Gels

[cargo]

Hi all

I have a few gels that fit across my speed lights.

I have recently bought an Ad400 and a few Lencarta softboxes the ones with the red stripe on the outside. They open like an umbrella.

Last night I decided I wanted to warm the light up with a gel to match the Christmas lights I had in the background.

I was a bit stumped on how this could be done with the umbrella type boxes ?

I did have a large piece of CTO gel that I stuck to the front of the box just covered the middle section. Which did work for this subject but there must be a way that I am missing

Any help would be much appreciated.

Gaz

 

[Garry Edwards]

Just put the gel deep inside the softbox. On your model, it's easiest to make a small hole in the gel and to slide it right up to the deflector


It's a bit rough and ready, but works really well . . .

 

[cargo]

Cheers Garry.

I'll pick up a few larger squares.

Gaz

 

[sk66]

Just put the gel deep inside the softbox. On your model, it's easiest to make a small hole in the gel and to slide it right up to the deflector

What he said... you gel the light, the light colors the diffusion.

 

[HoppyUK]

Godox BD-08 gel kit here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GODOX-Accessories-AD400Pro-Four-Wing-Reflector/dp/B07S7B5LX3/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Godox+BD-08&qid=1607896160&sr=8-3

Custom fit gels here:

Color Correction Gel Kit for Godox AD400 Pro / Flashpoint Xplor 400 Pro Strobe

Color Correcdtion Gel Kit for Godox AD400 Pro / Flashpoint Xplor 400Pro Strobe. Gel kits allow for color correction of orange, green, and blue color casts found from tungsten, fluorescent, and shaded areas.

flashgels.com

Some similar ideas in this Rob Hall video:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7JBEhdMPqM&t=108s

 

[cargo]

What he said... you gel the light, the light colors the diffusion.

Thanks Stephen

Godox BD-08 gel kit here:

Thanks for the links Richard.

The Barn door kit looks handy.
I am not sure that the item could be used inside the Lencarta softboxes I have though.

Gaz

 

[Sky]

The price on Lee gels here is good if you want a set of larger ones to cut up: https://www.stage-electrics.co.uk/s...lter-packs/product.aspx?code=510-5865&nr=true

 

[cargo]

The price on Lee gels here is good if you want a set of larger ones to cut up: https://www.stage-electrics.co.uk/s...lter-packs/product.aspx?code=510-5865&nr=true

Thanks Trevor

That does seem a good price.

Gaz

 

[cardiff_gareth]

Just put the gel deep inside the softbox. On your model, it's easiest to make a small hole in the gel and to slide it right up to the deflector
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It's a bit rough and ready, but works really well . . .

I have this problem and toy'd with the idea of trying to place them on the internal diffuser but knew that light could escape around the sides so it wouldn't work.

So you just cut a whole in the middle of the gel and run it down the umbrella 'spike' ??

These are the gels I bought