Litepanels ®
A Vitec Group brand
Litepanels ®
A Vitec Group brand
Litepanels, which revolutionized motion picture and television lighting on land, has teamed with Hollywood-based underwater motion picture specialist HydroFlex® to develop a family of next generation underwater lighting fixtures; the Litepanels SeaSun® Underwater housing series.
When shooting underwater, the cameraperson and crew are working in a three-dimensional water column. Depending on the scene or the subject, the camera and lighting are usually in constant motion trying to get the shot. The tools needed to successfully shoot underwater have to be lightweight and easy to maneuver. The SeaSun® lighting fixtures have been designed to be as close to neutrally buoyant as possible, allowing for easy movement to follow the action. They are designed to be slightly negative in buoyancy, small in size and easily handheld underwater.
These underwater fixtures are specially made to fit Litepanels 1x1's and MicroPro. Using stock Litepanels, The SeaSun housing encases the fixtures in custom aluminum and plexiglas watertight housings that yield the soft output Litepanels is famous for.
These two underwater fixtures are specially made to fit Litepanels 1x1s and MicroPro. Using stock Litepanels, The SeaSun housing encases the fixtures in custom aluminum and plexiglas watertight housings that yield the soft output Litepanels is famous for.
The Litepanels MicroPro housing comes equipped with an integrated camera shoe featuring an adjustable tilt mechanism. To allow for multiple configurations, it may also be mounted on the optional base plate for off-camera usage, or on an extension arm.
Litepanels LEDs require less that 1/10th the amount of power as traditional underwater lighting sources, which allows batteries used to power the lights to last 10-times longer than old-style underwater fixtures. For example, using Energizer E2 Lithium Ion AA batteries, theMicroPro can run over 5 hrs.
And because LEDs emit almost no heat at all, the Litepanels SeaSuns can be removed from the water with the light still turned on. Litepanels SeaSun fixtures are easily gelled to modify color temperature of the light provided. Pre-cut pieces of gel material can be carried and applied to the underwater fixture during the dive.
ADVANTAGES FOR UNDERWATER LIGHTING
When shooting underwater, the cameraperson and crew are working in a three-dimensional water column. Depending on the scene or the subject, the camera and lighting are usually in constant motion trying to get the shot. The tools needed to successfully shoot underwater have to be lightweight and easy to maneuver. The SeaSun® lighting fixtures have been designed to be as close to neutrally buoyant as possible, allowing for easy movement to follow the action. They are designed to be slightly negative in buoyancy, small in size and easily handheld underwater.
