I weighed the whole kit (including the bag) and it tipped the scales at 4.5 kg (9.92 lb). The FF-5×6.5’HC Fast Frame Scrim & Diffuser W/ Honey Comb Grid & Diffusion once folded down is 63″ x 6″ x 2″ (160cm x 15.2cm x 5.1cm). The speed of set up and pack down times is what makes this product stand out from the copetition. I could take the system out of a bag, set it up, then pack it down and put it back in the bag in under 2 minutes. The great thing about this product is it can be easily and quickly set up by a solo operator. When you are finished using it, you just reverse the steps and put it into the included bag. You can literally just pull it out of the bag and be ready to go in a couple of minutes. There is no need to construct and insert frame rods and then attach up your diffusion. Once you originally make the frame and attach the diffusion (and/or honeycomb grid), the next time you go to use it there is just two steps involved. The brilliant thing about the design of the frames is that they are super quick to set up. There’s a reason it’s called a Fast Frame There are enough velcro attachment points that nothing is going to come loose or fall off.įor such a large screen the honeycomb grid stretches across the frame really well and stays in place. The diffusion cloth and the honeycomb grid attach to the frame through the use of velcro and I like how Intellytech has designed it this way. Just how well this fold up and fold out design will stand up to years of use is hard to know. The frame unfolds and then folds back up easily.

It doesn’t feel flimsy or like it is going to break. Build Qualityįor something that is relatively lightweight, I was surprised by how well the Fast frame is made. Without a zipper, I think if you were going to check this bag in on a plane, you may want to tape up the end to avoid the bag unintentionally coming open. I have found in the past that zippers tend to break easily on bags like this, however, a zippered bag is easier to access. Whether you like this design will be a personal choice. Instead of a zipper, the bag is fully stitched on both sides and there is velcro at the top to close and open the bag. The bag is made out od a fairly robust material and it opens at one end. This is not something you usually see with a lot of diffusion frame kits. It’s nice that Intellytech includes a honeycomb grid. Carrying Bag holding all of the included accessories.The FF-5×6.5’HC Fast Frame Scrim & Diffuser W/ Honey Comb Grid & Diffusion includes the following items: This large size makes it suitable for a range of lighting solutions.

In this review, I am going to look specifically at their FF-5×6.5’HC Fast Frame Scrim & Diffuser W/ Honey Comb Grid & Diffusion.Īs the name suggests the F-5×6.5’HC is 5 x 6.5′ (152.5 cm x 198.1cm).

Intellytech has tried to make using and setting up large diffusion screens less of a headache. Not only do a lot of the options on the market require you to construct the frames from scratch, but then you need to carry around large, heavy light stands to rig the diffusion to. Usually, the best way of creating a nice soft light source is to punch a high output light through diffusion.Ĭarrying around 4′ x 4′ and larger diffusion screens and then setting them up can be a real headache. The Intellytech Fast Frame Scrim & Diffuser W/ Honey Comb Grid and Diffusion is a product that caught my eye, and I was keen to try it out.

Fast framer framing kit