Gaffer & Gear 112 - Aputure B7C 

I'm Subbed to Gerald

G&G comes across as a man with a dayjob doing weekend YT, rather than Gerald an enthusiast.

You're right Blake, there's very little decent info available on frames. I'm getting two 12x12 frames in scaff though I wasn't confident whether I should go 1.25 or 1.5 inch so will probably go the 1.5 inch for overkill. Especially because one of Andrew's earlier videos (G&G 31) about his kit bag included a rubber mallet "to straighten frames bent by the wind". I'm looking at the Kupo 1.5 inch frame kit at mickgrip.com.au (if you're in Australia) or something similar. The Kupo kit is something like high $700 but the Avenger kit (sold by John Barry I think) is in the high $900. It won't be hard to buy the scaff cut to size. Hopefully the Kupo kits are strong enough. I hoped an 8x8 frame was small enough to get by with square tube like the Kupo kits. Are you moving away from a square tube kit or a different type like Lastolite etc & why? For anyone else who reads this, Australians call Speedrail "scaff" which is short for scaffold tubing.

No you can't unfortunately

Same in Australia, You can get adaptors on eBay but the bulb will most likely sit to high.

Not a fan of the concept, lots of shadows, It might make sense as a pack down kit but it's just so expensive, and only 3ft

Gaffer & Gear thanks! And yes bloody pricey for a travel kit. I just travel with a flexlite if I can’t take the 120d ii - 1/8 the price of a Hudson Spider!

They have held up ok, but not as bright as the old Tungsten. I tend to use the MC a lot more as they seem easier to deal with

Good question, it will just switch to AC, keep running and charge the battery at the same time. I did beta testing for Aputure with this product. My job was to try and blow them up. I failed.

I think it would survive a waist height drop, it's dam solid. Good question about the dimmer circuit. Because it's not just the light, it's the battery charger inside it. I have no idea.

I've put the question to the Aputure User Group. I'm interested in the answer myself.

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@eugene maynard Glad you asked... Tommy Callaway dropped his B7C already! Check it out

Tommy droped it from 6 foot up.

If you have power to the socket it can run all day

I don't like the shape of any of these smart globes either, especially if the lamp shade is transparent. I like the old school glowing orb, that's what I grew up seeing. For me, if I need some light in a practical, it would still be an incandescent off a dimmer pack, or the MC with the silicone diffusers. I can see me using these, but my go-to, if I need something off battery in a hurry, will still be my MC kit.

@@gaffergear Product idea for aputure... a light socket with a dual sided magnetic charging pad for MC ! So you could put 2 MC light, each one facing opposing direction ;) I guess we can use a light socket to an output adaptor and connect a a tiny USB-C charger. But again, it would be great if we can set the USB power as a trigger to power on / off other light !

@@mochouinard I would buy 6

Aputure say yes

I seldom use the app, but I'm about 99% sure it's in the standard app FX.

Agree

But the almc is not completely synchronized with nova in the app. Is this light bulb the same? Otherwise, I think I'll buy one.

@@gangd4807 same CCT range, but no +/- green and no gels library

Agree, I only only get used when we can see the bulb in the fixture, otherwise it's an MC Pro, Dash or Hydra depending on how bright I need it. I also have a strict "NO AC POWER" to practical lights rule now, because of the amounts of dangerous lamps that the art department has supplied over the years. So many lamps are made in china and the active is on the outside thread to the bulb

This creates unnecessary complications for what would have been a simple thing to film 10 years ago with incandescent bulbs.