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2021-02-24T02:49:20
The ability to change color setting from an app, with subtle detail, is amazing. The app is better suited to a phone. The screens didn't change size to fit an iPad screen size. But, I could live with this. This light is advertised as a key light, that can compete with the sun. It's not powerful enough to properly light a portrait through a soft box. The idea is great. Definitely needs to be more powerful before it can be considered as a key light.
Nickname
2018-08-11T11:57:01
I had heard of Hive from their respected, low heat, Plasma lights, but never got to use them… Then came the Color-series 200 Hornet and 50 Bee, following the 100 Wasp LED’s. I got to shoot a MINI Cooper commercial where interior heat and risk of damage is unthinkable. I saw the Hornet 200’s 7-color chip engine specs and well thought out modifiers and accessories, including a mini s4 attachment and super spot, and then said “Perfect". My DMX needs were easily looped into quick color selections and, better yet, saturation levels into well controlled colored crossfades. No color spikes mid-stream. RGBW is dead to me now… “Wow” I said. I don’t feel overcautious to buy into LED's anymore. The 200-C is great, and the 100-C & 50-C seemed to blend into the color needs and light levels, as required in the scene, with their 5-color chipped LED little brother engine. Hive doesn't seem to hide from thinking out of the box… It will be great to see what comes next. Thanks!
ERIC A.
2018-08-07T09:34:08
This light is one of the more powerful LEDs out there that happens to have full color-changing, dimming, color temperature adjustments and so forth. Because of this I am able to do many different things including the ability to mount all sorts of fun accessories like Profoto, fresnel, ETC Source 4 Mini, and the par reflector. Highly recommend!
JONATHAN M.
2018-04-27T17:13:16
Hive have created an LED that is going to be very useful for a lot of sets. Clean single shadows, and the narrow reflector helps with output by almost 2 stops over other modifiers. Throw seemed to be good as well. I measured it against the digitial Sputnik and at daylight and tungsten temperatures it was on par with output. Which is a lot for a fixture this size. The Profoto Mount is genius and super helpful. Fully saturated colors aren’t as bright, maybe 1-2 stops less depending on color,but bright enough to be useful unlike the 100c. The effects modes and Bluetooth control work very effectively. Manual controls on the head are easy enough to use, and the fact that lumen radio is built in further future proof the device. If I was a photographer with exsisting profoto modifiers this light would be a no brainer.
Matt P.
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Up to 98 CRI / 97 TLCI
150W
700-1000W
360 deg.
Dimming: 0 - 100%
Saturation: 0 - 100%
1,650K - 8,000K
Manual, DMX, and Smartphone
100 - 240 V input
24 - 36 V input via XLR
4400 fc at 2.5' and 47361 lux at 0.7m
1100 fc at 5' and 11840 lux at 1.5m
275 fc at 10' and 2960 lux at 3m
123 fc at 15' and 1323 lux at 4.6m
70 fc at 20' and 754 lux at 6.1m
4 x 9" (10.16 x 22.86cm)
2.6 lbs (1.18kg)
Wonderful Light -- There's so much it can do!
By JONATHAN M.
This light is one of the more powerful LEDs out there that happens to have full color-changing, dimming, color temperature adjustments and so forth. Because of this I am able to do many different things including the ability to mount all sorts of fun accessories like Profoto, fresnel, ETC Source 4 Mini, and the par reflector. Highly recommend!
Hive Hornet 200-C... Colorful, yet controllable, Blast.
By ERIC A.
I had heard of Hive from their respected, low heat, Plasma lights, but never got to use them… Then came the Color-series 200 Hornet and 50 Bee, following the 100 Wasp LED’s. I got to shoot a MINI Cooper commercial where interior heat and risk of damage is unthinkable. I saw the Hornet 200’s 7-color chip engine specs and well thought out modifiers and accessories, including a mini s4 attachment and super spot, and then said “Perfect". My DMX needs were easily looped into quick color selections...
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Hive Lighting's Adjustable Fresnel attachment fits on the front of the Hornet and gives users control over the beam angle, from a full flood to tight spot. The Fresnel can be used with the included 5" barndoors, a separate HDP lens set or any standard 5" speed ring. The Hornet 200-C runs off a battery or universal wall power and is compatible with hundreds of accessories. The 200-C has a bracket to hold the power supply and a studio yoke and a C-clamp for attachment to a pipe or overhead grid.
Using only 150 Watts, the Hornet 200-C is brighter than a 1000W incandescent and 2.5X brighter than the original Wasp 100-C. This is the brightest single point color changing LED in the world. With an expanded LED array, we not only increased output, but created the widest color gamut of any Hive light. This means more options, more control and a fuller brighter light across the color spectrum. All of this is packaged in a 9" long body, weighing only 2.6lbs. The Hornet 200-C features Hive's Perfect S.H.O.T. system and Omni-color LED technology, runs off a battery or universal wall power and is compatible with hundreds of accessories.
Perfect S.H.O.T. controls
Hive's Perfect S.H.O.T. control system on the all LED products allows you to create the perfect lighting for any shot by adjusting: SATURATION HUE OUTPUT COLOR TEMP S.H.O.T. controls can create millions of color combinations to customize lighting for any production scenario. Perfect S.H.O.T. can be accessed on the fixture itself or remotely via DMX or the free Hive smartphone app.
Studio System
Hive's Studio System brings advanced color blending technology to the fixed studio environment. It replaces heavy traditional lights with a cool-running, low power draw, high color rendering fixture. Using any of the numerous compatible accessories combined with wired or wireless DMX or our Bluetooth Smartphone app and you get the flexibility to suit numerous applications.
Hive SHOT
Download the Hive SHOT app for iPhone to control the Hornet 200-C via Bluetooth! Hive Lighting's SHOT App allows you to adjust the Saturation, Hue, Output and color Temperature of the Hornet 200-C to create the perfect lighting for any shot. You can assign scenes with programmed color saved to the Hornet 200-C lights themselves or in the SHOT App's memory, make fine adjustments or quickly change from daylight to candlelight.
Hive SHOT gives you complete control over Hornet 200-C lights remotely via Bluetooth. Up to 8 Hive LED lights can be controlled individually or grouped together to create limitless lighting possibilities. It's easy to control the saturation, hue and color temperature of the light via the Hive SHOT App. Download it now to get the most control over your Bee Hornet 200-C.