{"id":117638,"date":"2019-07-23T14:14:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=117638"},"modified":"2019-07-23T14:14:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:14:54","slug":"aputure-releases-the-300d-ii-with-lantern-attachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/aputure-releases-the-300d-ii-with-lantern-attachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Aputure Releases the 300D II \u2014 with Lantern Attachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated successor to the highly successful 300d LED light fixture, the 300d II comes jam-packed with all of the new features we were looking for in a powerful on-set light package.<\/h2>\n

If you saw our post covering the announcement of both the 300d II and the lantern attachment<\/a> during NAB week, you might know how excited we were to check it out in person. It checked off all of the items on our wishlist: more brightness, an attachable ballast, and even app control from their new Sidus app. The 300d II is available for purchase now<\/a>, but before you go off and buy it, take a look at some of the new features.<\/p>\n

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All-New Redesigned Control Box<\/h3>\n

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One of our biggest gripes with the original 300d was its convoluted power ballast system. There were two separate boxes \u2014 one for power, and one for the controls \u2014 and they were constantly just . . . in the way\u00a0<\/em>on set. But we have nothing to gripe about anymore. Aputure’s all-new control box is a marvel in the lighting world. There’s really nothing else like it out there right now. It uses a fanless design that utilizes heatsinks, which renders the box completely silent.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The control box can also attach directly to a C-stand using the new quick-release tool, which makes organization a whole lot easier on set. If you’re shooting in an area without access to power, you’re in luck: you can power the 300d II with two V-Mount or Gold Mount batteries \u2014 or even with just one battery at half output. That’s pretty useful if you don’t have access to a generator.<\/p>\n

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On top of all the other crazy-good ballast features, there are now built-in lighting FX that we’ve seen on Aputure’s other products, like the AL-MW, that include useful on-set effects such as “Paparazzi,” “Fireworks,” “Lightning,” “Faulty Bulb,” “TV,” “Pulse,” ” Strobe,” and “Explosion.”<\/p>\n