GROUP BUY: Hive 200-C

[Nick Morrison]

HIVE 200-C - SUMMER GROUP BUY!!!

Dear Reduser friends and colleagues,

We're *big* fans of Hive, and love hanging w/ Co-Founder Jon Miller. Every time he stops by our studio we learn something new, and get to see something *really cool*.

During our last hang out he showed us the new Hive 200-C, and we were blown away: more than twice as bright as the 100-C, reasonably priced, fully RGB LED, and controllable via wireless DMX. It's like having a high-tech Joker 200 that's fully dimmable and capable of producing over a million colors. A kit of these could do *a lot of damage*.

We instantly thought the Hive 200-C was a *perfect* candidate for a group buy - and are super stoked with what Jon and the team at Hive are offering!!


Here's a great image of the light itself:

This is a great visual showcasing Hive's expanded LED array (and how they handle the subtleties of color):

And here's a nice view of the controls on the back, especially DMX:

And here are the details of the group buy running this month:


SCHEDULE
Group Buy runs all of August, and ends August 31. Lights can be picked up or shipped via AbelCine's offices in LA, Chicago or NY in September after group buy closes.



PRICING & TIERS

The Hornet 200-C with reflector and barndoors lists at $2,104.21.

The Group Buy offers considerable savings across 3 tiers:

10 Hornets = 10% off $1893.79 (Save $210) REACHED!
15 Hornets = 15% off $1788.58 (Save $315) REACHED!
20 Hornets = 20% off $1683.37 (Save $420) REACHED!

All other lights or accessories after the first 10 Hornets are 10% off in any quantity.



ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFO

You guys can find out more about this light here:
http://hivelighting.com/hive-products/entertainment/hornet-200-c/

And here (Jon does a good and tutorial in this video):

And also on Hive's Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/hivelighting/


NEXT STEPS & WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
Please post on this thread with a +1 and how many lights you'd like if you're interested.

I'll be managing the Master List throughout the month, and monitoring what "tiers" have been accessed.

The Hive team will be watching this thread, so if you have questions about the product, feel free to ask here.

Once the Group Buy closes members of the Hive Team will DM everyone on the list individually w/ next steps re: your discounted sale.

Lets do this!!


MASTER LIST (64 **FINAL** ORDERS!!! TIER 3 ACHIEVED!!!)

Solomon Schechman +1
Martin Bleazard +1
Josh Wilkinson +1
John Lizzio +2
Sean Solowiej +1
Brian F Kobylarz +2
Dylan Isbell +1
John Gardiner +1
Chris White +1
Christopher Gosch +1
John O. Hall +1
Shawn Nelson +1
Nathan Skillen +1
Nacime Khemis +1
Darius Lyles +1
Kevin Joelson +2
Dana Rice +1
Ahmad Jafar +2
Weston Woodbury +1
Matthew S. Smith +2
Ben Bloodwell +1
Ivan Verlaan +3
Arjun Prakash +2
Ivy Chiu +1
Nam Luong +1
Colin Nusbaum +1
Michael Tiemann +4
Paul Rondeau +1
Domenic Barbero +1
John Dempsey +1
Susan Lumsdoncan +1
Brent Kaplan +1
Douglas Gander +2
Ethan Mills +1
Micahel Ou +3
Richard Peterson +4
Josh Tyron +2
Tom Buckler +1
Jamison Stark +4
Steve Smith +1
Brian Pascale +1
Lok Lam +1
Chris Bell +1


INSTRUCTIONS - WHAT TODO NEXT

Hey guys, if you are on this final list and want to finalize your purchase, please send an email to:
sales@hivelighting.com

The Hive team will collect your email, and Abel will follow up shortly thereafter to close the sale!

If you've already PM'd Jon or myself your email, assume you've been added already.

Thanks everyone for an amazing group buy!


