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Visit SUMOLIGHT at the NAB Show in Las Vegas!
Visit SUMOLIGHT at the NAB Show in Las Vegas!
NAB Show, the world’s largest annual convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment, and technology, where the entire digital ecosystem attends the Show, including Broadcast, Digital Media, Film, Entertainment, Telecom, Post-Production, Academia, Mobile, Houses of Worship, Advertising, Military, Government, Retail, Security, Sports, Live Events, Online Video, IT, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and so many more.
It attracts more than 69,000 visitors who attend to discover and learn about the latest products, services, and trends from more than 1,700 leading manufacturers and distributors.
Come visit us at Stand: C12032
6-11 April 2019 • LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
Get a FREE Exhibits Pass* with this code: LV9264
*register before 3-24-2019
BSC London 2019
Meet Sumolight at BSC Expo 2019
Visit us together with Prolights Direct at BSC London 2019 February 1st – 2nd
Stand 629
Battersea Evolution,
Battersea, London UK
BVE London 2018
Visit us together with Prolights Direct at BSC London 2018 27 February – 1 March – EXCEL LONDON
Stand: Q12
ExCeL London
Royal Victoria Dock,
1 Western Gateway,
London E16 1XL,
United Kingdom
FilmPRO – Excellent Review of the SUMOSPACE
Weight vs quality?
During the IBC Expo in Amsterdam, a representative from the German LED manufacturer, Sumolight approached FilmPro magazine to feature SUMOSPACE in their LED lamp test edition, which can be found in the Edition Number 1(29)2017. Sumolight wanted to put SUMOSPACE to the test against some of the best LED lamps on the Polish market.
The Berlin-based manufacturer has two LED lamps in their rich product range. The SUMOSPACE, a 500-watt lamp and the SUMO100+ a 100-watt lamp both comprising of Bi-color color renditions. Sumolight sent us their latest product, the SUMOSPACE, fully equipped with all its accessories for multiple lighting solutions.
We performed our “LED lamp test”, the same test as our previous LED lamp test because we wanted to maintain the same reference point. Our primary light source reference was two Dedolite DLH4-3200 K lamps. Currently, this is the most popular LED lamp on the Polish market, packing a TCLI index of 100. From our camera tests, we chose to use the Panasonic Varicam 35 camera. The true winner of our big camera tests conducted two years ago. (Panasonic was the unanimous winner due to its color reproduction and the powerful tonal range.) For the SUMOSPACE test, we used a top-of-the-line camera lens, the Zeiss Master Prime 85mm, T1.3, and for obvious reasons – the DSC Labs ChromaDuMonde 24 + 4 color chart. Mainly known as the ultimate color chart test for its purity and clear interpretation of vector images.
From these precise outcomes on the vectroscope, the vector images used were the V-log interpretation from the Varicam V-709. This reference points out the same result as in our previous lamp tests. Every time the 3200 K and 5600 K reference lights were adjusted to the 3200 K and 5600 K LEDs, the white balance was utilized to eliminate the deviation of the color temperature towards the green or purple spectrum across the vector image. As a result, we do not have any white shifts, and the whole process gave a more consistent picture. The LED was aligned to 3200 K and 5600 K using a UPRtek spectrophotometer with the calibrated precision of only a few Kelvin. In other words – very accurate.
From the overall test, only one comparative vector diagram was presentable. All the other vector diagrams were simply too alike.
Regardless of the color temperature, either 3200 K or 5600 K this outcome had no significance other than the absence of changes in the color representation of the LED light.
If you look at the diagram below – you can clearly see that this diagram truly shows the TWO sets of vector images. This was a surprise.
Throughout testing the various LED lamps at the beginning of this year, I noted that the LEDs test from Akurat and Dedolight were, in my opinion, perfect. Today I can say that none of the previously tested LEDs behaved as superbly as the SUMOSPACE Bi-color 500 W. The very smooth adjustment of the Color Temperature is within the range of 2800 K – 6500 K. During the color temperature transitions, the light intensity remained consistent. The manufacturer’s technical information showed the real power of the lamp, not the sum, which is the common approach used in marketing to hide any inconsistency. In other words – nothing fades!
The color rendering index given by the manufacturer is CRI Ra = 95, TLCI = 99.
Our test measurements for 3200 K light are CRI Ra = 95 R13 and R15 = 94, TLCI = 93.5.
Measurements for light 5600 K CRI Ra = 94 R13 and 15 = 96 TLCI = 97.3
It is worth noting that R13 is a mapping of Caucasian skin color and R15 is Asian.
