GlareOne Vega monolights
From £199 www.wexphotovideo.com
Polish lighting specialist GlareOne has launched a brand-new range of studio lights. Offering a choice of studio flash heads, continuous lights, light shapers, stands and backgrounds, Vega is available in the UK only from the online and in-store dealer Wex.
Originally focused on the Polish market, GlareOne was recently acquired by European Imagine Group, which also owns Wex Photo Video, and has since expanded across Europe. Compared with some of the big-name lighting brands such as Profoto, Elinchrom, and Bowens, GlareOne lights seem to be competitively priced – and look the part too.
A GlareOne Vega 200 monolight with 200W LED bulbs, a recycle time of 0.9 sec and an energy range of six stops costs £349; while a 60W, 5500K GlareOne LED 600D continuous light comes in at just £199. A wide