Gaffer & Gear 172 - DMG DASH CRMX
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Gaffer & Gear 172 - DMG DASH CRMX
In this episode I take a look at the DMG Dash with CRMX.
I go through the pros, the cons, a walkthrough of operating the product, plus an in-depth look at my test readings.
Index
00:00 Intro
00:23 Disclaimers
00:35 Pros / Positives
00:41 CRMX with RDM
01:00 RGBALW
02:14 Accurate white point
02:27 Weather resistant
02:36 Rigging points
02:53 Magnet
03:06 Quick diffusion options
03:20 Grid
03:33 Build quality
03:54 Cons / Negatives
04:43 Price / what you get
06:26 Operation run through
06:54 White mode
07:57 Colour mode (HSI)
08:51 Gels mode
09:45 Effects mode
10:07 Source matching
10:40 Settings (including CRMX)
12:03 Boost
12:22 DMX / CRMX operation
16:52 Battery run times
17:24 Brightness / Lux
17:33 CCT accuracies
18:19 Colour Render / TM-30
18:53 DuV
19:53 1700K
20:22 3200K
20:49 4400K
21:12 5600K
21:46 10000K
22:16 Colour vector accuracy
22:42 Desaturation accuracy - Фільми й анімація
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I've been waiting a long time for something with this form factor to include CRMX.
Me too
A Rosco rep came by our school and gave us a demo of these lights. Glad to see your video and thoughts on it literally the next day after the visit.
Well, I'm going to be buying a set of these as soon as they're in stock. Like an Aputure MC on steroids.
This is what I wanted out of the MC. Holy crap. I love it
Thank you for your detailed reviews! Greetings from Switzerland. :)
Looks a great bit of kit.
Excellent presentation.
Nice review Our French friends will be happy 😃
Have the 4 kit on order awaiting delivery… these def look like real winners. As you say, finally a pocket light with CRMX!
Yes John, they are great. Got mine too early, so without CRMX:-( Even a single unit with the dome, the bigger silicon one (extra) is the perfect eye-light.
Great vid
I recommend the silicone dot accessory. I hardly use a single dash without it.
What is the dot exactly?
Hi @@NYCgaffer the DOT is a silicone add-on accessory for the DASH that acts like a large round diffuser/softbox, it allows you to as just a small glint in someone's eye for instance.
I've just finished on a 5 part series set on a defunct boeing 747. These lights were a lifesaver, together with the overhead lighting (astera tubes) and some helios tubes they were just the right light to cram in a corner here and there or use in the cockpit. kitchen lights and downlighters (where the plane lighting was removed or even hidden in handles of the hatches. We used the silicone domes for the 1st class stairs and on a boompole. Brilliant lights. We had 12 of them
I wish I had 12. That would be handy when cycling through charging. I'm just surviving with 4, and running out if battery at the end of the shoots.
I have to say they have never disappointed me, probably one of my best investments.
@@gaffergear Same here. I've made bajonet and E27 adapters with an isolated metal plate so I can just hang it in any table downlighter and add the magnetic coupler. Game changer. Especially combined with the dot accessory. Gives a nice downlight source.
nice review, but Andrew, could you do a 'beginners' look at the crmx, as well as the remote light controls, as most still photographers, like me, who look at your site for the constant light, as well as the grip (stand and clamp) reviews don't know about that stuff, as for us, we use radio or on-board flash control from our dslr's or a "air", or other pocket wizard remote controller, or the ballast on a broncolor or profoto flash system.
Pretty amazing this thing! I wonder how many you could daisy to do pixel mapping
Hi Slide Wreck Dan, the DASH uses CRMX, so depending on the profile you are using, you could easily fit a few tens or even a hundred fixtures on a single DMX universe. If you want more, you might need to add more DMX transmitters to expand your number of universes.
Hi, thanks a ton for all your work and for sharing all the data and your impressions. What kind of console are you using here?
