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I have 14 C-Stands, most from different brands. I can't stress what you said enough - there are some cheaper ones on Amazon that are not worth it. I love the impact and of course the matthews ones. The cheaper ones have knuckels that don't work well, don't get tight enough or whatever, and I have a pair of stands that the center column has a bottom .. plug that screws into the bottom. After a few heavy uses the one got a bit stretched out and now that plug came out and won't thread back in. So I will only be buying Impact or Matthews from here on out!
Got two 8's on car mounts. Gives nice BRoll and a third with the content creator thingie I keep saying would make a nice talking head vlog camera. Had bought them for my kayak. Klunky in many ways. Almost like a 4x5 large format camera. Something to enjoy. Planning and thought towards lighting makes a difference. Too lazy to sell them, lose money, buy a vlogging setup. Tough cameras. Just don't buy three of them if you are starting out... lol
Hey! I had no idea you guys were based in San Diego! I also run my production company/video agency out of San Diego! Lets connect. Maybe theres way to help each other out!
Hey thanks for the message. Yes we were based in North County San Diego before the move. Now in North Carolina but will still be doing work in CA as well
Best of luck! I have watched your content for the last few years and have really gotten a lot of value from it. I live in Raleigh and can say that you are picking a great area to move to.
Well, I wish you the best of luck. It’s no easy decision to move your business from one end of the country to the other. As I always do, I let my work speak for itself and you do amazing work so I think you will do just fine. It’s the moving and setting up shop again that’s always rough.
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I typically take 3 light stands with me. I wrap them in towels with bungie ties and then put them in a duffel bag. I try to rent C-stands from wherever I travel to.
I bought a Flashpoint ( honestly, because it was black). Second time using it, was lifting a 49” octa… tightened well to support weight and threads stripped. Shipping sort or make it cost-prohibitive to return.
Really nice, watchable overview. Thanks! I have a bunch of Glow modifiers and they get the job done for a reasonable investment. Sadly, after spending literally tens of thousands of dollars with Adorama, I quit doing business with them because of customer service issues. They're great until you have an issue which is a real shame. I'm really torn between the Glide Gear BFS100 modular system or just biting the bullet and buying the Westcott Scrim Jim. Thanks again, great video.
@@LarimoreStudios it was really helpful! I've learned straightaway that I need to not try to cut LinkedIn and RU-vid together. I have tons of content to make, but I can't ask for any more than 5 minutes of time weekly from LinkedIn viewers. Another trick, and I don't know that I got it from here, was using a still, similar to RU-vid thumbnails, for the very first frame of LInkedIn. That way, when people are on mobile (which is weird to me but whatever) they don't see the goofy face I'm making as I speak the first word of the video, but instead a get a reason to click with an offer of value.
What’s the difference between c800 and c7000. Can c800 measure ambient light settings so I can set shutter speed and aperture or does it only measure color temp? I think the c7000 has additional benefit of being able to read ambient like cheaper light meters. Can’t tell if c800 can do this too.
Thanks for this really helpful video! Would you say the included diffusion is similar to artificial silk or another standard diffusion textile? And, do you know how many stops it consumes?
My video compresses when it is published is there any way to upload it with high quality? Its nearly 140 mb and 2min long , i have searched the web also but didn't find anything helpful!
The thing about photography or video work is the product is a file, not a physical product. The content is always changing, so the tools need to be as versatile as possible to keep up. I thought about an 8x8 and quickly realized that I would much rather have four 4x4’s that can be attached to create an 8x8 or a 4x16 or even 4 interior sides of a cube. I used 10-series 80/20 aluminum channel to make the frames, so baby pins or anchors can be put anywhere. I spent a bit more, but I’m amazed at how useful the system is. You need only to try to light a canoe to understand why a 4x16 is such a great thing…
