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Group Buy - Hexolux LED Spotlights

Hey Guys,
For those who are new and interested - just follow the below link and purchase the kit. First come first serve so jump on it.

http://shop.visionsmith.com/shop/kits/reduser-net-group-buy-kit/

About customization of the kit: my feeling in talking with the very generous folks at Hexolux is that they chose bottom-line price on a standard kit rather than a higher price and the ability to customize. Please understand that in manufacturing it's all about economies of scale to drive prices down and to be able to ship these as quickly as possible. If you don't like or want one of the accessories keep in mind . . . they're FREE!

If this GB turns into a line of folks ordering their personal coffee drink at Starbucks then the price and lead-time will be much higher. Making a huge pot of coffee is a whole lot cheaper and faster than 100 different versions of: "Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet'N Low and One Nutrasweet, and Ice" ;-)
 
These lights look pretty spectacular. A small kit with 2-3 of these and a Cineo Trucolor or two, for broad wash applications, might make the ultimate portable kit!

:thumbup:
 
Is it correct it ways 20kg or 45 lbs? Sounds super heavy. They look so light.

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I got the 45lbs from the Additional Information on the groupby page. But it was for the full kit. Sorry, thought they had put the wrong number on that page since it must be wrong. But Terry beat me to it. Thanks.
But I se 5.5 lbs instead of 7.2 lbs.
 
On the web site it says the D7 weighs 7.2 lbs.

But the case does weigh 17 lbs. so that may be where the weight adds up for the kit.
 
Josh, big thanks for putting this Group-Buy together. The Kit really looks like the ultimative starter-kit.
 
Hexo D7 looks punchier than an Arri fresnel 650 only at narrower angle. Widen up and they fall shortly:
http://profilecenter.homelinux.org/foto-lites/arri-650-photometrics.html
Those lights looks great and versatile, but aside the killer shifting feature I didn't knew before this thread, there are really no news, reviews, videos online other than what I could find last june. Am I wrong?

Thanks Josh for organizing the GB!
 
I'll repurpose the Pelican because it's way too heavy. I find using non photo gear, like a light weight / hard shell golf club bag, is a great way to inexpensively pack light stands, umbrellas and lighting gear. Just pack the heads/lenses in their own little sleeve or soft bag and in it goes with the rest of the kit. No one steals golf clubs, the TSA rapes every Pelican I fly with and it weighs like 7lbs
 
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Here's the weight breakdown:
 

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Hey I got a couple PM's asking specifics about comparisons like this:

"I already have three Area 48's which are fine. Do you think that the GB kit or two Cineo Trucolors are a better complement?"

Go ahead and post those questions here so everyone can share their experience and advice.

To the above question; If I'm looking at the correct models, both the Area 48's and Trucolors are essentially the same form factor and soft light shape. The Hexolux is a unique light shaping, focusable spotlight the is more like having an adjustable wrench in your tool box in addition to the screwdrivers.

Cheers and the boyz at Hexolux say this GB is doing great!
 
My personal opinion: if you already have Cineo or Area 48 you should really jump on this. Those are great soft lights but you can't light everything with soft lighting. Theses bad boys are truly focusable, fresnel-like hard lights. And, of course, you can always diffuse them when needed. As I said earlier, the perfect kit would have these in it. Just my opinion. :smiley:

I can't believe I am talking myself into spending $4K. :blush:
 
Josh/Anyone - so with this two unit kit, which HMI light do you think can be comfortably replaced in terms of light output/quality? Caveats are fine to have... Anyone want to take a stab at comparing it to NILA lights?
 
Terry VerHaar said:
My personal opinion: if you already have Cineo or Area 48 you should really jump on this. Those are great soft lights but you can't light everything with soft lighting. Theses bad boys are truly focusable, fresnel-like hard lights. And, of course, you can always diffuse them when needed. As I said earlier, the perfect kit would have these in it. Just my opinion. :smiley:

I can't believe I am talking myself into spending $4K. :blush:
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Hi Terry, I feel ur pain. Have you tried the Area 48's with the snap grid and no diffuser? Certainly more punchy, but not a fresnel. I really like the aded function and form factor, but have not seen these in action. The Truecolor's are tempting as well, though.

Thank you very much

Fury
 
Nikhil Kamkolkar said:
Josh/Anyone - so with this two unit kit, which HMI light do you think can be comfortably replaced in terms of light output/quality? Caveats are fine to have... Anyone want to take a stab at comparing it to NILA lights?
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As Mark Toia would probably say . . . Lumens are like Horse Power in a race car: Only the power you can control is useful. Putting light exactly where you want, at precisely the correct level, with the minimum of cutter flags etc is what determines ultimate lighting fixture usefulness.
 
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Even with the snapgrid on the Area48 - light spreads.
You can't use it like a torch as you can with the Hexolux D7.

The Area48 is great for 'painting' 11k lumens everywhere.
The D7s is far more flexible, with a precise way to spread and shape light.

+) My only question would have been to find out what the R12 (blue) of the D7 is?
(I say would - I ordered the lights regardless!)

If the CRI is 76 or higher - that's good enough for me (ie same or better than the Area 48)
I am keen that the Dragon sensor's blue channel has plenty to chow on.

AJ
 
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