PiXAPRO
Optical Snoot Spot Projector
The Pixapro® Optical Snoot enables you to project patterns onto your subject or background, to produce creative and dramatic effects with your strobe or LED studio light. Use Gobos to add creativity to your images, creating different shapes and patterns onto your background or subject. This is the ideal tool for any photographer that likes to get creative with their lighting, which can range from fashion, portrait, editorial and product photographers.
The Pixapro® Optical snoot allows you to insert a range of different GOBOS which can be used to project different shapes and patterns onto your background or subject. It features a built-in lens, which enables you to focus or de-focus the light to produce softer or crisper projections, depending on the type of look you are trying to achieve. It can also be used in conjunction with the included selection of coloured gels for creative effects.
Optical Snoot projectors are commonly used by fashion, portrait and editorial photographers, as well as product photographers as the light, can be focused to highlight specific areas of the product.
The Optical Snoot is the ideal tool for any photographer that likes to get creative and add mood with their lighting, which can range from fashion, portrait, editorial and product photographers.
Not Suitable for use with Hot Lights.
- Built-In Focusable Lens
- Metal Construction with Ventilation Slits
- • Great for adding creativity and mood to your shots
- 1x Optical Snoot
- 1x Metal Gobo Holder
- 8x Coloured Gels
- 16x Gobos
- 1x Mounting Ring
Specifications
| Diameter | 170mm |
| Height | 228mm |
| Lens Diameter | 65mm |
| Lens Focal Length | 85mm |
| Lens Aperture | f/2.4 (Fixed) |
| Gobo Dimensions | 60mm x 80mm |
| Gobo Holder Diameter | 93mm |
| Hobo Holder Height | 142mm |
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Q&A’s
- The lens on this optical snoot is made out of glass.
- The Gel filter holder usually comes pre-attached to the optical snoot. Please see the video below that shows you where to find the gel filter:
- There are a few slight differences between the EF Mount Optical Snoot and the Optical Snoot Spot Projector:
- The Optical Snoot Spot Projector features its own Built-in Lens whereas the EF Mount Optical Snoot requires you to attach a Canon EF Lens, which means that the Optical Snoot Spot Projector will be easier to use for photographers who aren’t solely Canon users. The benefit to the EF Mount Optical Snoot is that it allows you a much wider range of lens that can be used compared to the single built-in lens of the Optical Snoot Spot Projector, allowing for a more options and freedom with the modifier.
- Another difference is that the whilst the EF Mount Optical Snoot features 1x Gobo holder and 9x Random slides with the unit, the Optical Snoot Spot Projector includes 1x Gobo holder, 8x Coloured Gels and 16x Gobos, so you would receive more with the Optical Snoot Spot Projector as standard.
- The Optical Snoot Spot Projector can also be used with a range of different lighting mounts, with Bowens, Elinchrom, Hensel, Broncolor (B), Multiblitz (V and P) and Profoto all available whereas the EF Mount Optical Snoot is currently only available for Bowens, Elinchrom, Broncolor (B) and Profoto.
- There are a range of different gobos available that can be used with both the EF Mount Optical Snoot and Optical Snoot Spot Projector. But the Optical Snoot Spot Projector can also be used with a few additional accessories, the Adjustable Framing Shutter Blades to allow you to create any four-sided shape you would like with your lighting and the Adjustable Iris Diaphragm to allow you to create a circle of light that can be adjusted to any size. Please note, these accessories are sold separately.
The main purpose of the optical snoot is able to project patterns onto your subject or background, to produce creative and dramatic effects with your strobe or LED studio light.
The optical snoot will not give 100% power output of the light as many other light modifiers e.g. softbox and it will depend how efficient of the modifier is. Distance to subject will also affect the lighting output.
Optical snoots are made of different layers glass lens as well as using with focus lens, which will reduce power out of the light. We would advise to use lens with at least F 1.8 aperture. With this set up, you should be able to create a sharp edge and a soft edge (see images) by changing the focus of the lens.
Sharp Edge
Soft Edge
Images are provided by Jason Vaughan
- The size of the Projected image would all depend on the positioning of the lighting unit and how far away from the subject it is, so it would be very difficult to give an exact answer to this, but the built-in lens of the Snoot is 85mm, so this may help give an idea of the size of projection
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UK Delivery Rates
Free UK Standard delivery on orders over £150.00*
| Order Date (if received before 3pm) | Cost | Latest Expected Delivery Date |
|---|---|---|
| UK Saver Delivery (Orders over £150*) | FREE | 2-3 Days |
| UK Saver Delivery | £5.00 | 2-3 Days |
| UK Next Working Day | £8.00 | Next Working Day |
| UK Before 2pm Next Working Day | £18.00 | Before 2pm Next Working Day |
| UK Saturday Delivery | £30.00 | Saturday |
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Optical Snoot Spot Projector
Not had an opportunity to use yet but looks a solid well thought out piece of kit
Optical Snoot Spot Projector
This optical snoot is superb. I also have the one where you fit your own lens but this one is better and much easier to use. Much easier to obtain sharp focus light than the other one. I wish I had waited and bought 2 of these. I also liked that it came as a kit with 16 gobos and coloured gels. A best buy for me and solidly made to last.
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