Producers around the world owe you money for making gaffers better at their jobs. All of your testing and education is incredible thank you!
@aeonsnarfus5 күн бұрын
The 3' 36" Chimera OctaPlus isn’t so precious, but is absolutely the business. When Andrew said buy once, cry once, he had my attention.
@mrgreenfull38977 ай бұрын
Thank you great videos. I am a photographer who does part-time gaffering and your videos helped me a lot !😊
@carlwarrenphoto7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the assembly tips for the larger Octa etc
@nshea32867 ай бұрын
Chimera should take notes from DoPChoice and come out with a 8 rod quick release speed ring - similar to the rabbit rounder series.
@roemerfilm7 ай бұрын
Andrew - here in the U.S. Chimera is less expensive than DoPChoice often by a good margin. They also offer more options for interiors. e.g. white interiors instead of silver if you want a softer, less specular look. They last for decades as you say, my oldest one is from 1997, and like you I've only ever had to change the rods. I don't have the Octa but have the regular boxes in XS, Small, and Medium, plus a 20' lantern. Thanks for all of your videos!
@gezzabomb7 ай бұрын
Always great to watch your videos. I know I've certainly struggled assembling those large units so great to see your tips there.
@dqstudios7 ай бұрын
great tips for building larger speedring based light mods 🙌🙌👏👏
@scottsparrow49827 ай бұрын
Thank you, Andrew.
@marcusavanti9027 ай бұрын
They are the best. I don't have the OCTA (I have the more shallow Panaura) but I have a bunch of others, love the medium and large shallow variants AND having different grades of diffusion AND different size grids including 20 and 30 degress. I also use the folding quick Bowens OCTA speed ring, one hole drilled out. I love the Chimera quick rings for rectangluar softboxes.
@user-xv6tk2vw3r6 ай бұрын
Kupo Big Boom with Four-Way Geared Control
@Chips-Lab3 ай бұрын
Would love to see your review of Snapbridge from @Lightbridge
@666size6667 ай бұрын
Whenever I put a Chimera on an 18k the grips would buy me a beer.
@danielbatash47077 ай бұрын
Sorry but no matter how good the quality of this product is, and I really appreciate that they pay their workers fair money instead of slaving away in third world countries, but all these facts don't change the amount of time and frustration I've spent on old chimeras, thanks Aperture for The invention of the Light Dome , there are things in which I prefer to move on and give up the romance, they could have created the exact same product with the same quality just with the quick folding and it's a shame they didn't do that. Thanks for a great review as usual Andrew
@seanmunaco7 ай бұрын
They are nice but when some simple fabric cost more than the light fixture itself, it gets to be a bit ridiculous. They go for about $5 per stitch 😂
@eltonfoster7 ай бұрын
That’s great. Just today I was looking a square softbox (big one). Any chance you do a video about the square one?
@oscarb.36317 ай бұрын
Chimera is top notch! I have many of their boxes and have never had a tear or rip. I like that they sell individual replacement parts and you can get diffusion in several strength variants for more control. I use my boxes for photography with strobes, and I can say that Chimera is substantially higher build quality even compared to top photo brands like Profoto RFI, Broncolor, and Elnchrom softboxes. The grip head adapter is very useful for larger boxes to avoid putting strain on flash heads. Not to mention made in the USA!
@zebius41577 күн бұрын
Would you recommend the expandable 5 foot octaplus with the expansion kit to make it a 7 footer over buying both a 5 and 7 footer?
@gaffergear7 күн бұрын
@@zebius4157 if you have the space, it definitely won't fit in the average house.
@zebius41576 күн бұрын
@@gaffergear I understand. Personally, I just want to know if there are tradeoffs to having the 1 over the 2
@gaffergear6 күн бұрын
@@zebius4157 I don't know anyone who's got a 7ft, of either, so I just don't know. Everyone I know that thought about it just got a 8x8 frame instead
@zebius41576 күн бұрын
@@gaffergear yeah, personally I'm not interested in even 5 foot octas let alone 7, so I thought I'd have the one to satisfy that need if it it ever comes up and not take up too much space for transport
@gaffergear6 күн бұрын
@@zebius4157 5ft I use all the time with grids, no spill light like through a frame. All on one stand with wheels, easy as. Not one have I been asked for a 7ft.
@giordiserafini_7 ай бұрын
great review! What are your thoughts on white vs silver interior octas? I assume more output from the silver but is there a benefit to the white lined version?
@gaffergear7 ай бұрын
I've only ever seen white ones used as a bounce, as in no diffusion on the front. I know a DP that uses a 7ft whine umbrella with a Hudson spider bouncing into it, super super soft
@user-xv6tk2vw3r6 ай бұрын
Hello, please give me a detailed review of this device.
@user-xv6tk2vw3r6 ай бұрын
Kupo Big Boom with Four-Way Geared Control
@xexxe7 ай бұрын
👍
@gabriellorenzo65897 ай бұрын
Thanks for making people realize, products made in a first world country indeed have first world price 😂