THE TWO HORNET 200-C PACKAGES

A note from Jon about what's being shipped out to everyone:

To clarify, there are two Hornet 200-C options being offered at 20% please see the details of what is included below:

HLS2C-PS

HORNET 200-C PAR SPOT OMNI-COLOR LED LIGHT - 20% off

KIT INCLUDES:
Hornet 200-C™ Head Unit
Super Spot Reflector
Hornet 200-C™ Power Supply 100-240 VAC
9.5” 4-Leaf Barn Doors
Hive Adjustable Yoke

HLS2C-AFK

HORNET 200-C ADJUSTABLE FRESNEL OMNI-COLOR LED LIGHT - 20% off

KIT INCLUDES:
Hornet 200-C™ Head Unit
Hornet 200-C™ Power Supply 100-240 VAC
Spot to Flood Adjustable Fresnel Lens
5” 4-Leaf Barn Doors
Hive Adjustable Yoke

Everything else on the Hive's pricelist is 10% off and can be found here: https://hivelighting.com/catalog/ if not listed by Abel. If you want something please just send Abel the link on our catalog and I will make sure they can get it for you.

 

[Solomon Schechman]

+1

For 1x Hornet 200-C with reflector and barndoors. I got to see these lights in person and they are absolutely phenomenal. I can't wait to have these in my kit!!!

Thank you Nick for putting this group buy together!

 

[Brian F Kobylarz]

Nick,

This looks really interesting. Thanks in advance for sharing the opportunity.


First couple of questions for the Hive team;

Does the DMX incorporate RDM for two way communication?

When accessing via DMX, are all selections available via the manual menu addressable?

Within the menu, do "gels" match manufacturers designations?
If so whose? i.e. ROSCO, Lee...

Is an Android app under development?
(Reason being interfacing with a Hydrogen for control)

Cheers!

 

[Martin Bleazard]

+1

In for one with Reflector and barndoors ��

 

[Tanner Wilson]

Quick testament to these lights:

We were super early in the pre-order and already received our first 4x 200-C. Best light we've ever purchased. Incredibly bright for such a small light, beautiful full temperature and RGB rendition. Good enough that we literally ordered 10x of these lights.

 

[Louis Maddalena]

Hey Nick,

How do you like these mixing with your SkyPanels as far as color accuracy and quality?

 

[Nick Morrison]

Hey Nick,

How do you like these mixing with your SkyPanels as far as color accuracy and quality?

Hey Louis, we mix them all the time. Almost on every shoot. Works totally fine.

 

[Jon Edward Miller]

Hi Brian,

It is Jon Miller from Hive Lighting here. Nick asked me to jump in whenever I saw a technical question I might be able to help with, I will try to check back regularly to make sure I get to any further questions, but really quickly.

RDM - YES, the DMX on the Hornet 200-C is RDM enabled for two way communication. Our wireless DMX is CRMX (Lumen Radio). Currently the DMX profile is set up as a 4 channel profile for Channel 1 - Dim, 2 - CCT, 3 - Hue, 4 - Saturation. We are developing and will release before the end of the year at least two new DMX profiles Dim, R,G,B,CCT and another that will access the pre-programmed effects currently available via the manual menu. We are also looking at options like X,Y controls and a couple other DMX profile options which we you can update remotely via firmware. We are also always open to suggestions, so feel free to make requests here on the forum!

We do not have preset "gels". Our source presets are things like High Pressure Sodium, Yellow Traffic Light, Cool White Fluorescent, etc. The reason we have not included Gels is that frankly when testing with various other manufacturers and the actual Gels from Rosco and Lee on a non-LED lights don't match from manufacturer to manufacturer. Rather than pick a side we recommend you use our S.H.O.T. controls to match the fixture you are using on set that day, whether a Skypanel, Gemini, Kino, Cineo, etc.

Yes the Android App is under development as we speak, currently we are finishing adding the effects to the iOS app and then will migrate all of it to a Android version as well.

Hope this helps!

