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Paul Buff wrote:
The biggest challenge of all come from trying to communicate all this to Chinese companies and demanding higher quality control. To those who haven't experienced this process there is no way you can understand the difficulties and dedication of time needed.
Thank you Paul for doing this for us, the users, instead of maximizing your potential profits. And thank you for realizing V1 could be improved, in spite of its tremendous success, and gee we're sorry Chinese and British crooks have outright stolen you work and even your molds, and that you are suffering from unscrupulous thieves who are basically immune from an effective suit. Gee, Paul, we know that doing what you do is really hard . . . gosh it took 9 months and several hundred thouand dollars to get it to your satisfaction. We know you are bucking the path of least resistance . . . to just copy what others do. We know creating truly innovative products and making them affordable to the masses always results in more loose ends than just copy catting or outright stealing. But why didn't you put a thumbscrew on it . . . the hardware store is so inconvenient.
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You have issues.
If you do not like the line of work you are in, Might think about quitting.
I will not "thank" a vendor, i will either buy his wares or not, your wares sell for specific reasons, if you do not like those reasons, change your wares and market them differently.
I somehow got the feeling you're doing us this huge "favor" by making these, don't misunderstand. You are Charging us, and if you charged much higher you would probably lose sales, maximizing your profit and marketing/products to a price point is your job if you are unable or -unhappy- to, then don't and someone else will probably step up and be thankful for the opportunity.
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That being said, I have specific PLM questions here!
I have gotten a much better idea of the assembly involved, I am happy with the idea of the cage, as i believe it will center the plm better which is important, its a bit disappointing to see that set-up will take longer, but it should still be faster then a standard softbox.
Would it be possible to simply remove that screw and use my very own thumbscrews? Working in computers has left me with quite a few lying around
In the cage, i see a small metal (shiny) disc, it looks somewhat curved, and highly reflective. This would definitely catch some of the light from the flash head, is this affecting the output at all from a Eli light? Or the shape of it ?
The black spill fabric, is it pure black or is it also silver on the inside to reflect some of that spill back through the plm ? Especially some of that shiny disc light.
Would it be possible to lock in the center shaft of the cage like the 7mm shaft ? So that when assembling the PLM, one would only need to thumbscrew the cage to rod?
Also, with the black spill fabric in place, does this change the assembly at all, i am assuming it does since once can't really reach in to center the shafts properly and whatnot, so how is the black spill fabric installed ? I was wondering if i should get it or not, but that shiny disc would definitely cause me flares at some point with the type of light positioning i use...
I am wondering if i should wait on v3, as the assembly definitely looks like it could use some improvements in design.
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And yes Paul, there are always improvements to be made, listening to user feedback is a good idea, now whether or not those improvements can be made while keeping the product in its price point is your job, you will notice alot of companies have certain "FlagShips" that aren't always their best-selling but can be showcases of "Yes, we know you want those types of improvements, and hey we're very capable of them For a price."
so if you feel like by suggesting some improvements we're attacking your engineer knowledge, we're not, we're just suggesting stuff that we find helpful. If you feel constantly attacked, you may just want to do some Flagships yourself or prototypes of stuff that couldn't really be marketed to a ordinary price point but showoff your prowess.
The PLM is beyond something i could make, which is why i want to pay you for your's, take pride in your sales and don't come off as so aggressive 
Oh, and yes i am actually quite happy you went with a 16 rib design, its much more pleasing and impressive then the standard umbrella. I hate it when i pull out an umbrella on the set and people are like, wait you're gonna use an umbrella? Isnt that like for rain.... I think the PLM looks much more engineered, especially with that cage.
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