Exalux control one
Great review Andrew. Would you have a magnetc kit to recomend
The Androokie kits are great, but stupidly expensive. I've been hunting around eBay or buying the kupo magnets separately.
whoa a pocket light with CRMX and low kelvin. Nice! Random question. Are those Par 64 cans on your shelf? Where did you purchase those? Been looking everywhere and can't seem to find any new...
Yes they are, they are dam old and have so much dust in them it would take haft a day to clean them. I was lucky enough to find a box of 10 NSP lamps for $20, and that's keeping them running.
@@gaffergear ah dang, well thanks for the reply! Also man that was a good deal!
Great review. How does this RGBALW light quality compare to Aputure MC Pro RGBWW? Would you buy MC or DMG Dash now?
I use MC Pros, DMG dash and hydra panels. All have different brightness levels and different footprints. The Dash is my more common go to light because its size and power seems to be ideal as a CRMX controllable bulb in a lamp shade.
Light is very interesting. The only thing that I don't like with this or many others small lights is that internal batteries are not standard and not replaceable. I mean that in general this unit can work for 10 years or more. But Li-Ion or Li-Po batteries don't live so long. After battery is dead this unit is useless. And because this or similar lights are rare (not like iPhone) there is no service or parts where you can simply change battery to the new. I will be very happy and buy some units with pack of standard Li-Ion 18650 batteries, but there are no on market. And because this light costs a lot this is a serious question.
Did you have any problems with this kind of pocket lights or tube lights that run on batteries? Dead batteries or noticeable decrease in capacity after few years of using?
My Pavotubes are now 3 years old and they do run for a slightly shorter run time. I would say I've lost 10 to 15 minutes.
Hi Sigma-Epsilon, thank you for your comment.
Unlike other lights, we designed our's with repairability in mind. To replace the battery, you just need to unscrew 4 torx screws on the back, and you gain access to the battery that can easily be removed and a new one can be soldered in. We do not recommend end users to do this on their own, nor using any off the shelve batteries, as it is a safety hazard. The DMG DASH has a high temperature custom 6000mAh battery and we'll be happy to replace it a few years from now in most of our Rosco facilities worldwide for a reasonable cost. I hope this can help you understand a bit more about the product's lifespan.
@@charliefromrosco986 hope other sizes will be available eventually...would like a a triple length unit 🤞 for example.
@@charliefromrosco986 "soldered in" is not repairable. A depot-level battery replacement program is certainly better than nothing and generally this seems like a great product. But it would be really great if a truly user-replaceable battery can be in the mk2! Hopefully it would be in a standard form-factor (which are available in high-temp versions), but even having a stockable LiPo with a standard connector would be a step in the right direction. I note this specific anti-end-user issue is widespread across many industries so please don't think I am unfairly targeting Rosco here; it is an opportunity to differentiate in an important and valuable way.
if I wanted to program this light to pulse to a beat a song via CRMX, is that possible?
Only if the person running the CRMX has a program that can to that. I don't think it has an easy to use pre-programmed effects profile.
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Can you run this plugged in to a power source?
I believe so, I ran it like that at full power, while charging, no problem as I could see
I am to get a four pack - quick question re Exalux did you just use an existing DMG profile?
Yes, it's a match
Maybe this question has been asked before but as things stand, are RGBALW lights more colour accurate than RGBWW lights? Many thanks Andrew
In white light mode.... And I'm basing this on all the testing I've done,.... CCT accuracy yes, white point accuracy yes, colour render no.
@@gaffergear many thanks for taking the time to reply
@@gaffergear very interesting - quite a few companies promote these 6-chip lights as having better colour render. But the spectrum graphs can look a bit skinny in places… I’m sure it will only improve… maybe more of the broad spectrum colour chips are needed
Looks like Chauvet Professional is coming with a similar product (onair IP min), wondering how it's going to compare on features and price :)
Keep pushing buttons….