Looks like Paul is angry at Dave's review or my comment regarding the screw driver thing. LOL. Wait until he reads Mark's and Rob's comments. ROFL!
Paul C Buff wrote:
It is assumed that the vast majority of users will use the PLM on the same type of light regularly. If a user wants to swap from 7mm to speedring mount regularly we can supply a spare rod and you can leave the speedring attached and the use the other rod for mounting the 7mm rod.
If you only want to use the "standard off-center umbrella" mode (7mm rod) there is a set screw on the back that can be tightened to secure the center rod in place. Then you can open and close it like a normal umbrella. Then again, if you want a "normal umbrella, go buy one. If you don't appreciate the PlM go get an 8 rib umbrella with shaft ticking you in the eye and complain about its shortcomings.
Personally I'm amazed at comments from "professional" photographers who think the world is falling because they must install one screw one time and, OMG, I don't have a screwdriver. Are photographers really that challenged?
As for the sleeve, we are getting sleeves made.
My God people, I never said PLM was an ordinary umbrella . . . that's why it's called a Parabolic Light Modifier (PLM™)
I really think the few naysayers here ought to go in business and see what they come up with beyond negative rhetoric and armchair criticism. But I guess that's what drives some forum posters.
Paul C Buff wrote:
If you are using it with the same type light . . . IE, Buff or Elinchrom with speedring, or other lights without speedring, setting it up take about 20 seconds and doesn't require a screwdriver or any other tool. We could put the screw in for you if you want to pay a whole lot more in shipping, but then you would have to take it back out to use the 7mm mounting method. Or we could raise the price and send a pre assembled set of shafts for every possible use.
Let me ask . . . how easy is a Bron Para or standard softbox to setup?
It's not that I mind comments but I do mind comments that tell me I should change the design after spending tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars inventing/developing/and having parts made because a customer would prefer I had designed it a different (and more expensive) way.
If you would like to spend a couple hundred dollars on a PLM I could probably design it so everyone would be happy . . . but of course I wouldn't sell 1/20 as many and everyone would **** about the price and say "why does this thing cost so much?
I guess I should learn and just produce my products and stay off the forums and in my ivory tower like other manufacturers. It really doesn't matter if I'm on here or not . . . it's **** **** **** either way.
Got an idea . . . those of you who don't like me . . . buy from someone else. Those that do, I'm here to help in any way I can. Those who think they can do a better job designing and manufacturing and marketing . . . go for it.
So go ahead now, you few that are unpleased with everything I do or say - fire away as usual. I'm up for a good barroom brawl if that's what this forum is for.
A barroom brawl! LOL. At his age, he shouldn't be thinking of finding ways to die sooner. But he definitely reminds me of kids on YouTube commenting on videos and "the tough guy behind on the keyboard behind the monitor".
Anyway, back to discussing PLMs.
