Thanks for the links for the Chimera frames. My lightform panels have to be 15-18 years old and are getting quite rough. Maybe its time for some new ones. Those Chimera frames look quite nice.
Ellis....can you attach velcro to the chimera frames to get a more secure fabric fit? I would think that would make them better for outdoor use as a reflector if the fabric could be made taut. Or are the frames too slim to be able to easily do that?
Also, can you suspend a 48" panel horizontally with a single grip head, or is the frame too heavy?
I have the ScrimJim, which works great, but for me it's a bit of a pain to assemble because the ends keep coming apart when I try to put it together...meaning when I join one side the opposite side pops apart.
No and you might not actually wantto do that either unless you are intent on turning one into even more of a kite.
Not too heavy. I've dove it but you really are asking a lot of a single grip head and one stand to carry that that much leveraged mass supported at only one point especially if you are workign outdoors with any panel and frame system -- gravity is working against you.
Same problem here. I still have but barely anymore a ScrimJim. I like the square frame but don't like that I also have to pack and keep up with the attachment devices to use them in grip heads. Have they changed that design? I've owned my ScrimJim for a long time.
photobear wrote:
....can you attach velcro to the chimera frames to get a more secure fabric fit?
(Let someone) sew an inch of velcro loop oppositely to the edges of the fabric. Then use the hook part in required lengths at the back side of the frame to tighten the fabric.
If you just want to suspend it horizontally over your subjects and don't need to tilt it, you can just use a pair of Bogen superclamps, or the even lighter nanoclamps. Otherwise the Manfrotto grips are fine.
I use the D200 with an extension arm. The only problem with using it is that most stands do not have a long enough pin for the D200 to plug into far enough.
photobear wrote:
If you just want to suspend it horizontally over your subjects and don't need to tilt it, you can just use a pair of Bogen superclamps, or the even lighter nanoclamps. Otherwise the Manfrotto grips are fine.
I got the super clamp but would like to tilt, that's why I will just get a grip
