How to mount Rotolight on your Shotgun Mic
How to mount Rotolight using the Rotolight Stand
Align the centre hole of your Rotolight over the foam windshield of your microphone and carefully slide
the Rotolight over the foam windshield.
To t the RL48 to the stand, put the Rotolight logo through the centre hole of the RL48 and push to clip the
legs into the holes of the support arm.
The RL48 can then mount onto the Rotopod or twin accessory bar.
To release, gently squeeze the legs together at the rear of the support arm.
Rotolight Stand can also mount onto tripods, suction mounts, 360° Swivels, Lighting Stands, etc.
To remove, pinch the back of the microphone foam windshield with your left hand and with your right
hand carefully slide the Rotolight o the mic to the front.
Colour temperature describes the
colours for use in a range of lighting
situations; measured in units called
degrees kelvin (K).
As a general rule, in order to get the
best looking results on your video, you
want to match the colour of the light
in the Rotolight RL48 to the ambient
colour of the lighting in the room or
setting in which you’re lming. For
example, if you are shooting outdoors
or with daylight coming through
the window, you should leave the
Rotolight without colour lters as
these are the conditions the RL48 is
calibrated to. If you are shooting in a
room with warmer tungsten lighting
(known as 3200 kelvin) then use either the mixed or tungsten lters to achieve the closest match. Refer
to the lter guide found inside the light for which lter to use in a given setting, and the lter number
can be found marked on the lter.
Using the included lters
Rotolight RL48-B ships with four special ring light lters which are stored inside the RL48 and t into the
lter holder. These are used for colour correction to accurately match your Rotolight to the ambient light,
and for diusion to soften the light and
produce a more attering output. Diusion
and skin tone lters can be combined with
colour temperature lters, if needed.
Included lters:
205 - Use with mixed lighting conditions
(between daylight and tungsten)
LED 204 - Use at sunset or with warm
interior lighting
184 - Diusion with a peach warmth -
ideal for lighter skin tones or to remove
shine
216 - White diusion (tted as standard) -
for softer, more attering light
The RL48’s lter holder is designed to be weatherproof so may need a bit of force to remove. This is to
make sure that you can shoot uninterrupted; rain or shine! To remove the lter holder, place your thumb
in the middle of the front face of the Rotolight (near the power button) and use your other ngers to lift
the outer edge of the lter holder away from the face of the Rotolight.To t the lter holder, simply hold it
with the open side facing upwards and push the Rotolight (face down) into the centre of the lter holder.
To turn the unit on, simply press the switch in the front of the Rotolight RL48-B.
Using the lter holder ColourTemperature Filters
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