Gekko Technology Reports Accelerating Demand For LED Lighting At NAB

Gekko Technology Reports Accelerating Demand For LED Lighting At NAB
Gekko Technology, a leading provider of LED lighting for film, television and photographic applications, has reported a buoyant and successful NAB 2011.

Exhibiting with US distribution partner PRG in the Central Hall of the April 11-14 show, Gekko demonstrated recent additions to its expanding range of location and studio luminaires.

David Amphlett, Gekko Technology Founder and Managing Director, commented: "Demand for LED lighting continues to grow as content producers become increasingly aware of its many inherent advantages over traditional light sources. NAB 2011 was notable for the increasing popularity of DSLR cameras which combine remarkably good quality and outstanding value for money in a very compact size.

"Our product demonstration included the smallest Gekko ringlight, lenslite, mounted on a DSLR rig. lenslite is a controllable on-axis light which can fulfil a number of functions. With an integral filter housing, it can be mounted directly on the lens or 15 millimetre bars, and powered from any source which produces between 12 and 40 volts."

Ian Muir, Gekko Technology's Business Development Manager, added: "We have seen a good cross-section of people from the broadcast and film industries. NAB is becoming a very global show. We talked with existing and potential clients not only from the US but also many other countries including Britain, France, Belgium, the Middle East and Far East. We experienced a lot of interest in the kezia 50 and 200 tunable-white sources. The karesslite 6006 DD has also proved very popular because it generates a large volume of light. We can light medium size studios now quite comfortably though we would struggle to emulate the light output of the larger HMI heads employed on film sets. But give it time!"

Gekko Technology's karesslite 6006 DD is populated with twice the number of LEDs as the standard 6006 unit. Available as tungsten or daylight, it has a peak output of 4,500 lux at 10 feet. All karesslite fixtures can be operated under local control from the luminaire itself, from wires remote dimmer, or DMX. Powering options include a single V-Lock battery, 12 to 40 volts DC via an industry standard XLR4 connection, or mains transformer.