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batteries. These problems led Chicago accessories vendor Zacuto to recently abandon release of its PlaZma project after two years in development. Pricing is a little on the high side too, as befi ts a new technology, although reducing. The Hive Bee Floodlight retails for $2,500 which is comparative
LEDs which can be expensive. Plasma tends to be 10-20 per cent less than HMI equivalents. For a standard HMI you might pay $4,500 to $5,500 and the equivalent plasma unit would be in the $35-45 range depending on the features you are looking for.” Hive lights were selected for the last season of The Mentalist,
“LED and plasma light sources have similar colour quality and lumen maintenance curves,” explains Rosco’s Burwick. “Plasma sources are more compact, allowing for more effi cient
“We think [plasma lighting] is the future of high output lighting. It uses 50-90 per cent less energy than Tungsten and HMI to get the same amount of light [a CRI of 94]”
Jon Miller, Hive Lighting
to similar spec fl uorescent and LED fi xtures. Using only 276W and weighing 10lbs, the Bee has a 100˚ fi eld, with a unique refl ector system that creates a bell curve of output distribution. “With LED you get what you pay for,” says Miller. “You can get low cost, low output LEDs and and high quality
HBO’s True Blood, CSI and the sci-fi feature Divergent. At NAB, Hive added the ability to tune daylight on its fi xtures so that colour temp can be dialled from 4,600 kelvin to 7,000K to accommodate different daylight conditions from cloudy to sunset and back. Its products are available in Germany, France but not currently in the UK.
optics, however they suffer from longer warm-up periods and delayed re-strike (two minutes is typical). LEDs are instant- on, can be re-struck without delay and have better dimming capabilities on the low end.” He continues: “Fluorescent lights are a good value for the investment as compared to either LED or
Plasma.They do exhibit some colour shift during dimming. Fluorescent lamps are fragile, so handling must be done with care, and disposal of used lamps (mercury content) is an issue.”
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Sola 4 Flight Kit provides three Sola 4 LED Fresnel fi xtures
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