The SUMOSPACE can be used as a direct and diffused light source. The “naked” lamp emits a very wide light beam, at a 120-degrees. Light intensity obtained at the same distances is twice as high as that obtained with the Arri Skypanel 60 / 400 W working at an angle of 110-degrees. I do not know how Sumolight does it. But this is the result of the test. The efficiency of SUMOSPACE can be defined in one word – Respect.
SUMOSPACE has the ability to change its beam angle with interchangeable lenses. Some examples of the various beam angles were tested. At 120-degrees (the “naked” lamp), emits light broadly, but after inserting the 60-degree lenses the light stream narrowed and intensified, producing a light output the same as the new generation 1200 W HMI Fresnel. When the 30-degree lenses were inserted, the intensity of the light was resembling an HMI 2500 W with a 60-degree beam angle.
Sumolight supplies a super mount enabling SUMOSPACE to connect seven lamps into a honeycomb lighting panel (a fairly large application) with a luminescence area of about 1.5 meters in diameter and a total power of 3500 W, giving us a unit comparable to the 18 KW HMI (when tested with the 30-degree lenses inserted on the SUMOSPACE). Yes, it’s no mistake. This outcome corresponds to the 18 KW lamp.
The SUMOSPACE as a single unit can be easily modified to a soft light with the addition of a diffuser (90cm in diameter). It can also adapt itself as a space light by swapping out the diffuser, with the skirt and black skirt panels, making it equivalent to a 1200 HMI unit.
The word SUMO in the company’s name does not correlate to the weight of this unit, but rather the power of their lights. The weight of the SUMOSPACE is only 5.5Kg. Opposed to other 400W LEDs, it is a featherweight. All the other lamps that have taken part in our big lamp test are fairly heavy – ranging in the 15-25Kg division.
This lamp is passively cooled, which means – no fans. In the case of typical LED lamps, fans are common, resulting in increased noise levels, which is, of course, bad for sound. In the case of Sumolight – sound technicians will love it.
The SUMOSPACE can be controlled by all current communication systems, for example, WiFi, DMX, etc. SUMOSAPCE is designed in a way that it can be transported as a “stack” – similar to fruit boxes. In this instance, individual cases are not needed for transporting the SUMOSPACE. Overall, the SUMOSPACE in terms of weight, light efficiency and versatility boast the most attractive price on the market. And it’s not PR. It’s just like that. Period.
Minor digression. I honestly don’t know how to calculate the power of the LED units so it can be clear for me. All technical specifications are based on completely different reference points. Total chaos. There is no one standard way to provide technical specifications. Some indicate the number of LEDs and the intensity of light with a scale which is “invented” totally out of nowhere. Others are presenting the summarised power of the warm and cold diodes, and the intensity dependence on the distance function using strange units of measure etc.
The laws of physics regarding light have not changed for the time being. And they will not change in the near future. We all know that the intensity of light is dependent on the square of the distance, or square of the surface area to which the luminous flux is active, which in our practice is connected basically with the root of two. In this case, the change in luminosity is twofold.
And maybe it would force the manufacturers in the case of LEDs to provide us with the light intensity of a given unit in a particular way. For example, using data are taken from the fourth meter and fixed the angle of light stream, ie. 40-degrees? This type of parameter will give us a uniform comparison to all lights. (If a lamp works only using specific angle – i.e. 110 or 80-degrees, the manufacturer should convert its data to match values “pretending” that lamp uses mentioned 40-degrees.) For us, every change in the distance or angle of light using square of two means that it is twice brighter or twice darker.
Camerimage festival starts soon. Many manufacturers will attend as well as cinematographers. This is the place where you can initiate a discussion about new scale usage for lamps that will allow us to calculate or understand everything about lamps in a very simple way. Regardless of the manufacturer. This approach can help not only users but manufacturers as well. We will finally see what they really did. And there will be no BS. It is also about the reliability of the manufacturers and their products.
For years, we have used the Exposure Value scale to determine the exposure. EV = 0 calculated from 1 Lux x 1 second x 100 ISO. Thus, by the same token, it would be possible to establish a scale called, for example, LUX VALUE, based on proportionality, where the starting point of the comparative light intensity would be, for example, already mentioned fourth meter and the angle of 40-degrees. why not?
Let’s go back to the photometric measurements of the SUMOSPACE Bi-color 500 W using UPRtek CV 600 spectrophotometer (which adds a few useful features to the Seconik C-700 btw). When measuring color temperature, we can read additional information about CRI and TLCI. We can read as well where the white point is situated or any specific color – on the CIE chromaticity charts 1931 and 1976.
