Astera Launches LED-based Fresnel Range posted: 06/06/2023
Astera today announces the introduction of their new Fresnel series of lights; the compact PlutoFresnel and the larger LeoFresnel. These two offerings serve to plug a significant gap in the market: namely, the current dearth of effective LED-based Fresnel lighting. By developing LED lights specifically for integration with a Fresnel lens, Astera aims to provide all of the benefits of LED - including lower power draw, higher output strength, precise colour control, lightweight profile and full installation/application flexibility - whilst still providing lighting technicians with the specific creative qualities associated with Fresnel lighting, particularly in relation to portrait work and the replication of daylight settings.
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First and foremost, the Astera LED Fresnel range aims to provide exceptional quality and power in the lighting it delivers. In terms of power consumption to output ratio, the PlutoFresnel achieves the equivalent of a 300W Tungsten Fresnel while drawing only 80W, whilst the LeoFresnel achieves an equivalent output of 1000W, using only 250W. Both lights are able to maintain a Beam Angle between 15 and 60 with no colour fringing, meaning that the lights can be used flexibly in a range of creative contexts - from on-stage lighting to film and documentary work. The Fresnel lens can also be removed, allowing the LED base to be used in a range of even more diverse applications.
In addition, the Astera Fresnel range - like its wider range of LED lights - is driven by the Titan LED engine. The powerful Titan LED engine allows for Fresnel lighting in a full range of colours, and ensures absolute colour fidelity and lighting consistency - all controlled seamlessly using either the AsteraApp (with Bluetooth Bridge), CRMX Wireless DMX, or wired DMX controls. This means the lighting can be integrated seamlessly into the user's preferred workflow.
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It is not just technological but logistical innovation which sets the Astera Fresnel range apart from other lights on the market. Designed under the mantra Fresnels made portable', the unyoked weight of the Pluto and Leo are just 4.5 and 14kg respectively, meaning that they can be easily transported and installed in a range of contexts that would be more challenging for conventional Tungsten Fresnels. They also represent the first Fresnel light on the market with built-in battery (giving two and three hours of maximum brightness runtime respectively), which itself can be combined with the Astera RuntimeExtender and Astera's Seamless Runtime technology to even further maximise usage duration, making the lights ideal for locations where power access is limited. When combined with a range of mounting options - including a quick-release, detachable YokeBase, removable handle and Airline Track mounting - lighting professionals are granted full creative potential, both in terms of physical logistics and technical control.
Speaking of the launch of the new range, Sebastian B ckle - Sales & Marketing Director at Astera LED-Technology GmbH - said: With their concentric ring design, Fresnel lights achieve a very particular effect that has been a vital part of any lighting engineer's repertoire for decades. But the market has yet to see many effective translations of this lens onto COB LED bases. We have worked hard to combine the two elements, in order to bring all of the creative benefit of Fresnel lenses, and all the practical benefit of LED technology. The two options - the PlutoFresnel and LeoFresnel - grant lighting professionals unrivalled flexibility in their lighting setups, regardless of context .
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Astera Launches LED-based Fresnel Range posted: 06/06/2023 
