Sekonic Corporation recently announced a collaboration with UK based manufacturer, Rotolight. A global provider of in studio and on-location LED lighting solutions, Rotolight set out earlier this year to create a new advanced on-camera LED system called Neo. Using the new Sekonic C-700 SpectroMaster extensively in their phosphor chemistry design process, Rotolight was able to develop an advanced formulation, which delivers high quality colour rendering results (AccuColour™ LED lighting technology) in the Rotolight Anova and the latest Neo LED luminaires.
Sekonic Corporation, global specialists in engineering and manufacturing of precision design and advanced technology metering systems, recently launched the C-700 SpectroMaster series which gained worldwide interest. Optimised to measure LED lighting in addition to all types of light sources, the C-700 measures, analyses and reports the true colour temperature and specular characteristics of a given light source including LED, HMI, tungsten, florescent, electronic flash and natural light spectrums.
When Rod Gammons, chairman and inventor of the Rotolight products, discovered the Sekonic C-700, he knew he had finally found the tool he needed to accurately measure and monitor his development of the AccuColor™ LED Lighting System. In a recent online video interview Gammons stated, “Neo achieves outstanding colour reproduction with an overall Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of Ra=95.6, skin tones at CRI=99 and Television Lighting Consistency Index of 91 (TLCI). Neo’s performance has been designed for today’s cinematographers, DOP’s and photographers who are capturing both HD and 4K, and who demand the greatest control and accuracy of colour. Now this type of control is possible with tools like the Rotolight Neo and the Sekonic C-700′.
Colour reproduction is paramount for both photographers and videographers and with today’s emerging new light sources, the ability to measure them and accurately control them is more critical than ever. Utilising lighting systems that offer true colour results enables photographers and videographers to focus more on the art and less on the technical side of the business. With the release of the Sekonic C-700, and working with colour accurate lights like Rotolight Neo, it is possible to achieve true colour results on set, quickly and accurately, with ease.
