iiiNelson
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Really can't say too much about it but it will likely be an interesting option for many people.
https://photonicz.com/~launch/
https://photonicz.com/~launch/
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Ken,2400ws?? I find that hard to believe watching the video, not to mention claimed capacity of thousands of flashes at full power (e.g., 2400ws) on a single battery charge.
It'll be interesting to sit back and watch what develops.
ken
Full disclosure, I happen to know the owner and principle developer of these lights. He happens to be someone that does most of his work in Hollywood production with Red Cameras and commercial photography with Phase One and Sony Mirrorless cameras. While developing these lights, his main motivation was bringing something different to the table than what was available. To start the most important thing was light quality and consistent temperature while raising and lowering power. Then it was about bringing the right features together at a certain price. The preproduction lights are working and have been in testing for about a year. The last 4-6 months have been dedicated to optimization for each camera system prior to production.The specs are interesting, but the name is terrible. Branding is important and maybe I should get out more, but i'm not sure if the emphasis is on "Photo" or "Photon". I'd also like a Profoto mount because of the safety and versatility.
Yeah and the problem lies in that traditional strobes tend to be measured in watt seconds versus lumens. LED doesn't use the same amount of power so watt seconds wouldn't really capture the output brightness from a marketing standpoint. For instance a Profoto B1 LED modeling light is rated at 20w but is equivalent to a 70w Halogen in brightness.Ken,
It's not a flash tube, it's LEDs. I think they are saying the brightness of the LEDs is equivalent to the brightness of 2400ws.
--Steve.
I'd be a little concerned since this is apparently this is one of they guys who did a Kickstarter last year to start a Priolite distributorship in the U.S. and never fulfilled all of the orders.Really can't say too much about it but it will likely be an interesting option for many people.
https://photonicz.com/~launch/
Alex is not an owner or involved in management of Priolite. Priolite is a German owned company. This company has absolutely nothing to do with Priolite or the Kickstarter campaign by that company. That being said Priolite is still actively producing products (The Leica remote was developed and released earlier this year) and I fulfilling orders from Kickstarter (slowly).I'd be a little concerned since this is apparently this is one of they guys who did a Kickstarter last year to start a Priolite distributorship in the U.S. and never fulfilled all of the orders.
Can you patent and then license a ~100mm tube? The brilliance of the Profoto mount IMO is that the receiving end (the light) isn't a "mount" at all... just a tube around the light.I assume there's a substantial licensing fee for the Profoto mount... or maybe they're unwilling to license their mount.
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Depends on what you find necessary... in any case it's pretty easy and cheap to convert most modifiers if you want to with a new mount ring. I'm not 100% familiar with Hive Lighting other than knowing their name and knowing they target the filmmaker crowd more than the photography crowd.Can you patent and then license a ~100mm tube? The brilliance of the Profoto mount IMO is that the receiving end (the light) isn't a "mount" at all... just a tube around the light.
I'm not sure if Hive Lighting had to pay Profoto (I doubt it) to license their mount for their LED light kickstarter (Wasp 100C) but they were able to manufacture their lights in a Profoto-friendly enclosure and that's why they received my money. It is possible that if permission from Profoto was required that they were ok with it since the Hive light is a continuous light and doesn't compete directly with Profoto strobes directly.
Yes, I bought the Hive lights for video work, not still. The fact that it could take my existing Profoto modifiers right out of the box was a huge selling feature!Depends on what you find necessary... in any case it's pretty easy and cheap to convert most modifiers if you want to with a new mount ring. I'm not 100% familiar with Hive Lighting other than knowing their name and knowing they target the filmmaker crowd more than the photography crowd.
I'd assume that the Profoto mount is patented otherwise I'm sure we'd see a lot of copies of it. Instead most everyone chooses Bowens S-mount for strobe lighting whether it's Bowens, Phottix, Godox, Photonicz, etc. one reason many choose Bowens is that lights with exposed bulb really get into the modifier for max efficiency. That's not to say Profot is bad - it's he established standard for many pros and rental houses but many choose the pack/head setups over the monoblocks for a reason. Choice is good and I can't nor won't disparage Profoto. They are top shelf lights.
opps...Often times when things sound too good to be true..... Lot of red flags raised here.
See, http://www.lightingrumours.com/photonicz-9200
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