In August 30th. 2016, NRK/FNF (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation,
Norwegian Cinematographers Guild) tested the 8 most popular Bi-Color LED lamps in TLCI. Softlights LED got the highest TLCI score of all test units. Our LED measured 99 and 98 (out of 100) in Daylight and Tungsten. Our LED achieved, in the same test, the best reference /target curve in relation to real Daylight and real Tungsten light.
If you would like to test our brand new Bi-Color LED, they are now available for sale as Stripes/Ribbons and MONO Tube, both in ULTRA and Classic Quality LED.
We are proud to announce that we have just completed Light Boxes for The Picasso museum and the French artist and photographer Xavier Lucchesi
Under the label Société Lumière , Softlights have for the last years produced hundreds of light-boxes.
They are present in private and public collections all over the world.
Our understanding of light and images, combined with an extensive knowledge in LED products, makes it possible to assist artists to achieve their goal in backlighting photography.
Have a look at our dedicated web for back lit photography:
http://www.societelumiere.com
ARTISTES
ORLAN
Cédric Delsaux
Mircea Cantor
Francesco Vezzoli
Yang Yong Liang
Alain Richard
Géraldine Cario
Mohamed Bourouissa
Anri Sala
Malala Andrialavidrazana
Natacha Lesueur
Eric Baudelaire
Olivier Peyricot
Olivier Sidet
Tokhiro Sato
Philippe Chancel
Nicolas Descottes
Christophe Catelain
GALERIES
Galerie Baudoin-Lebon
Galerie Kamel Mennour
Galerie Paris Beijing
Jeu de Paume
Galerie Yvon Lambert
Tools Galerie
Galerie Greta Meert (be)
Galerie Elisabeth Dee (n.y)
Galerie Charlotte Moser (ch)
Galerie Chantal Crousel
Galerie Patrick Gutknecht (ch)
Galerie RIVIERE / FAIVELEY
Galerie Villa del Arte (sp, nl)
DVIR GALERY (israel)
GB AGENCY
GALERIE MICHEL REIN
Smart Fine Arts (uk)
Bringing backlit LED to a new level
We are proud to announce that we have just completed Light Boxes for The Picasso museum and the French artist and photographer Xavier Lucchesi
Under the label Société Lumière , Softlights have for the last years produced hundreds of light-boxes.
They are present in private and public collections all over the world.
Our understanding of light and images, combined with an extensive knowledge in LED products, makes it possible to assist artists to achieve their goal in backlighting photography.
Softlights have developed a tailor made Automated lighting gear for DxO, the renowned image analysis company.
Since we started our collaboration in 2014, 40 specially made lighting gears from Softlights are running in DxO image laboratories around the world. The lighting gear consist of 24 individual fluorescent tubes and 56 halogen lamps. It is precisely DMX controlled, with a dimming range from 1 to 1000 lux. Our customized transformer for halogen bulbs delivers 7-15 volts, thus adjusting the Kelvin Temperature from 1800 to 3050 K.
DxOMark is the trusted industry standard for camera and lens image quality measurements and ratings. For years they have been recognized for providing the most rigorous hardware testing, using industry-grade laboratory tools in their analysis, and for establishing the most comprehensive reference database using their thousands of camera and lens test results.
About DxO
DxO was created in 2003 and has since brought a depth of photographic knowledge and passion to innovating the way the world takes and views images. As scientists dedicated to the art of photography, DxO offers an ecosystem of premium photographic products serving the entire digital imaging chain.
DxO Analyzer
DxO Analyzer is the industry’s most complete, best-performing solution for measuring and benchmarking camera image quality, and the power behind the scores on DxOMark. DxO Analyzer is a complete system, including software, hardware, test protocols, and high-quality charts to ensure consistent, repeatable, operator-independent results.
“The Ash Lad is an adventure /Fantasy feature, set to a time before electric light was an option. Our tight schedule have been a mix of shooting night interior with candles, daylight with HMI and exterior night with both fire and HMI.
The new BiColor LED ULTRA from Softlights blended prefect with all existing lights and technically preformed amazingly good trough out the shoot.
We converted my favorite Softlights light, the SoftBx Juliette (originally made with Softlights T5 Tube light) in to a giant LED Light Box, filled with the new LED ULTRA. The plan was to test the LED on some selected shots only. We ended up using 1-4 units on most of the scenes. Probably as much as 80% of the movie have been lit by the LED ULTRA . It seems like they give a richer and deeper color, specially visible on skin tones. But most important, they blend perfect with Daylight, Tungsten and Candle light ” – John christian Rosenlund, Cinematographer.
Blending Softlights LED Ultra Daylight with HMI and real daylight
Because of the new LED Ultra technology, the unique colorimetric specter, specially deep down in the blue area, the the Softlights LED blend smoothly with the skin tones and gives them a rich deep color.
Blending Softlights LED Ultra Tungsten and Halogen light
August 30th. 2016, NRK/FNF (Norwegian State Broadcasting, Norwegian Cinematographers Guild) tested the 8 most popular Bi-Color LED lamps in TLCI. Softlights LED got the highest TLCI score of all test units. Our LED measured 99 and 98 (out of 100) in Daylight and Tungsten.
August 30th. 2016, NRK/FNF (Norwegian State Broadcasting, Norwegian Cinematographers Guild) tested the 8 most popular Bi-Color LED lamps in TLCI. Softlights LED got the highest TLCI score of all test units. Our LED measured 99 and 98 (out of 100) in Daylight and Tungsten.
Our LED achieved, at the same test, the best reference /target curve in reference to to real Daylight and real Tungsten light.
The test focused on how the Camera sees the light on human skin, from the darkest brown to the lightest hues.
How does the camera chip react on LED – compare to natural light sources? Are there any color difference in a RAW file that comes from a LED source versus natural light sources as Daylight or Tungsten? Does the limited color spectrum in the LED give the human skin a kind of «plastic / digital» surface in post production?
The test was done under supervision of NRK/FNF (Norwegian State Broadcasting, Norwegian Cinematographers Guild) with a Stellarnet Black Comet spectrometer, calibrated to Bentham Instruments’ halogen lamp. Link to the complete test:http://www.led-light-test.com
