Award-winning British LED lighting manufacturer Rotolight announce the launch of an industry-first, all in one High Speed Sync (HSS) Flash and continuous on-camera LED lighting innovation, NEO 2. The NEO 2 has no recycle time, which ensures users never miss a shot, making it the perfect light choice for today’s modern high-frame-rate-capable cameras. It can be used simultaneously as a continuous ‘modelling light’ and HSS flash, allowing the photographer to easily acquire focus in dimly lit situations and optimise composition. Designed for portrait photographers and videographers on the go, NEO 2 provides the ‘shoot what you see’ benefits of continuous light, and the flexibility of HSS flash (1/8000th sec.) with 500% flash output, whenever users need more power or to freeze action. HSS also enables users to shoot with wider apertures to create beautiful separation between subject and backgrounds.
“The NEO 2 is going to revolutionise how people use light, and eliminate the need for external flash. If you have those moments that you just cannot afford to miss, this is an incredible light for you. You’ll never miss a shot,” says Jason Lanier, a Sony Artisan of Imagery and professional photographer. “I tested NEO 2 on a Sony A6500 at 11 frames per second,” explains Lanier. “It fired every single time. There's genuinely no recycle time, no light loss, no power loss. That is just a game-changer, there is no other light in the world that can do that.”
Rotolight has collaborated with Elinchrom to integrate its ‘Skyport’ 2.4Ghz HSS wireless flash receiver into NEO 2, eliminating the need to purchase a standalone flash receiver, whilst providing rock-solid reliability, range, flexibility and control for multiple off camera lighting setups. Skyport enables users to wirelessly control up to 10 lights, in four groups at up to 200m (656 ft) with the new Rotolight HSS transmitter, optimised for Rotolight by Elinchrom. It is available on launch for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, and, shortly, Fuji camera systems, and compatible with all other Elinchrom Skyport devices. Neo 2 Rotolight NEO 2 Features
• Designed for Portrait/location photo & Video
• Continuous LED light & high speed sync flash (1/8000th)
• Built-in Elinchrom Skyport wireless flash receiver (200m/656ft)
• Adjustable Colour Temperature (6300-3150K) in continuous & flash mode
• Powerful soft output (2000 lux at 3 ft), 85% brighter than original NEO LED light
• Flash mode provides 500% more light output(mains power) / 250% on AA (NiMh or Li-ion) batteries
• No recycle time, no power loss. Ideal for high frame rate cameras
• Unrivalled battery performance: 85,000 full power flashes on 6 x AA (NiMH or Li-Ion) or 1.5 hours continuous output at max power
• Outstanding colour accuracy (CRI 96) for gorgeous skin tone
• Power by 6xAA(NiMh or Li-ion), DC or Dtap, mount on or off camera
• Cinesfx Mode Delivers Custom Lighting Fx (Fire, Lightning, Tv, Gunshot etc)
• True Aperture Dimming Calculates Your Aperture At A Given Distance
• Totally Flicker Free Output, at any frame rate
• Includes 4 piece filter kit: (Full and half diffusion, cosmetic peach skin diffusion, and magenta), belt pouch, PSU and shoe
• Ships early October 2017
In case you missed the NEO 2 launch livestream from Rotolight’s HQ in Pinewood Studios, London with Rotolight Master of Light Jason Lanier, you can catch up on the recording below: Lightweight and portable, NEO 2 can be mounted both on or off camera for ultimate creative control. Delivering the longest battery life of any speedlight or flash, ever made, NEO 2 provides 85,000 full power flashes on a single set of rechargeable AA batteries, compared to the 200 flashes of a typical speedlight. Now 85% brighter in continuous mode than its predecessor, NEO 2 is a small light that delivers big results.
“It enables photographers to spend more time composing the perfect shot, rather than spending time on cumbersome lighting setups. For those shooting both stills and video, it entirely eliminates the need for two separate purchases,” says Rod Aaron Gammons, managing director of Rotolight.
Rotolight NEO 2 is available as a single light, including a belt pouch, accessory shoe, power supply and four-piece filter pack including diffusion, skin tone and magenta, or as a three-light kit with hard flight case, stands and ball heads. Optional accessories include softboxes, raincovers, and 10-piece colour filter pack. More information can be found at the product page here Please call our sales team on 0208 977 1222 for any sales enquiries.