Aputure announces new LS-60D daylight and LX-60X bicolour LED lights

Aputure’s been coming pretty thick and fast on the announcements lately, and now they’ve announced their new Light Storm 60D daylight and 60X bi-colour adjustable focusing LED lights. As the name suggests, these are 60 Watt LEDs, and everything is built inside the head, meaning there’s no external control unit to have to deal with.

So far, they’ve only been announced, not released, and both lights may be subject to some changes before the final products are released. The price of the new units is also not set yet. A release is expected at some point in Q3, although presumably, we’ll find out a final price before then.

There are two versions of the Aputure Light Storm 60. There’s the LS-60D, which is a daylight-balanced LED light and there’s the LS-60X, which is the bicolour variant. Both lights can be powered via AC power, a DC battery input (including from a D-Tap) or using a dual Sony NP-F battery plate adapter.

	LS-60D	LS-60X
Power Output	60 Watts	60 Watts
Max Power Draw	90 Watts	90 Watts
Light output	15°: 4645 fc / 50,000 lux at 3.28' / 1 m	15°: 2787 fc / 30,000 lux (@5600K) at 3.28' / 1 m
Colour Temp	5600K	2700-6500K
Colour accuracy	CRI 95+ / TLCI 95+	CRI 95+ / TLCI 95+
Beam Angle	15-45°	15-45°
Modifier Mount	Bowens (via supplied adapter)	Bowens (via supplied adapter)
Cooling	Fan	Fan
Power	0-100% continuous	0-100% continuous
Remote Control	Sidus Link	Sidus Link
Wireless range	<80m (Bluetooth)	<80m (Bluetooth)
Housing	Aluminium	Aluminium
Battery plate	2x Sony L-Series NP-F	2x Sony L-Series NP-F
Onboard display	OLED	OLED
DC Voltage	19v, D-Tap support	19v, D-Tap support
AC Power	100-240VAC, 50/60Hz	100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
Power cable	6m (19.69')	6m (19.69')
IP Rating	IP54	IP54
Operating Temp	10-45°C (50-113°F)	10-45°C (50-113°F)
Dimensions	209x116mm (Lamp head)	209x116mm (Lamp head)
Weight	1.8kg (Lamp head)	1.8kg (Lamp head)

Both lights are all-inclusive, which means there’s no external control unit. The power, colour temperature and other features are all available using controls on the back of the head itself, along with a dial that lets you focus the light, going from a spot to a wide-angle beam.

Both units claim an IP54 rating, which is quite interesting. This means that…

IP5x – Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact.

IPX4 – Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect.

Given the obvious vents on the units to assist with cooling (it has a fan), that “water splashing against the enclosure from any direction” sounds like a neat trick. Presumably, it means that the electronics inside are protected, even if some water does enter the unit.

The lights feature a new Mini Mount, that locks onto the barn doors, but there’s also a Bowens Mount adapter, that allows you to keep using all of the modifiers you already own. There’s also a new Spotlight Mini Zoom modifier (that’s the big long thing in the photo near the top) to help you focus your lights even further, as well as utilise gobos.

Again, there’s no word on price yet for either the LS-60D, the LS-60X or the new Spotlight Mini Zoom, but they’re expected to be released at some point during Q3. We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.