I visited the Litepanels booth today and spoke with Alan Ipakchian about the latest offering in their Astra family. The new Astra 1x1 Soft Bi-Color uses the same LED technology found across the Astra line, but where this light differs is the inclusion of a built-in diffusion panel.

I stopped by the ARRI booth at Cine Gear to speak with Mike Wagner, Senior Product Manager, about the new SkyPanel, a fully tunable LED soft light that compliments Arri's L7-C fresnels.

Today I met with Kaur Kallas, Co-Founder of Digital Sputnik, to talk about their new DS LED System, the DS 3. The DS 3 is a modular system, so you can put the modules together or use them separately with one power supply driving up to three modules.

The name Mole Richardson is certainly no stranger to the production environment, and you're likely to find some Mole lights on any set you visit.

At NAB 2012, Kino Flo introduced their Celeb 200 variable color LED fixture. This year, it's all about the Celeb 400 and, as you can probably guess by the name, it is twice the size of the 200.

Last year, we posted about the TruColor HS and how it utilizes Remote Phosphor Technology (RPT) to eliminate the color-accuracy limitations of other LED fixtures.

In our industry, most people hear LED lighting and think of small low-power lights that can be mounted on a camera or stashed in a corner. What does not generally come to mind is "high output," as most people believe that large tungsten or HMI units are still the only choices for real punch.

While most cameras provide exposure tools like waveform monitors and zebras, having a properly calibrated monitor or viewfinder serves as an additional means to quickly determine exposure - something that is especially useful in run & gun situations. In addition to helping you gauge exposure, a calibrated monitor also gives you a way to check for color accuracy and can help in making color decisions.

Kino Flo introduced a new light at NAB 2012, and, for the first time, it's not a fluorescent. The Celeb 200 is a variable color LED fixture, about the size and output of a Diva 400.