gel holders for Dyna-Lite 2040 heads

[mikeseb]

After looking on the Dyna-Lite site and searching elsewhere, including here, I'm wondering what is the

best way to attach gels to a Dyna-lite 2040 head. Wondering what you other DL users out there are doing.

 

The several options seem to include a magnetic gel holder that attaches to the barndoor frame, perhaps

clunky and awkard in use; and a variety of gel holders by speedotron, delta, and others, that fit over the

business end of the head, or attach to the grid spot holder.

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

[twmeyer]

Are you talking about bare heads? or in a modifier? What kind of modifier, if any? With soft boxes, I clip full sheets of gel to the ribs inside the box. Binder clips from any office supply store work great for this. <p>For bare heads, I use a grid holder without a grid. works great with with some gaffer tape. Modeling lights are a no no with gels on a bare head. They tend to smoke and melt... and stink. Make sure the fan still circulates the air over the flash tube well.<p>If you look at the side of a Dynalite head, there's a slot for a big spidery Lowel filter holder, or there is one on mine. Good if you're going to use big sheets of polarizing filters... t

[walter_degroot]

peter porembo at dyna-lite should be able to answer that.

early on Dyna-light had a " gentlman's agreement" with Lowell or

" lowell light" as long as Dyna kept out of the same business.

the fronts mouting may still be interchangabe.

I remember riveting metal rings on the older ( greenish) heads. Fortunately the new heads ]have the attaching ring spun in the "can"

[dk_thompson]

i've used the lowell omni/tota accessories on the 2040 heads. the filter frame, barndoors, flex shaft, flags, scrims etc. you can probably use the flex shaft to hold a mounted gel for example, or the filter frame can be clamped to the stand beneath the head, or if I remember right, it slides into the umbrella shaft holder on the 2040 head. I've used them in this manner, but it's been a really long time, so don't quote me...