CRI – Color Rendering Index is a color render indicator that determines how well we are perceiving colors of illuminated objects. It demonstrates the quality of light. Reference is, of course, full solar spectrum. The scale used starts from 0 and ends at 100. This index has nothing to do with color mapping when capturing images with digital cameras. Cameras are different animals if we may say that. But this is a different story – for the next article.
When the CRI of the measured light is 100, and we personally find that something is wrong with the perceived color, or – totally opposite – when CRI is 20, and we are saying: “Wow, what great colors”, this means that we should immediately go to the doctors of many medical specializations.
TLCI – The Television Lighting Consistency Index is an indicator of how color fidelity will be recorded when using a given light source on a 0-100 scale. When the TLCI index is less than 50, it means that we will have big problems with color reproduction, even during color grading process.
A few words about the tools we used during the tests. In the diagrams below we can check the parameters of the Sumo lamps. The screenshots are related to the SUMOSPACE Bi-color 500W measurements using a spectrophotometer. Everything should be legible. The second important function that the spectrophotometer offers is the possibility to test the possible pulsations of the lamps according to what is set in the parameters of the camera. The spectrophotometer will show us the correct settings for the sector at a given frame so that the image does not flicker. The film world is on the one hand very open, and from the other side – quite “closed” – not willing to change too much. Open to new ideas, unusual visual solutions, crazy things that change our perception of the cinema, but still quite conservative, when it comes to light. The point is, that the changes in technology are happening quite fast and the cinematographers cannot always keep up with what is happening in the market. This is because they usually use proven and therefore secure solutions, and they are little suspicious when it comes to new, not widely popular lighting units; new types of lights, etc.
Sumolight as a novum can be doomed to a slow “appearance” in the minds of cinematographers, but if Sumolight appears in their hands – or you may say in that specific “sumo ring” – it will be very difficult to throw it out. Like with real sumo fighters.
BSC London 2018
Visit us together with Prolights Direct at BSC London 2018 on February 2–3
Stand 126
Battersea Evolution,
Battersea, London UK
SUMOSPACE – a versatile high-end LED light
“I was impressed with the results I was able to obtain with this light. The SUMOSPACE is a very versatile light that can be used for so many lighting situations.” – Matthew Allard ACS
Found out more about this great review at newsshooter.com of the SUMOSPACE from Matthew Allard ACS.
Stage|Set|Scenery 2017
Visit us at Stage Set Scenery Berlin on June 20–22, 2017
Hall 20. 400
Berlin ExpoCenter City
Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin
www.stage-set-scenery.de
CineGear Expo 2017
Visit SUMOLIGHT at CineGear in LA at Paramount Studios!
Since 1996, Cine Gear Expo has grown to become the premier event for the technology, entertainment, and media industry.
Cine Gear Expo is the largest and most important event of its kind in the United States and is an acclaimed and well-attended occasion attracting over 16,000 professionals from more than 60 countries each June in Hollywood, California, USA.
Come visit us at New York Street | Stand: 125B
1-4 June 2017 • PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
NAB SHOW • LAS VEGAS
Visit SUMOLIGHT at the NAB Show in Las Vegas!
NAB Show, the world’s largest annual convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment, and technology, where the entire digital ecosystem attends the Show, including Broadcast, Digital Media, Film, Entertainment, Telecom, Post-Production, Academia, Mobile, Houses of Worship, Advertising, Military, Government, Retail, Security, Sports, Live Events, Online Video, IT, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and so many more.
It attracts more than 69,000 visitors who attend to discover and learn about the latest products, services, and trends from more than 1,700 leading manufacturers and distributors.
Come visit us at Stand: C6948
24-27 April 2017 • LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
2017 DCS Lighting Expo
The 2017 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo will take place at the IATSE Grip’s Local 80 stage in Burbank on March 4th. The annual event will include a full day of presentations from some of the industry’s most prominent cinematographers along with a host of vendors showing off their latest technology.
Come visit us at MACCAM Stand
4 March 2017 • Burbank CA
BVE • Excel London 2017
Visit SUMOLIGHT at BVE Expo in London!
BVE is the UK’s leading Entertainment and Media Tech event, with a 20-year history dedicated to the broadcast, production and post-production sectors. In recent years, the show has evolved into an all-encompassing event that also covers the Connected Media, AV Systems Integration, Live Production, VR and creative sectors. It attracts more than 15,000 visitors who attend to discover and learn about the latest products, services and trends from more than 300 leading manufacturers and distributors.
Come visit us at Stand: Q12
28 Feb – 2 Mar 2017 • EXCEL LONDON
Sumolight announces new Managing Directors
Sumolight GmbH has announced that Detlef Mikulsky and Tim Zur have been appointed as Managing Directors of the company. Mikulsky and Zur succeed co-founders David Yellin and Ralf Polaczek.
