IBC 2013: New Zaila HMI light from Nila - perfect for the shooter on the run?

By technical editor Matthew Allard:

Nila HMI lights at IBC 2013 from Matthew Allard on Vimeo.

This is a light that I can see fitting right into the lighting kits of many news shooters. The Zaila is a 200W HMI with a small form factor and a decent throw – the smallest HMI in their range which we first saw as a prototype at NAB in April. I personally use the larger Nila Varser for my work at Al Jazeera and would love to add one of these to my kit. In the video we also see a new Phospher technology version of the current Boxer light. This makes for a large soft source.

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.