Overhead Butterfly Frames - Outdoors

Grug said:
John and Tony, could you share your thoughts on the build-quality and ease-of-use of the Digital Juice 8x8 frame? It's tempting as an all-in-one kit, but a lot of the Digital Juice gear I've seen looks pretty cheaply made. So I'm wondering whether (for a little more) an Avenger 8x8 frame would be a smarter investment?

It dependes on what your needs are. If you are a hard core, day in, day out kinda guy, It may not last up to INTENSE rigors. It's basically like a fast fold projection screen frame. I saw that because of my old AV production days. It's not a heavy duty steel rig. But, that also means its super light and transportable. If you get their whole kit, it's super compact. The C-Stand frames could have been better made. The metal they use is sorta a cheep powder coated aluminum. Plus, the stand adaptors dont come with a case, so it's sorta the odd piece out that you can sorta forget at times unless you put it with your regular gear. I'm still hunting for a storage/transportation solution for that.

Cheers
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OldCorpse said:
Cool, Jon, I'm looking forward to your review... at around $400, it's tempting... does the seam show up if you lit it from the other side? Also, could you test how much light is lost?
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I would love to do a video review. There are very few DJ Gear reviews on the web. I get a little sheepish because I don't have any one to help out run camera while i'm in front of the camera. I don't have the budget, location to do an all out review like some of the ones I see online. I also need to acquire a light meeter to measure the light as well.

Jon Furtado said:
I have the Digital Juice 8' Butterfly silk. It's a synthetic material with a seam down the middle, (which I didn't know until after I ordered it.) I haven't seriously tested it outdoors. I want to make a video review of it soon.
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Will the seam show through still if I have the seam on the other side? Do all Butterflys this size have seams?
 
The seam will not show if away from the talent. Not all silks have seams but most of the larger ones do but it is no problem if rigged right.
 
Hey Jon, I've been looking at the DJ butterfly kit, and I notice that they really only provide a "white screen" and a "black screen", but obviously you'll probably need other silks, grid nets, bounces etc. - where do you see yourself sourcing these so that they fit the DJ frame... I think they use grommets and bungee ties... what are your go-to places to buy other cloths for this?
 
Thanks, Bern & Michael... I am local though, so I suppose I can always pop on over to Canvas Grip on Van Nuys...
 
Canvas Grip is awesome. Great people, great terms and great quality. I have bought dozens of rags from canvas from 20x20's to 4x4's. I am expecting a load this week.
 
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