Photography

Adaptalux Pod Mini brings more lighting flexibility to macro photography

Adaptalux Pod Mini brings more lighting flexibility to macro photography
The Pod Mini can power one Adaptalux lighting arm, and can be used solo or with others, or with a multi-port control unit
The Pod Mini can power one Adaptalux lighting arm, and can be used solo or with others, or with a multi-port control unit
View 6 Images
The Pod Mini can power one Adaptalux lighting arm, and can be used solo or with others, or with a multi-port control unit
1/6
The Pod Mini can power one Adaptalux lighting arm, and can be used solo or with others, or with a multi-port control unit
The Pod Mini is essentially a single-port version of the Adaptalux Control Unit
2/6
The Pod Mini is essentially a single-port version of the Adaptalux Control Unit
Setting up macro lighting using three Pod Mini units and Adaptalux lighting arms
3/6
Setting up macro lighting using three Pod Mini units and Adaptalux lighting arms
Lighting up macro photography with the Pod Mini, a five-port control unit and flexible Adaptalux arms
4/6
Lighting up macro photography with the Pod Mini, a five-port control unit and flexible Adaptalux arms
The Pod Mini features a "GoPro"-like mount for attachment versatility, and also sports a push and lock system for connecting more than one unit together
5/6
The Pod Mini features a "GoPro"-like mount for attachment versatility, and also sports a push and lock system for connecting more than one unit together
The Pod Mini is compatible with the full range of Adaptalux LED, Xenon Flash and UVIVF lighting arms
6/6
The Pod Mini is compatible with the full range of Adaptalux LED, Xenon Flash and UVIVF lighting arms
View gallery - 6 images

The UK's Adaptalux launched a successful Kickstarter for a modular lighting system for macro photographers back in 2015, and has now returned to the platform to fund production of a mini control unit to power even more lighting creativity.

The Pod Mini is essentially a smaller, single-attachment version of the five-port control pod from the company's Studio System, which can be mounted to a camera's shoe or attached to a tripod.

The new pocket-friendly 76.8 x 25 x 25-mm (3 x 0.9 x 0.9-in), 50-g (1.76-oz) unit is designed to be robust enough to survive use in the field, and allows macro shooters to illuminate an object using a single lighting arm, or deploy multiple mini pods/arms to cover numerous angles (and perhaps different hues), or extend the reach of the original control pod.

Setting up macro lighting using three Pod Mini units and Adaptalux lighting arms
Setting up macro lighting using three Pod Mini units and Adaptalux lighting arms

It's reported compatible with all of the Adaptalux LED, Xenon Flash and UVIVF lighting arms via a patented magnetic connector, which instantly power on when connected. The brightness or flash levels can be adjusted on each unit, and there's a boost mode for extra oomph when needed, plus a strobe feature for video work.

Each module comes with up to 8 hours of battery per charge in standard lighting/flash modes, or 5 hours when using the boost, but users can also opt to continuously power each Pod Mini over USB-C. There's a built-in push-and-lock system for connecting units together, and a "GoPro-style mounting system" to the rear allows for placement flexibility.

Kickstarter pledges for the already funded campaign currently start at £42 (~US$47) for a single Pod Mini, and if all goes according to plan, shipping is estimated to start from January 2023.

Source: Adaptalux

View gallery - 6 images
No comments
0 comments
There are no comments. Be the first!