I wish to warmly welcome the brand new Kelvin Play (hyperlink) – an RGBACL panel mild. Of all the various LED panels I’ve seen available in the market, I don’t recall a single panel utilizing the RGBACL know-how.The Kelvin Play was introduced at NAB 2023 final week and obtained fairly a bit of pleasure. Whereas we aren’t new to coloured RGB panels, seeing an RGBLAC within the wild was an thrilling discovery. If you’re new to RGBLAC know-how or wish to be taught why this can be a massive factor, hit the leap.RGB, RGBWW, and RGBLACMost coloured LED lights available on the market are RGB lights, that means they’ve three LED chips: Purple, Inexperienced, and Blue. Some are extra superior and are RGBWW, with two further LED chips for warm-white and cold-white, totaling 5 LED chips. The extra chips present extra correct management over shade subtleties and the choice to provide purer white than their RGB counterparts. Probably the most superior programs are RBGLAC and have six LED chips: Purple, Inexperienced, Blue, Amber, Cyan, and Lime. This multitude of LED chips permits them to output much more correct colours at a much bigger vary.Six totally different chips create the specified colorAccording to Kelvin:The benefit RGBACL has over RGBWW is that it’s able to providing you with a bigger CCT vary and it could possibly produce extra saturated colours with extra output. RGBWW lights are inclined to wrestle to create saturated colours like yellow and so they don’t all the time have as a lot output when producing saturated colours. They will even have a big drop-off in output at totally different CCT settings.Now, most RGBLAC lights thus far have been COB lights just like the Orion Prolyct 675 or Nanlite 60c, the place there are some optics to defuse the totally different colours. Kelvin Play is the primary small panel with RGBACL, with 18 separate chips. I hope it paves the best way for extra RGBLAC lights.Kelvin Play’s key featuresWhile Kelvin Play is a brand new system, it attracts some know-how and a few design parts from the opposite Kelvin lights: the Epos 300 and the larger Epos 600. The Epos sequence are all COB lights, however you possibly can see that Kelvin stored the sunshine engine, IP ranking, and aluminum housing.Advertisements18W full spectrum LED pocket lightCantastoria™ RGBACL Six-Colour Gentle Engine (patent pending)CRI 98 | TLCI 99 | CQS 97 | SSI 86 @3200K | SSI 74 @5600K2000K to 20000K CCTIP ranking 65Bluetooth, Kelvin Narrator App for iOS/Android2 x 1/4″-20 Feminine Thread MountingKelvin MagTech™ for accent (proprietary)3-Hour Runtime at Most Brightness with out chargingUSB-CSturdy aluminum housingKelvin Play management optionsThere are two methods to manage Kelvin Play:On system controlsNarrator appNarrator appBluetooth App ControlBuilt-in Bluetooth 5.0 permits you to management the Play panel from as much as 328′ away utilizing the Kelvin Narrator App. The app is suitable with each iOS and Android units. Choose between preset gel and artistic results and create your personal lighting results.Onboard ControlUse the 2 built-in dial controls with the 1.3″ TFT LCD show on the again panel of the Play mild for onboard management. Toggle between the CCT, HSI, and RGB modes and alter dimming and shade temperature.Kelvin Play Gentle Modifier KitKelvin Play could be prolonged with a Gentle Modifier Package that features a full set of modifiers:Advertisements40 and 60° Honeycomb GridsHeavy, Medium, and Skinny Gentle DiffusersMagnetic SpacerThere is a complete of six parts which you could combine and match to attain totally different mild focusing and diffusion. The one lacking ingredient I might like to see is a focusing lens add-on that may enable for an extended throw.Kelvin Play Worth and availabilityOn pre-order, the Kelvin Play prices $174, although as soon as they begin delivery in September 2023, I assume they’ll revert to the listing value of $249. The accent equipment prices $199.00 at B&H and, whereas within the pre-order state, $159 at Kelvin.