closer look at this fair-priced LED fixture!
The original COB series was already reviewed by my colleague Graham Sheldon about a year ago, in case you missed it, you can check the COB 60x and COB 60d here. Now the new COB S series received a LED upgrade: each fixture features an all-new dual-blue LED chipset, improving its ability to reproduce the light spectrum and significantly increasing their SSI scores, resulting in better color accuracy.
The re-engineered dual-blue LED chipset, the amaran COB S series utilizes the latest LED technology to output color-accurate light reliably. Daylight-balanced S series fixtures clock in with an SSI (D56) of 86, which is a 19% increase from the original daylight-balanced COB Series fixtures. The bicolor S series fixtures can reach an SSI (D56) of 87, a 17.5% increase over the SSI (D56) score of the original COB series bicolor lights. In addition, the new COB S series bi-color lights can achieve an SSI (Tungsten) of 90.
In addition to each fixture’s included AC power supplies, COB S series lights have the added benefit of compatibility with DC power via battery solutions. For example, for the COB 60d/x S, users can utilize its included Dual NP-F battery plate to power the fixture using NP-F style batteries or use a DTap battery with a DC power cable.
The COB 100d/x S and the COB 200d/x S fixtures can be powered by two Gold or V-Mount batteries via the Aputure 2-Bay battery power station (sold separately) using their 48V DC power inputs. That is exactly what you want as an independent filmmaker, the versatility to run your light fixtures with a common battery solution that might be in your bag already!
The bi-color COB S series fixtures COB 60x, COB 100x, and COB 200x have a versatile CCT range of 2,700K to 6,500K, allowing users to cover different looks from warm to daylight lighting possibilities. As Sidus Link compatible fixtures, the S series bi-color lights are convenient with their ability to change color temperatures on the fly.
The COB S series fixture can be controlled from your smartphone or tablet, from its output with 0%-100% step-less brightness control, color temperature control, and built-in effects, or even save up to 10 custom FX and 10 music FX presets for easy access to different light modes.
The amaran COB S Series lights, all have full-size Bowens Mounts for compatibility with many Bowens Mount modifiers such as Aputure’s Light Dome Mini II, Lantern, and Light Box 45×45. Third-party Bowens Mount modifiers are also compatible with S Series lights. In addition to an integrated universal Bowens Mount, all the fixtures can use shoot-through umbrellas with built-in Umbrella Holders in each mounting column.
All 6 different fixtures can be preordered already, just make sure that you are going for the new S series, the original COB series is still available and the only difference is the letter S!
For further information please visit the website of Aputure.
What do you think about the COB S series? Would these budget-friendly LED fixtures come in handy for your next project? Please leave us our thoughts in the comment section below.
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Jürgen Moors is a freelance filmmaker based in Vienna Austria. As a pilot he is passionate about all sorts of aerial photography, but he is also working on the ground as a production manager, producer, director, editor and camera operator. Jürgen has over 35 years of experience in several departments in the film business.