33" QWBD White Beauty Dish/OCTA
I received one of the newly released Cheetah 33" White Beauty Dish/Octa's today. The following are simply my observations.
What I like the best is that this new BD/Octa is lightweight and takes up very little space when collapsed. It also produces nice light, both with and without the diffuser. On the other hand, it takes a good bit of force to open, and the attention to detail on the unit I received could be better. Anyone that needs a grid on their BD/Octa, by the way, will have to look elsewhere.
In terms of build quality, mine was delivered with a small hole (see Image 5) where the thread that holds the outer shell to the ribs was laced through the outer fabric instead of the seam where the panels are stitched together. The other issues are that 2 of the 4 places (Image 2 & 3) where the outer fabric is stitched to the ribs looks like it will eventually break or unravel, and the overall stitching (see Image 6) isn't the greatest.
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Image 1 - Close up of the self-locking joints/knuckles. Once opened, this BD will absolutely stay open.
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Image 2 - Example of loose thread where the seam is connected to a rib.
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Image 3 - Another example of loose thread that will probably break or unravel. Why would other seams have 5 or 6 threads, but this one only has 3?
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Image 4 - Shows that deflector is held in place by 3 pieces of wire.
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Image 5 - Hole where the stitching goes through the outer fabric instead of the seam.
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Image 6 - Wider view of the small hole, plus light leakage can be seen elsewhere due to loose stitching.
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Image 7 - Captured with CL-360 + 33" Beauty Dish/Octa
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Image 8 - Captured with CL-360 + 33" Beauty Dish/Octa