Arri's Skypanels

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Guys, have you seen those?bannounved at IBC but they're coming now.
www.arri.com/skypanel
Am I the only one who is masively excited about them? Price is steep but when comparing to other remote phosphor lights not so much more.
 
They look great.

I have owned a Zylight IS3 for close to 5 years now and while I have used it less and less (once I realized that that generation of LED's were not suitable for lighting faces, true also of the original Litepanels etc), the idea of a single unit that can do a full range of colors plus acceptable white, along with green/magenta correction, remains enticing because of the flexibility. It is interesting that it is being offered in a remote phosphor version as well as the standard LED version--I can see applications for both.
 
yeah tested one @ IBC. It is really great. But too steep for my wallet :)
If it were only 1000€, then I would consider it.
 
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They look great.

I have owned a Zylight IS3 for close to 5 years now and while I have used it less and less (once I realized that that generation of LED's were not suitable for lighting faces, true also of the original Litepanels etc), the idea of a single unit that can do a full range of colors plus acceptable white, along with green/magenta correction, remains enticing because of the flexibility. It is interesting that it is being offered in a remote phosphor version as well as the standard LED version--I can see applications for both.
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Arri brand kind of guarantees perfect color accuracy. Remote phospor version is only 10% brighter and it's cheaper, must mean that LED technology used there must be some advanced one. I'd love to get at least two of them, Arri is a good investment if you think about renting them as well. When I saw that presentation of them my jaw dropped!
 
Compared to Area 48 and Cineo Arri's remote phosphor lights the Skypaneals are significantly heavier along with a large and heavy separate ballast, so I kept going back to preferring the Area 48 and Cineo. The color adjustability of the LED Skypanels is cool, though while the CRI is high at 95, the TLCI seems a bit low at 90 compared to say a Litepanels Astra which has a 96-99 TLCI, along with a lot of competing LED panels with similar 95-99 TLCI ratings.

It looks like the Arri Skypanels have stronger build quality than just about any panel on the market, so if you don't take good care of your gear or rent your gear out it has that advantage.
 
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What are the phosphor panels made of? Not that I'm buying one, but I'm just curious how fragile this system is to pack and transport. 27" x 13" is a hunk of glass. But at $6250 a piece, I guess a couple hundred bucks for a nice case isn't out of line.

With the S60-C consuming 420 watts, I'm thinking it has fans. But nothing is mentioned in the datasheet.
 
According to B&H the panels for the reomote phosphor version are $1000 each, and the chroma green is $1770. If you want all the seven colors available you'd be looking at spending $6770 just on the remote phoshphor panels, in addition to the $4500 for the light. The light comes with one panel, I believe. For myself I'd probably need at least the 3200k, 4300k, and 5600k, which would be $2000 for the panels and $4500 for the light, which at $6500 actually makes the remote phosphor version a bit more expensive than the LED version which is $6250.

The LED version's TLCI is rated at an average of 90, while the remote phosphor version's is 96 for 5600k.

I really like this 36" x 48" chimera softbox available for the SP-60. With options for a grid, that's one large, soft, bright, and very controllable light source.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...008195_chimera_shallow_lightbank_softbox.html
 
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