Amaran Ace 25x & 25c LED Lights pack twice the power of the competition

Amaran, the consumer brand from Aputure, has announced two new LED lights. They’re the Amaran Ace 25x ($69) and Amaran Ace 25c ($99). The 25x and 25c are bi-colour and RGB lights, respectively. But despite the 25 in their name, they actually put out up to 32W of light.

The two new lights also feature Amaran’s new Ace Lock. It’s Amaran’s new quick-release system, which they say is more efficient and secure. Don’t worry, they’ve included an adapter to add Ace Lock to your camera’s hotshoe. They also say it offers double the output of similarly sized lights from their competitors.

Amaran Ace 25x & 25c Compact LED Lights

The Amaran Ace 25x and 25c are both very compact, measuring only 11.8 x 7.7 x 3.3cm. For comparison, my OnePlus 10 Pro smartphone measures around 16.5 x 7.5cm on the front screen. Obviously, though, they’re a little thicker than a typical smartphone.

The lights weigh around 325g, which is actually less than the Nikon SB-5000 speedlight ($546.95) at 420g. So, it’s certainly not too heavy to be hotshoe-mounted on your camera if you just need to add some frontal fill light. Off-camera, you can mount it on tripods, light stands, other lighting supports, or even flat metal surfaces using the built-in magnet.

The Ace 25x is the bicolour version, offering a colour temperature range of 2300-6500K. A boost mode brings its output to 32W, which is very impressive for such a compact light. And at full power, it’ll last for around 50 minutes. In silent mode, without the fan, it goes for up to four hours and forty minutes. It only takes 40 minutes to charge it back up to 90% from flat.

For those who want a bit more colour, there’s the Ace 25c. It offers the same run times and charge time as the 25x, but in RGB. It also has the 32W boost mode, but as it’s an RGB light, its colour temperature range is much higher, going from 2300-10,000K.

You can control the lights using either the onboard controls on the back of the unit or over Bluetooth using the Amaran smartphone app for iOS and Android. And of course, both lights offer CRI and TLCI ratings over 95, so you’ll get decent colour accuracy.

They look like decent little lights for what they cost, especially if you don’t need a lot of power. And there’s always boost mode for when you do need a bit more power.

Price and Availability

The Amaran Ace 25x bicolour LED light is available to buy now for $69 in Charcoal, Green, Pink, Silver and White. The Amaran Ace 25c RGB LED light is also available to buy now for $99 in the same range of colours.

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