At Interbee 2022 in Japan, we caught up with Lightbridge to look at their Diff 0 which is the newest member of the CRLS lineup. The company also told us that they will be releasing a new product early next year that I will talk about further down in the article.
The Diff 0 offers all the handling and surface benefits of the other Cine Reflectors but is formulated and engineered to a mirror surface. This is being claimed as a real mirror replacement. Diff 0 offers the benefits of being lighter weight and shatter-free in addition to outputting greater reflectivity because there is no light loss due to through-the-glass transmission.
There are now five Cine Reflectors in every size that can be chosen, each offering various levels of reflectivity, ranging from the minimum, Diff 0 to the maximum diffusion Diff 4.
Lightbridge’s reflectors utilize a precision aluminum-coated, smoothly polished, wrinkle-free surface that reflects up to 97% of the light hitting them, with claimed 100% color rendering.
The C-Drive+ and C-Move+ kits each feature the full range of CRLS reflectors to light with: 50x50cm, 25x25cm, 15x15cm, and 7x7cm Cine Reflectors with five surfaces ranging from Diff 0 to Diff 4. The Plus also means that now Drive+ and Move+ kits come with an extra bag of mounting hardware. Each C-Grip hardware bag contains a C-Wheel Spigot, C-Wheel Receiver two safeties and a safety wedge. With three C-Grip hardware bags included in each kit, users can now mount up to six reflectors simultaneously.
The Diff 0 Mirror can also be purchased as a single item and will fit into existing C-Drive and C-Move Kits.
Lightbridge also told us that they will be announcing a new system early next year that will let you combine multiple CRLS C-100 reflectors to create giant indirect lighting sources.
The price of the CRLS reflectors varies quite a lot depending on the size of the reflector and if you need multiple reflectors in a kit. You can find all of the Lightbridge CRLS components here.
