iFootage has announced the release of the COB 40° light projector, a versatile lighting tool with rotatable projection that allows us to shape our direct light source in a variety of ways. Let’s take a look at its features.Soft lighting sources such as LED panels and softboxes have become increasingly popular among content creators and filmmakers in recent years. Providing a pleasant diffused light and offering easy set-up, it is an ideal solution for many scenarios. However, soft light has its inconveniences – it can be more challenging to control and shape than direct light. Hard light gives us different options and is easier to shape, especially when using projectors like this COB 40º light projector by iFootage, a company specializing in lighting and filmmaking gear.Designed for creative versatilityLight projectors are attached to your light fixture and channel the light through a lens that gives a directional output. The COB 40° features a full Bowens mount (adaptable to mini-Bowens mount) for better compatibility, and its 40° offers standard coverage for many situations. The design of the projector includes a raised shell to prevent accidental contact. It also incorporates a heat dissipation shield into the heat-generating area, averting excessive temperatures and potential burns for users using high-wattage lights (300-600W).As mentioned before, the convenience of using a projector is the flexibility and options it gives us. We can use it with precision to guide light and direct viewers’ attention to a specific area. We can also use it as a kicker or a backlight, bounce it, and create different shapes and backgrounds with the lighting—the COB 40° features rotatable projection and metal cutters to let us refine our light shape. The projector is equipped with an extension tube for adjusting light focus, so we can make it sharper or blurrier.Finally, the projector comes with sixteen Gobo options, gel accessories to change light temperature, and a case.The rotatable projection allows us to control the light shape. – Source: iFootagePrice and availabilityThe iFootage COB 40° light projector is now available for $349.00. For more information, please visit the product’s page here. Have you ever used light projectors before? How do you primarily use it? Let us know in the comments below!
