yeah it can look great. Not as keen on the quality though of the light. It feels too much like a mirror reflections light quality. Which is great for some things, but doesnt do what I want.
Those Cambo booms are so nice to use. Honestly, the way that every photo product gets copied, I'm surprised they haven't been cloned (if they have, I haven't see them).
I see quite a lot of reflection from the inside of the barn doors, You'd probably get even better results closing them in (between the top and bottom) so less light spill.
The barn doors look a bit glossy and therefore reflective, despite being black, so would soften shadows when opened. Would you consider painting the barn doors with one of those special non reflective black paints (if those paints can take the heat)? Also do you ever consider painting the ceiling black and maybe the walls, in an effort to sharpen shadows even more, or do you think it won't help much, or prefer flags?
I wonder what benefit of this is over using a hard box, it seems like basically the same thing but with the upsell of an expensive new flash tube. Perhaps higher output?
Placing one of these style tubes in a large 4ft b y 6ft softbox also gets you much better more even fill of light in a softbox that size. When compared to a regular tube I got about half a stop less fall off on the edges which was huge for a large family portrait I did with it.
Few benefits. One you cant move the hard box around as muuch at the pivot point on the stand which is awkward at times. Two 2400 watts Vs 3200 watts is a deal breaker and Three, I already own broncolor and the price difference between the two modifiers is only £200
@@TinHouseStudioUK Ah that makes sense, thanks! One other little thing i noticed was you needing to lower the boom to adjust the angle, does Cambo make something similar to the Manfrotto 025BS where there is tilt control on the weighted side?
I didn’t know they made flash to be honest. Sure most brands have an option like this. Just that I’m invested in broncolor and don’t want multiple brands in the studio as things get a bit messy then
@@TinHouseStudioUK Ah I got ya, not sure if they are flash, just I know you can shape the light and make very sharp shadows. But I agree, best to stick with the brands you trust and know.
Not a dumb question at all. It doesn't work. I can't tell you why because it feels like it should, but it doesn't. I believe its to do with point source light and stuff like that, but I didnt look ino the why once I found out that it wasnt an option. Which is a shame as a snoots like £20
On the subject of not buying new. I scored a deal and bought an R6 and 35 macro from a hobbyist who was interested in large prints and only did studio work with his cameras, his need for more megapixels lead him to buy an R5 for his hobby and I got a lightly used R6 camera and lens for a great price
Yeah we use the hardbox a lot. Its very different and has a few drawbacks though which this fixes. But in reality both do the same job. Biggest downside is getting above 2400 watts through a profoto head
What a total waste of money unless you can justify it for a job with a super high paying client and you can write off the purchasing of this light and stand!
Not a waste at all! Great time saver especially for commercial photographers. You don’t always have high ceilings or large rooms to create hard light. If you shoot hard shadows a lot and need to do it in a small white space (like a clients studio) the only other ways to get light as hard as this are very clunky and eat up valuable time to set up.