Jon

PS here is the owner manual for the 200-C if you want to dig deep:
https://hivelighting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MANUAL-C-SERIES-draft-727.pdf
PPS free t-shirt if you catch typos in the manual, we just finished another pass and I always find something :tongue_smilie:

 

[Billy Jim]

....PS here is the owner manual for the 200-C if you want to dig deep:
https://hivelighting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MANUAL-C-SERIES-draft-727.pdf
PPS free t-shirt if you catch typos in the manual, we just finished another pass and I always find something :tongue_smilie:

Page 16

Should be detached instead of detatched.

Size Medium, please.

 

[Note Suwanchote]

So these are similar to a 200w hmi or so?

 

[Jon Edward Miller]

Darn it... and thank you! You get a T-shirt email sales@hivelighting.com with shipping details, and a medium is yours.

Jon

 

[Jon Edward Miller]

Here are the photometrics for you to compare!

 

[Brian F Kobylarz]

Jon,

Look for a PM related to tha manual and a couple more points of inquiry...

 

[Josh Wilkinson]

I down for one, maybe 2 if we can hit 20%.

my wasp 1000 has treated me very well.


I saw the 100c at SXSW, the bulb design fills modifiers a lot more effectively than a normal COB style LED

 

[Note Suwanchote]

Here are the photometrics for you to compare!

Is that with the bare bulb?


How does this compare to thd DS1? Anyone used the 100 and compared it?

Very interested

 

[scott devitte]

Nick have you tried these with the Leko and/or Fresnel front ends?

 

[Josh Wilkinson]

Is that with the bare bulb?


How does this compare to thd DS1? Anyone used the 100 and compared it?

Very interested

Its with the Par, which is believe is a 22 degree beam with no lens.

 

[John Lizzio]

+2 at 20%

 

[Phil Holland]

So these are similar to a 200w hmi or so?

Its with the Par, which is believe is a 22 degree beam with no lens.

I'll jump in as I'm considering grabbing 2 of these to compliment my 3X Hive Wasp 100-C lights.

For the HMI output question, if you are familiar with a Joker 200w HMI with the wide attachment, you're getting a darn close reading between these.

In comparison to the output of a DS1, this is on par (pun intended) with the output as well.


What's good about the Hornet 200-C and Wasp 100-C is they are tiny, lightweight, single source emission, and is full control over RGB output as well as flicker free when dimmed. The Bee 50-C is smaller in form factor, which makes a decent hair light or more useful for tabletop work.

You can slap most modifiers on there and even use Profoto rings if you've got some still accessories laying around. My biggest issue with some of the newer full color controllable LEDs on the market has been having more of a hard light appeal. The newer C lineup from Hive especially with modifiers like the Leko attachment handle that aspect for me nicely now.


I'll save you the long story, but these are part of my kit after some fairly rigorous testing and I do pair them with my Litepanel Gemini lights on shoots, though they are different in many ways.

 

[Ivan Verlaan]

PPS free t-shirt if you catch typos in the manual, we just finished another pass and I always find something :tongue_smilie:

There's always something...

I mean, this is SUPER nit-picky, but on pages 21, 22m and 26, there are instances of (Vertical) when the word shouldn't start with a capital letter. Should just be (vertical) as you are clarifying the previous item, not starting a new sentence or referring to a proper noun.

On page 23, "When the receiver tab is clear, center the mounting tab on they yoke inside" should be "on the yoke inside". That whole sentence is rather difficult to read. I would suggest breaking it up, if possible.

On page 25, Square and Rectangular Softboxes should only have those capital letters if they are proper nouns. Are they actually product names, or referring to generic softbox shapes? Same for Power Supplies on p. 27. It is capitalized in the first sentence, then not capitalized in the second.

Proofing aside, I'm very strongly considering these! They look very useful, and I hope you will be expanding the line to even more powerful fixtures in the future... so want to support this if I can swing it.

Thanks for putting this together!