Astera boosts its battery-powered PlutoFresnel LED luminaire with the launch of the new ProjectionLens.
The ProjectionLens offers precision optics, zoom, accurate shutters for highlighting specific areas, plus gobos.
The ProjectionLens is installed by sliding in and out of the luminaire. The integrated manual zoom has a range of 16° to 36° for projection and is adjusted by twisting the lens barrel like a camera zoom lens.
Two focus wheels are included in the ProjectionLens to assist in producing gobo projection at any distance. One is for standard focus and the other enables a focus for close proximity surfaces.
The E-Sized gobo holder means the projection of shapes, breakups and other effects and custom logos/gobos are seamless and eye-catching, with the projected beam or gobo image aligned and focused by rotating and tilting the lens barrel. A four-leaf shutter design offers beam control by allowing the projected and lit areas to be trimmed as needed.
The PlutoFresnel has a 15° to 60° beam angle without any colour fringing and has both wired and wireless DMX control with up to three hours of run time utilising the inbuilt battery. Powered by Astera’s full spectrum Titan LED engine, the fixture has an output comparable to a traditional 300W Tungsten fresnel, with power consumption of less than 80W.
There are multiple rigging options and the fixture has a removable handle, foldable legs and YokeBases. The new ProjectionLens will increase the potential of Astera’s PlutoFresnel for stage and theatrical applications, events, and installations.
Profiles and fresnels are a versatile go-to standard light for any designer’s toolbox, whether lighting a dance, drama, or opera performance for a concert or music show as well as for key lighting events, from a conference to an awards show.
With the ProjectionLens, Astera Fresnels can now also be profile lights with a set of dynamic gobos, the Titan engine’s high CRI and range of whites all with the convenience of wireless operation.
