2 meter Plume - any setup issues w/ 8' ceiling?

Hi guys, have any of you ever set up a 2 meter Jumbrella with an 8 foot ceiling

as your maximum height to work with? The manufacturer's site says you need 11

feet and change...

 

Thanks kindly,

Shawn

Well seeing as 2 meters is approx 6 1/2 feet, I'd say there would be some major limitations on positioning it.

I realize that it will be tight, but once set up, as you say, I would have a foot and change. The light is meant to go behind me so 1 foot or so above the ground is fine. The fear is not even being able to set it up, hence the question.

 

Does anyone have any experience with the 5' Profoto reflector, the Elinchrom Octabank, or the small Jumbrella with an 8' ceiling?

 

That (ceiling height), unfortunately, is my deciding factor.

 

Shawn

jumbrella is way to big for that space imho. the setup requires you to mount it from an uprigh position then flip it. even with my 20 foot cielings i still hit the lights which are dropped 4-6 feet done. also jumbrella is quite deep, not sure so it reduces your shooting area. may i suggest a elinchrom octa or something of that nature?

Thanks Phil; I'm glad I asked - the Jumbrella was sitting in my cart ready to fire off LOL.

 

 

The Octa was Plan C

 

Profoto Giant Reflector was Plan B

 

I've nothing against the Octa, I know the quality of light and it's perfect (from examples, not personal use) - I just thought the Profoto would have a smaller footprint.

 

Is it possible to put 2-3 heads in the Octa with a bit of playing? I have 3 acuteB heads/generators - so a single 600WS head might be an issue. One of the reasons the Jumbrella and Giant look more appealing is you can see from looking that bolting 3 heads into either shouldn't be an issue...put some diffusion in front from there - soft as an Octa I'd guess at that point.

 

I've never seen the innards of the Elinchrom.

 

Shawn

The Elinchrom is big, deep and heavy. The strobe head mounts inside the Octa pointing backwards toward the

relector. It's a fixed Elinchrom mount built in if I recall, but Profoto makes an adapter to use their heads in the

Elinchrom Octa. I suspect 8' high ceilings won't work, or will just barely work.

 

Look at the Plume Wafer. Not as deep as many other softboxes, in fact there's one large Wafer that's only 21" deep.

Thanks Marc - I'll have a look at the Wafer:)

 

Shawn