Aladdin Lights, a lighting manufacturer based out of South Korea, primarily creates flexible LED fixtures for filmmakers. Their RGBWW MOSAIC line initially caught my eye at Cine Gear 2022. I’m excited to finally get my hands on the unique 600W MOSAIC 4×4 RGBWW for a detailed review. Here we go! The Mosaic line at Cinegear 2022 drew my attention because of its RGBWW color and large format (available in 3×6′ and 2×4′, alongside the Aladdin 4×4′ version I tested for this review). I’m always looking for large, soft sources that set up quickly and can fit in tight spots (for example, near a ceiling), without the need for complex rigging or expensive equipment like speed rails or menace arms. At first glance, the 140-degree beam angle MOSAIC looks like it might be the ticket. But first, we need to zoom out a bit and talk about where the MOSAIC fits into the overall LED lighting picture in 2023. You can break down most of the current LED lighting spaces into a few simple segments: Soft Panel Lights Hard Lights Tube/Cube Lights Thin or Flexible Fixtures Regarding the Thin or Flexible category, Litegear and Intellytech immediately spring to mind as competitors to Aladdin with their Spectrum/LiteMat/Auroris in the case of Litegear, and LiteCloth in the case of Intellytech. Lately, Aputure as amaran and Nanlite have also dipped their toes into the flexible LED fixture space, but with generally smaller overall dimensions, a relative lack of built-in DMX control, and lower price...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 4 July, 2023