Maxima 3 LED spot announced – Maxima 7 sunlight simulator LED spot finally available to buy
This oneās taken a while. Initially announced in February 2020 to much fanfare, the Maxima 7 LED spotlight is now available to buy. And itās brought a little one with it, the Maxima 3. All the specs of the Maxima 7 were previously released at launch, and you can see those here, so letās talk about the new Maxima 3.
The Maxima 3 is a 300W COB LED light with a CRI of 96+ and a TLCI of 97. Itās available in two versions that are either tungsten or daylight balanced, with a COB LED life of 50,000 hours. As with the Maxima 7, the Maxima 3 LED contains a focusable 8ā³ Fresnel lens and accepts Bowens mount modifiers.
The Maxima 3 has a unibody design with analogue controls and uses just a single power cable, so there are no external ballasts or dangly bits to worry about. It weighs 3.9kg and offers 300 Watts of LED power with a CRI/TLCI of 96+/97. Itās a hard, single point light, with an 8ā³ borosilicate Fresnel lens, thatās zoomable to provide a 15-60Ā° beam of light.
| Light source | 300W daylight (5600K) or tungsten (3200K) COB LED |
| Luminous output | 104lm/W (daylight) or 101lm/W (tungsten) |
| CRI | 96+ |
| TLCI | 97 |
| Cooling | Full copper heatsink, CPU controlled forced air |
| Modifiers | Focusable 200mm (8″) borosilicate glass Fresnel lens, Bowens S-Type modifier mount |
| Processor | ARM Cortex-M7 |
| Brightness levels | 10-100% flicker-free, high frequency CPU controlled output |
| Beam angle | 15-60Ā° |
| Noise level | 19dBa at 1 metre |
| Power supply | 500W Integrated PSU |
| Voltage | 90-250v, 50-60Hz |
| Power consumption | 20-250W Max (Regular mode) / 220-350W Max (Boost mode) |
| Remote control | Bluetooth 4.2 via mobile app, Priprietary 2.4Ghz radio, micro USB wired |
| Weight (with Fresnel) | 5.1kg |
| Weight (without Fresnel) | 3.9kg |
Like the Maxima 7, the Maxima 3 has a built-in ARM Cortex M7 processor, that controls all of its functions and can be remotely controlled via Bluetooth (iOS or Android), 2.4Ghz radio or USB cable. Everything is contained within a carbon-reinforced body, with an āextra-matteā finish for maximum weather protection (itās AC-powered, though, remember) and to eliminate unwanted reflections.
It offers three different power modes, which are Silent, Regular and Boost mode. In Silent mode, the Maxima 3 runs in the 10-180W Watt range, emitting only 19dBa of noise for when you really need your lights to be quiet. In regular mode, the light offers 20-250W of power, bumping up the noise level slightly to 26dBa. In Boost mode, you get the maximum output, with a 220-350W range for when audio isnāt required or the light is very far from the scene (handy for sun simulations with long straight shadows).
The Maxima 3 LED is available to buy now for ā¬1,899 with the S mount locking ring or forā¬2,499 with the Fresnel lens in either tungsten or daylight white balance. Also available from today is the Maxima 7, which you can buy now for ā¬3,990 with a carbon-kevlar body or for ā¬4,990 with a metal body.
