That's a great suggestion! I probably won't have the time to get to that comparison, unfortunately. But I do love the usb-c charging of the amaran tubes, and I've heard the battery can last a little longer too. I really love that rail system on the infinibars though. And if you don't need CRMX, and intend to light your set via Bluetooth with sidus link, and don't put tubes in frame very often as practicals, then you'll probably be just as happy with the amaran tubes as an infinibar for less price.
These do seem like great lights, and the built in magnets are nice. As a buyer, though, I'd be worried about Aputure releasing a new version with their newer color mixing tech and rendering these obsolete. Honestly, at the price they're at it isn't too much more to just buy titans and get the rental value and IP rating that comes with those. Godox also has some IP rated tubes that are brighter but are also substantially cheaper than titans. So these are kind of in a middle ground imo.
That new color chipset is a valid concern, imo. It'll be interesting to see what their release schedule looks like after the pushback they received upon release of the 600c II from owners of the original. As an owner/operator at my level, I'll take the bars over the titans any day. They're easier to rig, easier to use, look better in frame, and are currently more requested than titans. I can't comment about the Godox products, I unfortunately haven't gotten my hands on any of their professional level equipment. I also haven't really ever wished I had more output from the bars I've got though, being color accurate is more important to me.
@@thegranitegaffer the 600c ii release I can really see how people were upset. Aputure should’ve just delayed the 600c until they had a design that optically lined up with the fresnel. With the advent of their new tech theres no way Im buying any aperture product any time soon knowing it’ll all be devalued very soon in resale and rental value. That said the 1200x looks very very compelling, and I am considering it over the nanlux units if I decide to but a couple more 1200 LEDs. Oh, I see. Must be a market difference. Im in a small market, but titans are asked for often. You can sell most people on other options, but people definitely prefer titans, for good reason in my opinion.
I'd love to purchase this kit....but. I'll be flying with it a lot and cannot fine the total weight of the kit anywhere in any of the tech specs. Did you manage to catch the weight at all?
Would love to see these compared to the pt4c
That's a great suggestion! I probably won't have the time to get to that comparison, unfortunately. But I do love the usb-c charging of the amaran tubes, and I've heard the battery can last a little longer too. I really love that rail system on the infinibars though. And if you don't need CRMX, and intend to light your set via Bluetooth with sidus link, and don't put tubes in frame very often as practicals, then you'll probably be just as happy with the amaran tubes as an infinibar for less price.
These do seem like great lights, and the built in magnets are nice. As a buyer, though, I'd be worried about Aputure releasing a new version with their newer color mixing tech and rendering these obsolete. Honestly, at the price they're at it isn't too much more to just buy titans and get the rental value and IP rating that comes with those. Godox also has some IP rated tubes that are brighter but are also substantially cheaper than titans. So these are kind of in a middle ground imo.
That new color chipset is a valid concern, imo. It'll be interesting to see what their release schedule looks like after the pushback they received upon release of the 600c II from owners of the original.
As an owner/operator at my level, I'll take the bars over the titans any day. They're easier to rig, easier to use, look better in frame, and are currently more requested than titans.
I can't comment about the Godox products, I unfortunately haven't gotten my hands on any of their professional level equipment. I also haven't really ever wished I had more output from the bars I've got though, being color accurate is more important to me.
Prices have had a significant drop for the PB12 in the last couple of weeks, so you could well be right about the release of a new version.
@@thegranitegaffer the 600c ii release I can really see how people were upset. Aputure should’ve just delayed the 600c until they had a design that optically lined up with the fresnel. With the advent of their new tech theres no way Im buying any aperture product any time soon knowing it’ll all be devalued very soon in resale and rental value. That said the 1200x looks very very compelling, and I am considering it over the nanlux units if I decide to but a couple more 1200 LEDs.
Oh, I see. Must be a market difference. Im in a small market, but titans are asked for often. You can sell most people on other options, but people definitely prefer titans, for good reason in my opinion.
I'd love to purchase this kit....but. I'll be flying with it a lot and cannot fine the total weight of the kit anywhere in any of the tech specs. Did you manage to catch the weight at all?
It was like 60 or 70 lbs when I weighed it on my scale if I remember correctly