SUMOLIGHT, known for SUMOSPACE, SUMOSKY, SUMOMAX and new SUMOLASER lighting, announces the opening of a new US facility adjacent to the burgeoning Santa Clarita Studio film community. The convenient location offers a showroom to test existing and upcoming SUMOLIGHT products. The accessible ground floor space provides filmmakers with a warehouse full of SUMOLIGHT fixtures backed by local support.

Tiffen’s 3-Filter Neutral Density Kit for the DJI Mini 3 Pro offers a simple professional method of controlling the lighting conditions while operating this popular drone. Using Tiffen’s lightweight filters helps manage the camera aperture for ideal exposure without color shift.

Brightline has added the new cMe3 huddle room light to its line of budget-friendly, energy-efficient lighting fixtures. Designed as an ideal  solution for smaller collaboration spaces in business, education, broadcasting, and government, the cMe3 turns any meeting space into a video-ready communications center.

Lightbridge, makers of the Cine Reflect Lighting System (CRLS) adds a plus to the lineup—new Diff 0— now part of the C-Drive+ and C-Move+ Kits.

The Tiffen Company opens up its Burbank Technical Center for a Sunday of hands on demos, Tech Talks and panels including: Moving Cameras, Creativity with Filters, A Conversation with Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown, and more. 

There's a new Snapbag® on the scene just in time for Astera’s latest LED wonder— Hydra. Custom-designed to perfectly fit the Hydra, the patented Snapbag softbox offers the added softening control discerning cinematographers request.

SUMOLIGHT, makers of SUMOSPACE+™, SUMOSKY™ and new SUMOMAX™ introduce an entirely new concept in professional lighting—SUMOLASER. Based on a new class of laser emitters, SUMOLASER™ is a daylight point-source of unparalleled luminance that can put a precision beam of light on a stage or project miles into the sky. At just 10.8 lbs/4.9kg this new powerhouse rivals the output of traditional 18kW HMI daylight sources weighing more than ten times as much. 

Matthews, known for grip and lighting support presents the first better spreader in 40 years. The new 3iSpreader has a leg up on the old spreaders made for Ronford-Baker and OConnor tubular metal tripods. Conceived by working camera professionals, the 3i system offers a safer, smoother, better-balanced and ultra-durable solution. 

Litepanels, has announced a further expansion of its award-winning Gemini RGBWW LED panel range. Litepanels’ Gemini 2x1 Hard RGBWW LED Panel is brighter than any other 2x1 panel, delivering up to 23,000 lux @10ft/3m of output from a lightweight, compact fixture.

Tiffen announces the ideal solution for extending the life of Lowel's popular Rifa™ EX lights. The new Rifa LED Bulb turns any existing Rifa 55, 66 or 88 softbox fixture into an efficient LED professional production light. As simple to install as any lightbulb, the new LED bulb twists and clicks into the existing Rifa socket. Its powerful output of 3300 Lux at 3 feet can be dimmed from 10-100% and adjusted from 2700K tungsten to 6400K daylight color temperatures with a TLCI range of 97-99. 

BB&S Lighting, maker of advanced LED studio lighting, is pleased to announce that Tom Yuhas has joined their team as the new Sales Manager, serving the Americas.

SUMOLIGHT GmbH,known for SUMOSPACE+ and SUMOSKY, introduces the newhigh-output, SUMOMAXLEDlight. With a distinctive hexagonal design, highlumenoutput and modular form factor, this 700W fixture is designed to serve and inspire creative lighting— performing as a keylight, hardlight, punchlight, spacelight, or softlight.

Matthews Studio Equipment, known for standard-setting grip gear for location and studio work, introduces the first off-the-shelf, modular grip and lighting stand that reaches 25 feet/7.62 meters. Air Climber™ uses pneumatics to be safely raised and lowered via a regulator switch and air compressor.

Creamsource, developers of artisan-quality cinema lighting for more than 15 years, will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2022 NAB Show from April 23-27 at booth C6540 in Central Hall. For the first time ever at NAB, attendees will be able to get up close and personal with the Vortex lighting series, an innovative LED lighting system for film production that embodies the artist-first approach to UI/UX for maximum creative output for which Creamsource is known. The Vortex series features two distinct LED fixtures: the high-powered flagship 650W 2’x1’ Vortex8 and the 1’x1’ 325W Vortex4.