Lighttools Grids for Elinchrom ...

TMR Design wrote in post #10354663
For my purposes, no, I can't say that I would want a grid for the 74" Octa.

But you can see a benefit in having the ability of controlling the spread on on the 69" octabank? There is is 5 inch different between the two... IMO in many cases the larger the modifier there is MORE of a need to have the ability to control it.

If I remember right (could be wrong) in the past you have advocated the need for a grid for the 69" octabank.... Can you explain why a 5 inch different in size would change your desire to have the ability to control the spread?

Just trying to pick you thoughts.... I know everything is subjected to change in the future after these products are available and all the pro's that can afford it are using them

J Kacey wrote in post #10355390
But you can see a benefit in having the ability of controlling the spread on on the 69" octabank? There is is 5 inch different between the two... IMO in many cases the larger the modifier there is MORE of a need to have the ability to control it.

If I remember right (could be wrong) in the past you have advocated the need for a grid for the 69" octabank.... Can you explain why a 5 inch different is size would change your desire to have the ability to control the spread?

Actually, no Jerry. I have no desire for a grid on my 53" and if I owned the 69" I would have no desire for the grid. It's a personal preference in how I choose and use modifiers but I would love the grid for the 39" deep octa and I would own Elinchrom strip boxes and some of the other rectangular's if the grids were available.

If in the past I mentioned using a grid for the 69" I was probably giving an example of using one or explaining to someone why it might be used but I don't think I was speaking about my own preferences at the time.

This may be one of those (rare) moments where I'll disagree with Robert. I think large modifiers with soft light being gridded is great. I used to use my (now sold) photoflex 5' octa with grids all the time, and I really enjoyed the combo of soft/large with the added directionality of the grid, if for no other reason than to reduce spill at times.

Then again, if I had unlimited funds, I'd have a grid for every modifier I own.

Cathpah wrote in post #10357152
if I had unlimited funds, I'd have a grid for every modifier I own.

+100 for that

I was doing a shoot recently and remembered about these Lighttools grids. It's been months since some folks got early versions of these to test out, but I haven't heard anything since. Does anyone know when these are expected to be generally available in the US?

sdipirro wrote in post #11341370
I was doing a shoot recently and remembered about these Lighttools grids. It's been months since some folks got early versions of these to test out, but I haven't heard anything since. Does anyone know when these are expected to be generally available in the US?

You can order the grids and stretch frames directly from the Lighttools website. I do not believe they're available through dealers.

Dave F.

sdipirro wrote in post #11341370
I was doing a shoot recently and remembered about these Lighttools grids. It's been months since some folks got early versions of these to test out, but I haven't heard anything since. Does anyone know when these are expected to be generally available in the US?

i was just browsing the site for grids for my chimera strips and looked for deep octa grids

and they look like they are available now, only problem i see is about $800.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #11342166
i was just browsing the site for grids for my chimera strips and looked for deep octa grids

and they look like they are available now, only problem i see is about $800.

I come up with $520 and $640 for the 40º and 30º grids with stretch frames for the Elinchrom 100cm Deep Octa. Definitely a wad o' dough.

Dave F.

Of all the modifiers I have, the one that keeps calling out for a 30º grid is the 100cm Deep Octa. Perhaps it will be in the budget for 2011.

tetrode wrote in post #11343626
I come up with $520 and $640 for the 40º and 30º grids with stretch frames for the Elinchrom 100cm Deep Octa. Definitely a wad o' dough.

Dave F.

good catch Dave, i must have looked at a different box or something,

my head was spinning after looking at their 20/60 and 30/50 designs

Yeah i dunno i'm on the fence with this one. I'm thinking of how i've traditionally used the EL, and i think in all of our shots we also expected it to light a background, if nearby. So I'm not sure i'd really have a need for it. I'm sure it'd be useful for some, but for our purposes (Lighting small groups) i don't see a need to limit spread. Yet.

For instance:

Heck at those prices I'm gonna tell the wife to get crackin on the one she started but Neva finished

I would like a grid for the 74" Octabank mostly because I work in tight quarters and want the additonal control regarding spill on the background, I do this now with large pieces of black foam core as flags but a grid would help. But for the money no, it's not a necessity.

I've been doing some shooting with the Octabank about two to three feet away from a face at different angles, playing with the wrap on older women, wanting modeling but it's got to be very gentle. It's nice if I can keep the background far enough away which really isn't that big of a challenge even here in my own place but I'd like to start takiing the Octabank with me and a grid could be usefull but I'm not really sure if it would be a thousand dollars useful.