IBC 2012 – The Litepanels sola eng LED light kit

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So what are these Litepanels Sola lights you wonder? Me too, so I had Ali from Litepanels explain that to us at IBC.

This looks like a nice light kit considering that according to the manufacturer these daylight lamps offer an output comparable to a 100W HMI.

The Sola lamps are 30W LED lights in a fresnel-like single light enclosure, much like the Arri L7-C we saw yesterday (LINK).

The Sola ENG kit has the following in it:
- Sola ENG x3
- Gel Kit (Set of 3) x3
- Ball Head Shoe Mounts x3
- Shoe Mount Conversion Kits x3
- Barndoors x3, AC/DC Power Supply x3
- AC/DC Power Cord x3, TVMP Mount x3
- D-Tap Cables x3, Nano Stands x3
- Pelican 1510 Case with Custom Foam
- Lastolite Fold up Soft Box, Diffuser

The Sola ENG kit is currently $2695:

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Panasonic AF100 Firmware Update 1.15 Major Problem.

By: Jared Abrams

Panasonic released a Firmware Update for the AF 100 that address a major problem with the camera. If the VFR mode is turned on then the AF100 does not record audio. The meters read and the headphone out works. This is a major flaw with the camera. The firmware update addresses this to some degree. Now, there is a red slash over the A.REC icon on the LCD monitor. The meters still show audio and the headphone out still works. I wish they would kill it altogether. The rest of the updates are just ho hum. Please take note. No Audio if VFR is on.  Here are the features of the firmware update.

Click here to download Firmware Version 1.15

1.The color of the picture in the LCD display has been improved.

2. During VFR recording, an icon which tells “No audio is recorded” has
been added in View finder and LCD display. There is no change for the
functionality of the camera.

3. Capability for handling the invisible file made by Mac has been added.
The firmware update for the items below has been made possible by using
Mac.
- Camera body of AG-AF100 series firmware update
- Lens firmware update by using AG-AF100 series