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 fi 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 off 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 fi lming. For
example, if you are shooting outdoors
or with daylight coming through
the window, you should leave the
Rotolight without colour fi 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 fi lters to achieve the closest match. Refer
to the fi lter guide found inside the light for which fi lter to use in a given setting, and the fi lter number
can be found marked on the fi lter.
Using the included fi lters
Rotolight RL48-B ships with four special ring light fi lters which are stored inside the RL48 and fi t into the
fi lter holder. These are used for colour correction to accurately match your Rotolight to the ambient light,
and for diff usion to soften the light and
produce a more fl attering output. Diff usion
and skin tone fi lters can be combined with
colour temperature fi lters, if needed.
Included fi lters:
205 -
Use with mixed lighting conditions
(between daylight and tungsten)
LED 204 -
Use at sunset or with warm
interior lighting
184 -
Diff usion with a peach warmth -
ideal for lighter skin tones or to remove
shine
216 -
White diff usion (fi tted as standard) -
for softer, more fl attering light
The RL48’s fi 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 fi lter holder, place your thumb
in the middle of the front face of the Rotolight (near the power button) and use your other fi ngers to lift
the outer edge of the fi lter holder away from the face of the Rotolight. To fi t the fi lter holder, simply hold it
with the open side facing upwards and push the Rotolight (face down) into the centre of the fi lter holder.
To turn the unit on, simply press the switch in the front of the Rotolight RL48-B.
Using the fi lter holder
Colour Temperature Filters
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