Oculus Film | SUMO100+ Review
Thanks to our distributor Bbp Light Amsterdam for introducing us to this fantastic extended review on the SUMO100+ and it’s Light Shaping Tools.
And a BIG Thank you to Oculus Film for making this great review on the SUMO100+
This video review is made by Remco and Hans from Oculus Film…
For more information about Oculus Film visit: www.oculusfim.com
Chimera Lighting and SUMOSPACE working together
Adapting high powered LED lighting solutions to short profile Space Light fixtures, which make LED panels usable not just a space light but also as a key light, they have also released two other LED adapters, The Junior #9906, and the Senior #9916. The Space Bracket Junior #9906, is a smaller collar that measures 20” in diameter that will fit lights like the Sumolight Sumospace and the Olessen-SSL Reel-Lite Mini. The larger Space Bracket Senior fits larger models under a diameter of 31”, like the Olessen-SSL Reel-Lite and Mole Richardson 900W Vari-Skypan. Both adapters are constructed from aluminum alloy to resist corrosion. An Octa Space 3’ #6230 and an Octa Space 5’ #6255 fixture are also available from Chimera that has been sized specifically for The Junior and The Senior, as well.
For more information: www.hdvideopro.com
SUMOLIGHT at Cine Gear Expo 2016!
We had a great time and huge success this year at CineGear Expo 2016! Everyone was amazed and interested in our lights and of course their versatility!
Thank you Chimera Lighting for the custom SUMOSPACE Octodome! It looks amazing!!!
Broadcast Asia 2016
Thanks again to the everyone from Cine Equipment PTE LTD for showcasing our lights!
Broadcast Asia 2016
Visit us at Broadcast Asia on May 31 – June 3, 2016
CINE EQUIPMENT PTE LTD at 4D6-19/4D5-23.
Marina Bay Sands,
SINGAPORE
Cine Gear Expo 2016
Visit us at CINE GEAR EXPO LA on June 3-5, 2016
Stage 31 | Booth S207
The Studios at Paramount
Hollywood, CA 90038
Enter through the Van Ness Gate:
805 N. Van Ness Ave.
Sumo100+ • How to Guide
This video is about SUMO100+ and how to use the light shaping tools efficiently. Check it out!
Production by: Jacob Sarfaty
NAB Expo 2016
Thank you Chimera Lighting for allowing us to be apart of the NAB fun this year and making SUMOSPACE light up the place with the help of the Chimera 3′ Octodome!
Aril 19 – 21, 2016 • LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
BVE Expo – 23 Feb
Together with Prolight Direct, SUMOLIGHT had a great start to BVE Expo in London. So many people from the industry along with regular and new customers came to see the SUMOSPACE and the SUMO100+
It was great to see such enthusiasm and interest from all the people who came to our booth on our first day at BVE and all were blown away with the many functions and accessories our lights have to offer.
Drop by our booth today to see and find out more about the versatility of our lights.
BVE • Excel London 2016
SUMOLIGHT at BVE Expo in London!
UK’s largest event for professionals involved in taking content from creation to consumption. It attracts in excess of 15,000 visitors from more than 60 countries and combines expert-led free seminars with an exhibition that features 250+ of the leading manufacturers, distributors and resellers of professional production and broadcast equipment and systems.
Come visit us at Hall S1 – 9, S17 Stand.
Feb. 23 – 25, 2016 • EXCEL LONDON
SUMOLIGHT at BSC Expo 2016!
Thanks again to Prolight Direct Ltd for allowing us to be apart of BSC Expo 2016.
We were lucky to meet our friend Barry Gross, a renowned Cinematographer & Director of photography in London.
BSC Expo 2016
SUMOLIGHT at BSC Expo 2016 in London!
Showcasing the latest Film & Digital Equipment and Technology.
Come visit us at the Prolight Direct Ltd.
Jan. 29 – 30, 2016
SUMOLIGHT at IBC 2015!
Thanks again to MTS for allowing us to share in the excitement at IBC 2015. If you didn’t make it to IBC, view the above photos of our products and the guests we met throughout the event.
IBC 2015
SUMOLIGHT at IBC 2015!
Come visit us at Hall 11 Stand 11.D35 MTS.
Conference Sept.10–14 and exhibition Sept. 11–15.
RAI Amsterdam, Europaplein, 1078 GZ, Amsterdam
www.ibc.org
SUMO100 OVERVIEW
See what Jake Sarfaty has to say about the SUMO100 at the annual Digital Cinema Society Lighting Expo held on March 21, 2015.
