Octa Bank
The Octa-Bank Chimera is a softbox that is an octagon shape. The face of the chimera is 5ft in diameter, if you use the 7’ extension you can make the face 2’ larger. The 5’ comes with an internal full white baffle as well as a full chimera white diffusion face. If you are using the 7’ Octabank, you can use the 5’ face as a baffle. When used as a 5' bank, its capacity is 1200 watts. When used as a 7 ft bank, 2000 watts is the limit.
Uses
- Circular shaped chimera is a popular key light for beauty lighting
- Creates a circular eye light as opposed to rectangular or square.
For Use with the M18 or 2k Open Face
- 30" Poles
- 4 Octa Bank Bracket Adapters (to create 8 total holes in speed ring)
For Use with the 800 Joker
- 37.5" Poles
- Joker Octa Ring
QC Process
Accessories
- Octa Bank Adapters
Allow you to customize a standard speed ring to be used with Octa Bank Chimera
- 7ft Octa Bank attachment
Allows you to turn the 5ft octa bank into a 7ft octa bank. It comes with a 7ft diameter full chimera white diffusion face.
- The Joker Octa Ring
37.5in chimera poles are needed for 800 Joker fixture
Troubleshooting
If the chimera is not fitting the fixture make sure you are using the right poles. Do not force it, poles can snap. Some speed rings simply can not take the octa bank adapters.
Substitutions
The Octabank only fits on certain fixtures. If they want a S-60 with an Octabank, try to suggest another similar fixture that the Octabank will fit.
- Use a standard square chimera. Medium Quartz for M18 and 2k open, Medium Video Pro for 800 Joker.
- 6x frame or 4by frame with stands.
- Lightdome II or Lightdome 150 for Aputure units.