IBC2025
Aputure announced the NOVA II 2×1 panel light and its ecosystem of modifiers and mounting accessories. This new lighting product features color tuning with an adjustable color temperature range from 1,800K to 20,000K, covering over 90% of Rec. 2020, and delivers best-in-class brightness in both direct and diffused lighting.
What is the Aputure NOVA II?
“When we announced the STORM series last year, people immediately asked, “When are you going to release the BLAIR-CG panel light?” The challenge was to create the best dimmable white light panel, yet also the best dimmable color panel, maintaining high brightness when used directly as a narrow 35° beam without the light being dramatically reduced by adding a diffuser,” Mitch Gross, VP of Marketing at Aputure, said. “This was a tall order with such a complex combination of light emitters, but the engineering team surpassed themselves, further extending the BLAIR-CG’s capabilities by adding a deep red to complement the fluorescent indigo, improving skin tones and color gamut.”
Providing an incredible 90 SSI at 3200K, the NOVA II is truly a no-compromise light, delivering top-notch performance in every way.
The NOVA II 2×1 is the first fixture in the new NOVA II family and the first panel light to feature the BLAIR-CG light engine (blue/lime/amber/indigo/red/cyan/green). It delivers high-quality, dimmable white light across a wide CCT range from 1,800K to 20,000K, with a full ASC MITC range and ±Green adjustment. The expanded BLAIR-CG light engine offers one of the largest tunable color light ranges of any LED panel, covering over 90% of the Rec. 2020 color space. Control is available in x, y, and HSIC+ modes.
35 Degree Linear Beam
With its unique “focus and blend” optical design, the NOVA II 2×1 delivers a 35° linear beam that maintains brightness even when diffused, without introducing visible color fringing into the subject, enhancing versatility.
The NOVA II 2×1’s advanced structural design achieves two usually contradictory goals: low noise, light weight, and IP65 weather resistance. Even at high speeds, fan noise is kept to 40dB, and the entire unit, including the yoke, weighs just 18kg.
The NOVA II 2×1 is available with a range of light shaping and rigging accessories. Light modifiers can be quickly attached and stacked thanks to a new front-loading quick-clip system.
Accessories include the NOVA II 2×1 Softbox, a diffusion modifier that can be set up in seconds; the NOVA II 2×1 Dome Diffuser, an omnidirectional modifier that produces a more diffused light; the NOVA II 2×1 Fabric Control Grid, which reduces light leakage; and the NOVA II 2×1 Barndoor, which adjusts the shape of the light.
Also available are the Space Light 90, which converts any Bowens mount fixture into a high-output skylight or omnidirectional light source; an alternative yoke with clamps for mounting to pipes or trusses; a Dual Quick-Release Truss Clamp Adapter for quick and secure mounting to truss structures; the NOVA II 2×1 3-Light Bracket for vertically combining three NOVA II 2x1s; and the NOVA II 2×1 Rolling Hard Case for storing the main unit and accessories.
