renee_marie Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I just got it in the mail today and it is huge! :) I opened it up and it sprung right into place. The problem is I have no idea how to get it back into the 2 foot size circle bag it came with. I'm afraid I am going to damage the frame trying to force it back to a circle. Any help would be very appreciated!! TIA,Renee Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxz Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Grab two opposite "edges" of the reflector. I personally prefer when I hold them so that the hands are facing opposite sides, that is I grab it so that the fingers of my left hand is on the back of the reflector and the right hand is twisted so that the fingers is on the front of the reflector. I find this especially helpful if the reflector is a bit larger. Slowly twist the whole reflector into an "eight" while at the same time gently pushing the hands closer together. If you hold the reflector as I described in the previous paragraph you should really just be twisting your right hand so that you are holding them in front of you as if you read a large newspaper. The reflector should "want" to fold itself nicely into three "circles". If you get a "real eight" you have twisted too much without pushing your hands together enough. The last part really comes by it self, you merely have to guide it right. There should be little force or effort to fold it. I find it a bit hard to describe, especially in english, since it is something that I do almost automatically. Although I must admit that the first few times were a bit tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beno_t_marchal Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 <p>Photoflex has <a href="http://www.photoflex.com/photoflex/products/instructions/ litediscOval/index.html">step-by-step instructions with photos</a> on its web site. <p>Even if using a different brand, the procedure is similar. <p>--ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 this may also help: Hold the reflector in "portrait" mode so you're looking down the long direction and the short edge is against your body. stick the opposite short side into where a wall and floor meet. Fold the edge by your body toward the edge thats stuck into the wall/floor. this will form two hoops that you fold in on each other. It's tough to describe that last part, but the previously mentioned site helps. In the end, you should have what seems like 3 folded hoops forming a circle that you can get back in that bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 http://www.warehouseexpress.com/Images/lastolite/folding.gif There's another animated gif out there that show someone folding one of big ones, but google is not being my friend today. It's on one of the distributer's websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxz Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Interesting. My folding technique is a variant. Of course this is just a habit but have tried this now, after having read the web instructions and looked at the animated GIF. I guess it all comes down to how you are used to doing it. I find this variant requires a bit more force but then it more gently slides into place as opposed to how I was doing it before where I don't think I had to use any muscle but a bit more guiding it into place. But any method that works is good so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renee_marie Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thank you so much guys! With some kicking and screaming (jk), I managed to get it folded up two times so far. It happens so quickly I don't know what I did right. Your explanations and pictures helped a bunch. :) Thanks again, Renee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_osborne Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Renee, I don't think that you will be able to break a folding reflector - just take it easy and if you haven't folded it within a few seconds - unfold and try again. You will get the knack.. once you have mastered it go and try one of the 8ft x 12ft Lastolite folding backgrounds.... shudder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flirtynfun Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Sorry but I had to laugh...at myself actually...I'm sure America's Funniest Videos would have had fun watching ME do this for the first time years ago! Everyone has given you great advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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