LIGHTING WORKSHOP & DIGITAL SYMPOSIUM
ICG, IATSE, ARRI RENTALS and Local 52 will present a two-day Int’l Cinematographers Guild, Local600 Lighting Workshop/Digital Symposium at IATSE Local 52 Stage, 19-02 Steinway Street, Astoria NY. Distinguished Cinematographers will conduct master lighting workshops, followed by informative panel discussion about digital workflow and color management and much more.
VIEW THE SEMINAR SCHEDULE, CLICK HERE.
cameraguild.com
SUMOSPACE OVERVIEW
Cine Gear 2015 SUMOLIGHT SUMOSPACE Light
Here is a quick look at our new light; SUMOSPACE.
Production by: wideopencamera.com
CINE GEAR EXPO’S TECHNICAL AWARDS
We are proud to be recognized as best Lighting Technology at the 2015 Cine Gear Expo’s Technical Awards
STAGE SET SCENERY 2015
Visit us at Stage Set Scenery Berlin on June 9–11, 2015
Hall 1.2 500 at our host Lightequip
Berlin ExpoCenter City
Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin
www.stage-set-scenery.de
CINE GEAR EXPO 2015
Visit us at CINE GEAR EXPO LA on June 4–7, 2015
booth 217
The Studios at Paramount
Hollywood, CA 90038
Enter through the Van Ness Gate:
805 N. Van Ness Ave.
www.cinegearexpo.com
SUMOSPACE
LLB EXHIBITION OSLO
Our new sales partner Deluxe Film presents SUMOLIGHT at the LLB exhibition in Oslo, Feb. 25–27, 2015.
BVE EXPO LONDON
SUMOLIGHT and our partner Prolight Direct would like to invite you to visit us at the BVE Expo London, 24–26 February 2015, STAND B21
BVE Expo at ExCeL centre
1 Western Gateway
London E16 1XL, UK
NEW SALES NORWAY
Our new distribution partner in Norway is DELUXE FILM.
Micro Salon AFC Paris
SUMOLIGHT is presented at Micro Salon in Paris on Feb 6–7, 2015. Meet us at our sales partner Dimatec.
NEW SALES FRANCE
We welcome DIMATEC as our new Sales partner in France.
NEW SALES PARTNER
teknoAV with Mr. Risto Varela is now representing SUMOLIGHT in Finland and Estonia.
BEST COLOR GOES TO …
The CST – Commission Supérieure Technique de l’image et du Son, France reports best color and least green for SUMOLIGHT!
Find the full report here for downlaod.
IMPRESSIONS SATIS 2014
Inter BEE Tokyo
We welcome you at our host Agai Trading Corporation
Hall 3 / 3109
www.inter-bee.com
SATIS Paris 2014
SUMOLIGHT at SATIS 2014 in Paris!
Come visit us at our host EUROLIGHT SYSTEM / D59
Nov. 18–20, 2014
CINEC 2014
SUMOLIGHT at CINEC 2014 in Munich!
International Trade Fair for Cine Equipment and Technology.
Come visit us at the Lightequip booth 3-B01/01.
Sept. 21 – 23, 2014
MOC Veranstaltungscenter, Halle 2/3
Lilienthalallee 40
80939 München
www.cinec.de
NEWS ARTICLE
SUMOLIGHT– A light that can take the heat
The heat of a Baghdad summer, peaking at 47°C, is tough on a passively cooled LED light, but the new SUMO100 kept on shining for the CBS Evening News crew, which was fortunate. “As the Iraqi security forces had seized most of our kit the week earlier I was heavily reliant on what remained, and could not afford anything to fail,” explained lighting cameraman Scott Munro.
Read more: www.tvbeurope.com
New Sales Partner
We welcome AGAI TRADING CORPORATION as our new Sales partner in Japan…
… and our new Sales partner from Bulgaria: Mr. Risto Varela / Reference Audio.
IBC 2014
SUMOLIGHT at IBC 2014!
Come visit us at our stand 11.A77.
Conference Sept.11–15 and exhibition Sept. 12–16.
RAI Amsterdam, Europaplein, 1078 GZ, Amsterdam
www.ibc.org
100 mph / 1500 fps
SUMO100 mounted on a Mclaren 650s Spider with Jenson Button driving it at speeds up to 100 mph and shooting at 1000 – 1500 fps mounted on the dashboard. “The lights worked without any issues at the high frame rates.” Steven Gray, Director of Photography
Phil’s Cine Gear Expo Journal 2014
Phil Holland dropped by at Cine Gear Expo and posted his impressions on Red Users Forum in his
Cine Gear Expo Journal 2014.