NAB 2012: F&V presents new generation of affordable LED lights

by Sebastian WöberApril 20^th, 2012

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You’ve seen lights from F&V before. Dedotec presented their 1×1 panel series last year. F&V’s products have been rebranded numerous times, but they now established their own brand name and online shop.

The Z180 LED series is an in-between size to the smaller on-camera style LED’s and the larger 1×1 panels. Light output and quality is quite good. They have increased the CRI value over last year’s generation of lights and added some more features as you can see in the video.

The Z180S (bi-color version) is $390.
It has 1380lx at 1 meter. Correct me if I’m wrong: A conventional 1×1 panel seems to have 1400-1700lx at 1.2 meters.

You can soon get these at B&H and also at the F&V store in Germany. Here’s the link to F&V USA: