Hive Lighting Introduces Bee 50-C and Hornet 200-C

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by Jakub HanApril 4^th, 2018

Hive Lighting will introduce their new LED lights at NAB 2018. The Bee 50-C and the Hornet 200-C are both single point source omni-color LED lights with full control over saturation, hue, output, and color temperature.

Last year Hive Lighting launched their first Omni-Color LED light named wasp 100-c and it got decent amount of attention on Kickstarter. We interviewed the creators about that product at Cinegear 2017. You can also read more technical information about the Wasp 100-C in our other article.

This year, the company decided to skip the crowdfunding part and will introduce their two new products at NAB 2018 and have them available for purchase soon thereafter. Both new LED Lights are additions to their Omni-Color LED product line. The Bee 50-C, which is a compact lightweight LED for traveling and the Hornet 200-C, which is the brightest single point source color changing LED on the market, according to the company.

Both the Bee 50-C and the Hornet 200-C feature the same Perfect S.H.O.T. technology which was introduced with the wasp 100-c. This technology gives the user the ability to adjust the saturation, hue, output, and color temperature of the lights, allowing for infinite color combinations and complete lighting customization. Both lights also retain the form factor of the wasp 100-c including an adjustable yoke design and a 100mm body diameter. This diameter allows both lights to be combined with hundreds of existing photo accessories from various manufacturers including for example ProFoto, Chimera, Elinchrome or Westcott.

Hive Lighting Bee 50-C

Hive’s compact light solution, the Bee 50-C, is a 40W Omni-Color LED. This means the light uses a combination of secondary and tertiary colored LEDs (Red, Amber, Lime, Cyan and Sapphire) to create a more complete and even spectrum than traditional RGBW. A proprietary algorithm combines the 5 different colors into a whitebalanced light and millions of saturated color combinations.

It weighs 1.5lbs (0.7 kg) and measures 5” ( 125mm) long. According to the manufacturer it is brighter than a 300W incandescent light source. The Bee 50-C houses multiple ¼-20 threaded mounting points for rigging to cameras, drones, stages, built sets, and practical locations. It can be powered with battery or universal wall power and is compatible with various accessories from Hive.

Bee 50-C Technical Specs

• Source: Omni-Color LED
• Light Index: Up to 98 CRI / 97 TLCI
• Dimming: 0 – 100% Control
• Color Temperature: 1,650K – 8,000K
• Control: DMX, Smartphone
• AC Power: 100 – 240 V input
• DC Power: 12 – 18 V input via XLR
• Length: 5” / 127mm
• Diameter: 4” / 100mm
• Weight: 1.5 lbs. / 0.7 kg

Hive Lighting Hornet 200-C

The Hornet 200-C is a 150W Omni-Color LED. By using a combination of secondary and tertiary colored LEDs (Red, Amber, Lime, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Sapphire) it creates a more complete and even spectrum than traditional RGBW. A proprietary algorithm combines these 7 different colors into a whitebalanced light and millions of saturated color combinations. The Hornet 200-C produces the widest color gamut of any Hive light.

Weighing in at 2.6lbs (1.2 kg) and measuring 9” (225mm) long, it is brighter than a 1000W incandescent source. According to the manufacturer, with 2.5x the output of the original wasp 100-c, this is the brightest single point source color changing LED on the market. Among other accessories, Hornet 200-C is compatible with a Par Reflector and Adjustable Fresnel, both fully compatible with a wide variety of classic light modifiers from “soft boxes” for video production, to “beauty dishes” for photographic applications.

Hornet 200-C Technical Specs

• Source: Omni-Color LED
• Light Index: Up to 98 CRI / 97 TLCI
• Dimming: 0 – 100% Control
• Color Temperature: 1,650K – 8,000K
• Control: DMX, Smartphone
• AC Power: 100 – 240 V input
• DC Power: 24 – 36 V input via XLR
• Length: 9” / 229mm
• Diameter: 4” / 100mm
• Weight: 2.6 lbs. / 1.2 kg

As I wrote in the beginning of the article, Hive lighting will showcase their new lights in Las Vegas at NAB 2018, which starts in few days – we will be there with a big team to cover all the relevant news for our audience. The exact dates about availability are not published. Hive for now advises to follow their website fro more information regarding availability and rental locations. Pricing for body only starts at $630 for the Bee 50-C and $1,788 for the Hornet 200-C.

We will update this post with product links as they become available for preorder at retailers.

Do you use single point source LED lights? What do you think of Hive’s new products? Let us know in the comments below.