The Lupo Dayled 1000 Dual Color PRO is the Italian lighting manufacturer’s latest fixture. This is a new version of their very popular Lupo Dayled 1000 Dual-Color LED Fresnel that was released many years ago.
Lupo will also be releasing Dayled 650 and a Dayled 2000 versions of this light:
- Dayled 650 is equipped with 60W single LED array
- Dayled 1000 is equipped with 110W single LED array
- Dayled 2000 is equipped with 220W single LED array
- 6.0″ Lens, Beam: 10 to 60°
- Variable Color: 3200 to 5600K
- CRI: 97, 4-Way Barndoors
- Onboard DMX
- Multi-Voltage AC Adapter
- AC or Optional Battery Operation
- Measures 8.0 x 10 x 9.0″
- 1000W Tungsten Equivalent
- 0 to 100% Dimming
The Dayled 1000 Dual Color PRO tips the scales at 6kg (13.22 lb). It has physical dimensions of 270 x 280 x 300 mm. It is reasonably compact as far as the overall size goes and you could easily put it in a lot of bags. However, you do need to be aware that the height and depth of the fixture will mean it isn’t going to fit in most Pelican style cases.
When building a Fresnel for a COB LED fixture you need to try and match the size of that COB element to the size of the Fresnel. If the Fresnel is too small in relation to the COB, the light getting to the Fresnel won’t be optimized.
Layout & Controls
The light features very basic controls and it is fairly easy to use and operate. On the side of the light, you will find a small LCD display and three buttons. These buttons allow you to increase/decrease the intensity and Kelvin color temperature as well as access a basic menu.
My only complaint is that the controls are hard to reach when you have the fixture on a light stand in a horizontal position because they are obscured by the yoke frame. I would have preferred to have seen these controls on the back of the fixture.
Now, there is also a very basic effects menu you can access where you can choose from:
- TELEVISION
- STROBE
- PAPARAZZI
- LIGHTNING
The light also has full DMX capabilities as it includes both a DMX Input and a DMX Through.
Above you can see a full list of what you can do with the light.
Above you can see where everything is located on the light.
Increased CCT Range
The original Dayled 1000 Dual Color was Kelvin color adjustable from 3200K to 5600K. With the new Pro version that has been increased to 2800K to 6500K.
Fresnel lens
The Dayled 1000 Dual Color PRO uses a 6″ / 15.24 cm glass Fresnel. It is nice to see a proper glass Fresnel being used because quite a lot of affordable LED Fresnel fixtures use acrylic instead.
10° to 60° Variable Beam Angle
The Dayled 1000 Dual Color PRO allows you to adjust the beam angle from 10° to 60°. This is a good amount of adjustment and has increased from the original Dayled 1000 Dual Color’s 15° to 50°.
To adjust the beam angle you simply just rotate the rear adjustment knob on the back of the fixture.
Build QualityThe Dayled 1000 Dual Color PRO is well made and it feels nice and sturdy. It is up to the normal standards that Lupo has throughout its range. There was nothing in regards to build quality that concerned me.
Everything is robust and solid. This is a fixture that has certainly been made for the rigors of field use.
The exterior housing is a carbon fiber-reinforced technopolymer shell which makes it very bost. It also helps keep the fixture relatively cool.
The barn door holder is very solidly made and the included barndoors fit onto the fixture securely.
Power Draw
The Dayled 1000 Dual Color Pro draws just 110W so it can be run from mains power or off a flight safe camera battery.
Being able to run the light at full power off a flight-safe camera battery is a big selling point of this fixture. The only downside is that you have to buy a battery plate separately to do this. I would have preferred to have seen Lupo include one as standard. I just used a V-lock battery plate with a 4-pin XLR cable that I happened to have.
It is also nice to see that the light now uses a Powercon cable and there is both a Powercon In and an Out. On the old model, the AC cable was physically wired into the fixture.
Fan NoiseThe light does have an in-built fan. I found that in the full flood position it was relatively quiet, but once you moved it to the full spot position the fan becomes louder for some reason.
The fan noise did somewhat concern me when you use it in the full spot position.
Range of motionThe light has full 360° rotation when you use it on a light stand.
If you do put the included barndoors on, then the range when angling the light down will be reduced.
Does it cut well?
With the included barndoors you can cut the light fairly well, but you are not going to get super sharp lines. Above you can see some quick examples with the light set at 60°.
If you try cutting the light at 15° with the barndoors you will find that you can’t get a square or straight cut anymore and instead the cut will take on more of an oval appearance.
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