Though I love most DOPchoice products I am quite critical regarding everything that needs to be blown up. Not happy if it gets scratched or looses air in time. Not sure if this is something for us - thought its lightweight and seems to be robust.
I am curious what percentages you were at with the silver back airglow and 6x frame vs the softbox 6x double break. Knowing the efficiency here would be enlightening! Thank you for the demo!
I know this is a rough test but at 11:20 you can see how bumping the stop completely changed your background. Also there was spill on the background during the 6x6.
Mmm ,well the much easier way as a comparison , is just bring in a large LED panel light , Intelly Mega 6/8 or the Bigger Godox ones . Thats one stand , and the same an evenly lit diff frame , thats impossible in small locations like you have there . If folks are getting paid extra to set up book lights with 8 C stands and flag forest , then Im all for it , if you are doing yourself or with an assistant , and the idea is to get a good soft key , shoot the interview and get home ,get a LED panel light . Way too much voodoo these days about books lights with the cool kids not really understanding why they were invented in the first place and how to set them up ( ie not bouncing light into the ceiling like I see a lot ) and how large LED panels lights are the same thing made a hell of a lot easier .
It’s true, a Godox F600Bi or Intellytech MegaCloth can get you that soft key in a tight space, but even the F600Bi often looks better when you double break it, so having a tool that gives you a bounce element and a good number of options to play with different bounces and fronts for the quality of light you want is a worthwhile addition to the arsenal.
@@meetthegaffer Oh yes the DoP choice blow up isnt a bad idea at all , I was more referring to the trend of using book lights , with all the stands ,flags ,or even whole tents , when a decent sized LED panel is going to do the same thing. And the belief that they are some how intrinsically softer than just putting a light direct in a diff , thats evenly filled . Book lights have become trendy with the hip bros , but they don't really understand them.
@@robinprobyn1971 I think it is more about the distance the light is travelling, at least it is why I do it because I like to use the Godox as well! For Interviews I think fast fallofs are acceptable but everything else jumps into my eye, I don't think you can explain large far away sources with a smaller, at least very close, source. But I'd love to hear what you think about it :)
@@luishofmeister Sure the bigger the source the more the light will carry . Im talking specially about the set up in the video. And yeah you mostly want a fast fall off for the set up shown , thats why grids are used often on interview set ups, to keep light off the background. I see so many TH-camrs setting up 8x8 or bigger book lights or weird versions of mostly , for a standard waist up interview , then having them way back , spill going everywhere that has to be dealt with , tenting the whole thing in some instances , just because its some sort if hip thing to do with the bros, when a 4 x4 LED / Dome will do the exact same job , positioned just out of frame. Thats just science that cant really be argued , a smaller source closed to the subject will be the same as a larger one further away , as far as the quality of the light falling on the subject , fall off is another subject and would be more important for a much wider shot with the subject moving around , not really comparable when talking about sit down interviews really.
sorry this is maybe a dumb question. So everything is probably 5600k balanced right? When you brig in the muselin would you change the color temp? Ot leave it at 5600k to get it even warmer looking with the muselin ?
Totally up to your discretion! I kept the cameras set at 5600K, but just for the sake of testing. The newer, smaller unbleached Air Glow front was much warmer than the 6x6. If this had been an actual shoot, we would have addressed many things that we let go during this test. With the 6x6 you can see that the background is whiter because there’s spill from the whiter light before it goes through the 6x6. I actually preferred this, but you could probably do that with the Air Glow fronts as well by using the snap grid and then light the background separately.
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Great work Luke! 🙌🏼 🎥 😉
Great Going Luke
The 6x6 was too close to the dop choice air glow compared to the bounce in the traditional book light hence why it was less soft
Exactly. A little more separation would have helped😀
Though I love most DOPchoice products I am quite critical regarding everything that needs to be blown up. Not happy if it gets scratched or looses air in time. Not sure if this is something for us - thought its lightweight and seems to be robust.
Always a concern, but I have found it to be very easy to work with in regular corporate/commercial environments as an owner/op.
Thanks for the info!
I am curious what percentages you were at with the silver back airglow and 6x frame vs the softbox 6x double break. Knowing the efficiency here would be enlightening! Thank you for the demo!
I believe we kept the unit at 35% for direct like we had it in the Air Glow.
I know this is a rough test but at 11:20 you can see how bumping the stop completely changed your background. Also there was spill on the background during the 6x6.
Totally. Not an exact science by any stretch👍🏻
Mmm ,well the much easier way as a comparison , is just bring in a large LED panel light , Intelly Mega 6/8 or the Bigger Godox ones . Thats one stand , and the same an evenly lit diff frame , thats impossible in small locations like you have there . If folks are getting paid extra to set up book lights with 8 C stands and flag forest , then Im all for it , if you are doing yourself or with an assistant , and the idea is to get a good soft key , shoot the interview and get home ,get a LED panel light . Way too much voodoo these days about books lights with the cool kids not really understanding why they were invented in the first place and how to set them up ( ie not bouncing light into the ceiling like I see a lot ) and how large LED panels lights are the same thing made a hell of a lot easier .
It’s true, a Godox F600Bi or Intellytech MegaCloth can get you that soft key in a tight space, but even the F600Bi often looks better when you double break it, so having a tool that gives you a bounce element and a good number of options to play with different bounces and fronts for the quality of light you want is a worthwhile addition to the arsenal.
@@meetthegaffer Oh yes the DoP choice blow up isnt a bad idea at all , I was more referring to the trend of using book lights , with all the stands ,flags ,or even whole tents , when a decent sized LED panel is going to do the same thing. And the belief that they are some how intrinsically softer than just putting a light direct in a diff , thats evenly filled . Book lights have become trendy with the hip bros , but they don't really understand them.
@@robinprobyn1971 I think it is more about the distance the light is travelling, at least it is why I do it because I like to use the Godox as well! For Interviews I think fast fallofs are acceptable but everything else jumps into my eye, I don't think you can explain large far away sources with a smaller, at least very close, source. But I'd love to hear what you think about it :)
@@luishofmeister Sure the bigger the source the more the light will carry . Im talking specially about the set up in the video. And yeah you mostly want a fast fall off for the set up shown , thats why grids are used often on interview set ups, to keep light off the background. I see so many TH-camrs setting up 8x8 or bigger book lights or weird versions of mostly , for a standard waist up interview , then having them way back , spill going everywhere that has to be dealt with , tenting the whole thing in some instances , just because its some sort if hip thing to do with the bros, when a 4 x4 LED / Dome will do the exact same job , positioned just out of frame. Thats just science that cant really be argued , a smaller source closed to the subject will be the same as a larger one further away , as far as the quality of the light falling on the subject , fall off is another subject and would be more important for a much wider shot with the subject moving around , not really comparable when talking about sit down interviews really.
sorry this is maybe a dumb question. So everything is probably 5600k balanced right? When you brig in the muselin would you change the color temp? Ot leave it at 5600k to get it even warmer looking with the muselin ?
Totally up to your discretion! I kept the cameras set at 5600K, but just for the sake of testing. The newer, smaller unbleached Air Glow front was much warmer than the 6x6. If this had been an actual shoot, we would have addressed many things that we let go during this test. With the 6x6 you can see that the background is whiter because there’s spill from the whiter light before it goes through the 6x6. I actually preferred this, but you could probably do that with the Air Glow fronts as well by using the snap grid and then light the background separately.
@@meetthegaffer Thank you for you speedy response. 🙏
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