Hi guys it's Rob here from Hypop at hypop.com.au.
Today we're taking a closer look
at an exciting new product by Aputure.
It's one of their brand new LED lights.
So, that's called the Aputure Light Storm LS 1S version.
What we'll do is we'll go through
and unbox the product firstly and have a look
at some of the features up close and personal.
So, first thing, well box. It comes in a really slim line
box here with the handle as you can see.
And we'll just get rid of that sticker there and unbox quickly.
So, inside is just styrofoam pieces which we'll remove.
And the first thing that slides out is a lock.
So, this box here contains two things,
the cable, AC adapter and the controller.
We'll have a closer look at that shortly.
It's the LED light itself. So, this is the LED light.
Really heavy and sturdy product.
It's made from a complete aluminium alloy design.
So, it's really great and really professional production quality.
And lastly is just some tracing paper.
So, tracing papers, these can be used as diffusers
that go in front of the panel
and you actually just use the provided clips to attach that.
I'll just move this box out of the way.
Okay so, let's take a closer look at what's inside this box here.
So, inside the box we have a few different things here.
You've got some AC type cables.
So, this is the adapter, the AC adapter.
This is a lemo cable.
So, this lemo cable was actually plugged in from the actual panel
into the next item which is the controller box.
So, this is a controller box. The controller box has a strap.
And on the controller box itself,
there's a few different elements here.
There's the on and off switch.
There's the brightness adjustment.
So, this is a seamless control from 0 to 100%.
We've got a few different buttons here
which is just the channel buttons,
the gripping button and also the DMX button.
And the last two ports here are the for DMX in and out.
So, DMX is for professional lighting.
And that's if you want to control it
and if you attach it to a light board or a lighting control,
you can control the lights that way as well.
And on the back of the controller box
is the Sony v-mount batteries.
So, there's two different versions or the LS 1S.
One is a Sony v-mount which is this one here.
And there's also the Anton Bauer.
So, there's two different professional battery
power options
that you have available and most video recorders
or filmmakers have those two batteries available.
What else is in the box is just a couple of manuals
and the warranty card.
There's also the wireless remote control.
So, the wireless remote control is great
if you want to control from one to several of the lights
that controls the power adjustment.
And you can set them to different groups and channels,
so you can control the lights independently,
that you may have one light that's less intensity
than the other, you need that one off.
At least you have the option to sort of control
that without having to go up to the panel in
and adjust all the settings. And we've got some clips here.
So, the clips for the tracing papers.
And we've also got some spare LED diodes as well.
So, these LEDs in case any of them
just they're ready to last 100,000 ounce.
So, with most LEDs.
So, these are just some spares in case you need any.
So, those are the items that are included in the bag.
What we'll do next is we'll take a closer look
at the actual light itself and setup
and we'll go through some of the features.
So, this is the Aputure Light Storm LS 1S
set up on a light stand here. So, that's completely set up.
We've got this expanded out with the barn door.
So, the barn door is here.
As you can see there's four different barn doors.
This is really great if you want to cut your light
or direct your light a bit more, focus in the light a bit more.
So, you put your barn doors in or angle them outwards
depending on how you want the lighting to throw.
So, the actual width of the panel
is about 30 cm and the height is about 21 cm.
And the actual build as mentioned earlier
is an aluminium, really strong aluminium.
So, it does really feel like a quality build.
As you can see here, there's two brackets.
There's a knob on the side here which controls the yoke bar.
So, the yolk bar controls the tilt of the actual light.
The only issue is if you're trying to tilt downwards,
what we've noticed is if you want to tilt downwards,
you'll limit it with the barn door
heating the bottom of the yoke bar here.
So, one way to actually avoid that or get around that,
is actually getting a convertible light stand.
So, there's light stands that we provide,
the 2.4 m light stands by Hypop which have the convertible mount
that you can mount on top or on the side,
and then that way
you can actually control the yoke bar positioning
and you won't actually have that issue.
Another way to get around that is to actually mount that
on a boom stand as well. So, boom stand,
you can direct the light downwards if you need to.
So, that's the actual knob on the side
and on the actual back of the panel here,
we'll turn this around.
And what you'll notice first and foremost
is that there are no controls on the back of the panel
like with other Aputure lights.
So, the main reason they've done that
is they've actually got the controller separate now.
So, the control as you can see is down here.
It's controlled and plugged in by that lemo cable
and the main reason why they've done that is
so that you can have your light up top,
maybe you have it on a boom stand or out of reach.
That way you can actually control your light independently
without having to go onto a ladder or get out of the way.
So, they're thinking more of practical sense here.
So, Aputure have really thought of this design
in terms of the usability in a studio setting
or a video or film setting. So, that's really great as well.
So, having a controller box down low,
as you can see there's a bit of excess cable here.
You can have that hanging from down low.
And you've got the AC plug
and that's running along the ground separately.
So, having those three different separate components
unlike some of the other Aputure panels
such as the HR 672 all built into one
and having them separately is a lot more convenient.
Additional to that, we actually have the remote control
which I'll show you in the unboxing
that actually controls the light.
So, that controls the light
and that switches the light on and off.
So, that turns the light on and off
as well as controlling the intensity of the light
from 10 to 100 percent.
So, that's a really great feature as well
if you're shooting on location
or if you're moving out and about and you're filming,
you don't want to have to go to the back of the light
or up to the controller box to control the light.
So, that's really great.
And as mentioned before there is a Sony v-mount.
So, if you're out on location,
you don't have access to an AC outlet.
I mean you do have the option of battery operation
which is great.
So now, some of the features of the lights itself.
The light here, as you can see there's a fair bit
of individual LEDs.
This model in particular is 1536 individual LEDs.
And what that translates into is at 0.5 meters,
so half a meter away, it's 30,000 luxe.
That's a really high output.
It's equivalent to a 1k tungsten light.
So, that's really Aputure's answer to that.
So now, you have also the capability on the CRI 95+.
So, that paired with the output.
You're really producing a really strong accurate light
for your color
rendering and your video output and your photo output.
You don't have to sort of adjust then do any color
balancing during post or you can rest assure
that the colors are coming across nice and accurately.
So, what I'll do now is do a lighting test
with the Aputure LS 1S in action.
What I'll do is I'll turn off the lights
that are in the studio at present
and I'll control it via the wireless remote.
And we'll let the light shine up on me
and we'll firstly assess the color reproduction
and really test that that CRI 95+
as well as the power output as well,
so the output if it's enough to sort of light
up a single subject
or to be using film and video reproduction.
So, I turn off the lights.
Okay, so all the lights are off in the studio right now
and I'll turn on the Aputure LS 1S.
So, that's on 10% right now.
So, that's on 10% intensity. That's the lowest intensity
and it goes all the way up to 100%.
So, I'll set that up really gradually as well.
So, as you can see that light's really starting
to get quite strong.
Right now it's about 58%. We'll go to full intensity.
So, this is at 100 now and I can tell that it's really bright.
It's probably coming across really bright as well.
So, we'll drop that down a little bit.
So, what you'll notice with the Aputure LS 1S being CRI 95+,
compared to other lights such as cheaper LED lights,
ones that you can mount on the top of the camera
or even ones that are mid-level,
you will see that the color reproduction
is really nice and accurate on the Aputure LS 1S.
So, that's really what the advantages
of buying a professional lighting solution.
And the advantage is that this isn't too much
to spend on a light,
on a professional lighting option.
You don't have to spend too much
and take too much out of your pockets.
So, that's just a quick rundown on the Aputure lights on LS 1S.
For more information, contact us at www.hypop.com.au.
My name is Rob. Till next time.