The Lyra LB5 Bi-Color Soft LED Panel from ikan is built into a heavy-duty molded plastic chassis providing a lightweight yet strong variable color fixture with enhanced features such as 100-10% flicker-free dimming and an LCD display. It features an integrated 1/2 stop diffuser for extra softness, while its 510 LEDs produce a 110° beam spread with a high CRI of 96 and a TLCI of 98 for precise color rendering. The fixture produces a soft single-source shadow pattern owing to the integrated diffusion.

The Lyra comes with a multi-voltage AC power supply but it also has a battery-powered option thanks to the inclusion of Gold Mount and V-Mount battery plates, while the four-leaf barndoors provide control over light spill, and feature removable light intensifiers to suit your taste. The yoke is angled forward 30°, which allows you to open the barndoors all the way without hitting the yoke when the light is pointed straight forward. The fixture also has a combo Baby receiver/Junior pin on the yoke so you can mount it on a stand or hang it from a grid with optional clamps.

2 Panels, 1 Fresnel with Stands & Cases    For Studio & Film/TV Production    Output: 1327 Lux at 3.3' (5600K)    3200-5600K Bi-Color    8 x 14" Panel: AC/DC Operation    Onboard Controls    Silent, Passive Cooling

The big yellow knob on the back of the unit controls both the color temperature selection and the dimming of the unit. It features an indent for fingertip control and is positioned at the edge of the fixture, which is cut away allowing you to adjust the knob from the side of the unit when the back is difficult to access. When you power on the light the yellow dimming knob defaults to controlling the dimming, pressing in the knob switches it to color temperature control (3200 to 5600K), pressing it again reverts back to dimming.

The light output stays consistent as you transition across the color temperature range, preventing the brightness spike that happens with many LED lights around 4300K.

The 1/2 white diffusion softens the light and provides a 110° beam spread and a single source shadow.

While some users may enjoy the small increase in light output that intensifiers bring, other users prefer to use barndoors without intensifiers. The removable intensifiers that come with this light attach securely to the barndoors. You do not have to attach all four intensifiers, which allows you choose how many barndoors to use for bumping up your output and how many barndoors to use to cut spill. The top and bottom barndoors integrate gel clips for attaching diffusion or gels.

The fixture features an interchangeable Gold Mount battery plate. Removing four screws and disconnecting the snap connector allows you to swap out the included V-Mount plate.

On the back of the fixture is an LCD info screen that displays the battery power remaining, brightness percentage and color temperature.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What's the output of this light compared to a tungsten fresnel?

A: Sean, the SW50 is comparable to an Arri 150 light or a Lowel Pro Light.CRI: 95 TLCI:96 R9-87At 60 Degree Beam Angle:2ft - 87 fc, 4ft - 33 fc, 6ft - 17 fc, 8ft - 10 fc, 10ft - 8 fcAt 30 Degree Beam Angle:2ft - 494 fc, 4ft - 187 fc, 6ft - 96 fc, 8ft - 57 fc, 10ft - 41 fcHope that helps!

Q: 2. Can all these Ikan Onyx lights (2X1, 1X1, HalfX1) be controlled with a single remote provided with each light?

A: Yes a single remote can control up to 3 lights.

Q: 3. What is the power draw on this light?

A: Ken, it pulls about 35watt at full power. Hope this helps!

Q: 4. Wondering if this light will work well as a key for single person interviews? Shooting with Sony a7sII.

A: It would depend on the setup, but it is most likely this will work for a one person interview.

Q: 5. What is a good hard case with rollers for this kit?

A: It is best to put the stands from the ikan Lyra Bi-Color 3-Point LED Soft Panel Light Kit with 1 x LB10 and 2 x LB5 in a separate stand case like the one it comes with and for the lights use a hard case like, https://bhpho.to/43EqCM8 .

Q: 6. Do these lights need a yoke or some other type of adjuster if so what will work for these? thank you!

A: No yoke required. They come with an adjustable ball joint connector. Lights have been really great. Wish they were a bit more powerful. But really they've been a great little kit. No more gels. No more hot lights. No more cables!!Battery power works great!!

Q: 7. Does it come with batteries?

A: No, they don't, but it does include AC power cords. Additional batteries would need to be purchased if you wanted them to be portable.

Q: 8. Can these adapters plug directly into the lights so they don't need to run off the batteries?

A: Yes, you can plug them directly.

Q: 9. How long will the batteries power a light at full power?

A: I did several tests after receiving these lights. The first test was two batteries at 100 percent power and the kelvin at its mid point. (because it uses both color sets of leds that way) and we got around an hour and a half or more. But when doing it at 100 percent brightness and the Calvin all the way down we got well over two hours. Now the real impressive numbers was when we tested 50 percent brightness and we were pushing over 6 and a half hours easily. Hope this helps.

Q: 10. what is the actual wattage of one of these lights?

A: If you want to know how much power they CONSUME, it's 15W per fixture. If you want to know how much LIGHT OUTPUT they generate, it's 1776 lux at 3 feet (3200 K), and 1227 lux at 3 feet (5600 K). Wattage does not measure light output, but rather power consumption.