Plasma Lighting by Hive.

Smart productions are leveraging the latest camera technology to produce better and better values at or below previous costs. Plasma lighting is 2 to 10 times as efficient as previously available technologies, can be powered via AC or DC so you can use wall power or battery power, has a 10,000 hour bulb life, has a CRI over 94 at 5900K, is flicker free at any frame rate, and produces virtually no heat for the amount of light produced. Super features!

Hive Plasma lighting gives you the benefits of an LED with the quality and output of an HMI.

The Wasp Plasma Par

This single unit uses only 280 watts to achieve the intensity of a 400 watt HMI par, yielding longer run times when run off of a battery, and less draw when using house power. This unit uses spread lenses to achieve a tight focused beam or a wide even field. AC or DC.

The Killer Maxi

2 units in one, this is a two light par type fixture with interchangeable lenses yielding a tight beam or a wide spread. This light produces 560 watts, for the equivalent of 800 watts of HMI light. AC only.

The Drone

The Drone is a retrofit kit for the ETC Source 4 leko, giving you plasma efficacy in an ellipsoidal fixture that draws only 280 watts. AC or DC.

Updated design (yes, we know we haven’t released it yet…)! Now works even better with the RED monitor on the Epic and Scarlet. Buy it here:

dé·tente: noun \ d?-?tänt \ 1. the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between camera assistants and the accessories they need to attach to the camera to make it functional); also : a policy promoting peace and harmony between cameras and those who use them. 2. a period of détente: a long lasting period of a relaxing or loosening of the tensions caused by bulky and inefficient camera accessories designed by people who don’t actually use them in the field.3. A line of camera accessories made by Üssy–Tek and distributed worldwide by Digital Film Studios for use with Red Digital Cinema’s Epic and Scarlet Cameras.

First up: the Pro EVF Mount for Epic and Scarlet cameras. This puts your viewfinder where you want it, where it traditionally belongs, and lets you do it effortlessly. Even handheld. Especially handheld.

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The Viewfactor Contineo Cage

With the explosion of HDSLR production, more and more productions are renting our Canon 5D and 7D cameras, which has excited our team and led us to some interesting solutions to setting up these cameras for professional use. The desire for shallow depth of field requires matte boxes for ND filters, and follow focus systems for precise focus. Making the focus repeatable requires proper lenses that have manual focus rings. Operating and monitoring requires special adapters. For all of this, we supply equipment from Chrosziel, RedRock Micro, Zacuto, 16×9, Marshall, and more to help you make awesome images with the Canon HDSLRs, whether yours or ours.

One of the most important problems to solve has been how to power the camera and all of the accessories that now go with it. The answer has arrived, courtesy of Viewfactor. We now have cages that surround the camera, give you a place to attach things to it, and power both the camera and accessories from a bigger battery than Canon can supply. Hurray!