Michaels HiFi
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So I decided to swap out the stock tubes on my DAC today for NOS tubes.
Who knew it took so many items to do. LOL
Who knew it took so many items to do. LOL
All this to change out tubes??
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Puma Cat
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What's that light on the C-stand?
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The rolling stand is a Matthews (the only brand stand I will buy - stupid expensive like around $500 each but amazing) and the light is a 200x Amaran. I actually ended up switching out the soft box seen in the pic for a Profoto umbrella as I needed more light.
As you know there is a HUGE difference in the quality of light from umbrella's and I have found the $20 ones are junk and just got this one on sale for $100 and it is a much nicer light.
I've also built my own diffusers (5' x 5') using PVC and they work quite well. It takes some experimenting to get a softer light on the silver components while still having enough light to offset the window behind the rack. I find shooting ProRes Raw HQ video sucks up a lot more light than shooting stills.
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Nothing like on-the-spot product photography when changing out tubes. LOL
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I know, right? I literally spent way more time getting the gear, setting it up, and putting it away they I did actually changing the tubes! LOL
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So I needed an additional large light diffusor for the next video I am shooting tomorrow.
It will go between my large video light and the items being videoed and softens the light for a better video image. Typically the bigger they are, the more effective they become.
But they are quite expensive.
Here is a pic of a "professional" one (the smaller one with the metal frame on the left) and it cost $250. Then there is the larger one I made on the right with PVC piping and a 100% cotton sheet that have a very low thread count (the lower the better) for a cost of $40.
Going to try them both out tomorrow!
It will go between my large video light and the items being videoed and softens the light for a better video image. Typically the bigger they are, the more effective they become.
But they are quite expensive.
Here is a pic of a "professional" one (the smaller one with the metal frame on the left) and it cost $250. Then there is the larger one I made on the right with PVC piping and a 100% cotton sheet that have a very low thread count (the lower the better) for a cost of $40.
Going to try them both out tomorrow!
