Kino Flo SYS-FT42U FreeStyle T42 DMX System, Univ

Kino Flo SYS-FT42U (SYSFT42U, SYS/FT42U, SYS FT42U, SYS_FT42U) FreeStyle T42 DMX System, Univ.

Kino Flo® Lighting Systems’ True Match® FreeStyle LED tubes are specially designed for operation in FreeStyle T44 & T24 fixtures for film production or stage design lighting. The FreeStyle LED tubes display Kino Flo’s True Match white light and RGBWW colour management system found in Kino Flo’s LED lighting fixtures. The tubes are 4ft (1.2m) & 2ft (0.6m). On camera, FreeStyle LED tubes photograph with the same softness, the same subtle colour reproduction as Kino Flo’s award-winning T12 high-output lamps. In addition to the >95 photo rendering index, cinematographers will see the difference the 310° LED tube makes when operated in a fixture or out of the fixture as a remote “sabre” of light. Paired with the FreeStyle fixture and light intensifying reflector, the tube projects soft light forward at a 100° beam angle at about the same light levels you’d get from a 1000W tungsten softlight.

The White menu features Dimming, tunable Kelvin range from 2700K tungsten to 6500K daylight and Green/Magenta control channels. The Green/Magenta control can be scaled from 0- to 100, where 25 = ¼ correction, 50 = ½ correction and 100 = full correction.

In the Gels/Hue menu, the Kelvin range is extended to 2500K Kelvin to 9900K daylight and a fourth channel is called Gel. The Gel channel includes Kino Flo presets such as blue & green screen, sodium vapor, mercury vapor as well as over 100 well-known lighting gels. The gel function can be applied to any Kelvin temperature and by pushing the control knob in/out, the gel will be appliedor removed. A fifth channel called Hue Angle (Hue) and sixth channel Saturation (Sat) are also included in the gel menu. These two channels behave similar to a traditional colour wheel, where white light is in the center and Hue Angle determines the colour along a 360-degree range and Saturation determines how much colour is applied. With the Hue Angle and Saturation it is possible to create over 2 million colour combinations!

The RGB colour menu gives individual control of red, green and blue LED’s. The RGB mode is a great way to work with apps with predetermined RGB presets or colour wheels. RGB menu is also a great feature to dial in specific gel RGB values or when controlling colours from a DMX desk.

The FX (Effects) menu introduced on June 1, 2018 provides access to popular effects such as Candle, Fire, TV, Police, Lightning, Paparazzi, Pulse and Scroll. When on the desired effect, there are several pre-sets as well as control parameters that can be altered. For example, in the Lightning effect there is a “Storm” and “Frankenstein” preset, but it is possible to change Rate to provide additional variation.

True Match® 4.0 Firmware update in September 2019 includes groundbreaking features: CIE xy, Camera Profiles LUTs and colour Space selection.

The CIE xy determines the colour displayed by its X and Y space coordinates. For example, with a handheld colour meter like the Sekonic C-800, users can obtain a CIE xy reading from any light source and input the CIE xy coordinates into the Kino Flo LED fixture to match colours closely.

Camera Profiles LUTs available for the following cinema cameras and more to follow: Panavsion DXL, Sony Venice, Arri Alexa, Panasonic Varicam. Kino Flo’s True Match® 4.0 firmware balances their LED lights to the cameras rather than the other way around. The Kino Flo designed tungsten and daylight LED emitters harmonize with the camera sensors even as the colour temperature settings are adjusted.

The colour space defines the RGB colour space (white point and RGB primary colours) as a means of matching colour points between manufacturing. Defining the colour space takes the guesswork out of post-production workflow and colour grading. Included in the 4.0 firmware are: rec 709/sRGB, P3 D65, rec 2020, and ESTA E1.54.

The firmware listed above is loaded onto the FreeStyle LED controller and can operate the Freestyle T44 & T24 fixtures remotely with a 25ft extension cable. The Freestyle controller (LED-140X), includes standard DMX in/out ports for cable as well as wireless DMX connectivity (Lumen Radio®). The controller features universal AC voltage input 100-240vac (1.25 Amps at 120vac) as well as a3-Pin XLR for 24vdc operation (6.25A).

• Fixture FreeStyle: T42
• Kelvin Range: 2500~9900
• Dimming Range: 100%~1%
• Dimensions: 132 x 9 x 20cm w/14cm barndoors (52 x 3.5 x 8" w/5.5" barndoors)
• Controller: LED-140X
• Input Voltage VAC: 100~240VAC 50/60Hz, 150W
• Amperage VAC: 0.65A (230V)
• Input Voltage VDC: 18~36VDC, 150W
• Amperage @ 24VDC: 6.25A
• Kelvin Range: 2500~9900
• Dimming Range: 100%~1%
• Dimensions: 24 x 19 x 6cm (9.5 x 7.5 x 2.5”)
• Total Weight: 9kg (18 lb)

In The Box

• 1x FreeStyle T42 LED Fixture
• 2x FreeStyle 4ft LED Tube
• 1x FreeStyle 140 LED DMX Controller
• 1x MTP-BG41 Mount w/Baby Receiver (16mm)
• 1x Extension, 25ft