I am looking for a blackout (or close to) material to control indirect ambient light. How much light bleeds through this material?
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though this sheet is fairly thick. If you have a light source behind it you will see through it
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A bit if it's very bright, like direct sunlight. Enough to tell there's a light behind it.
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I actually had to fold it in half because it was so thin. Same with the green version. Heres my finished product tho. Came out pretty good. https://youtu.be/eWhb_O23bz4
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If your looking to reflect sunlight, a better option would be to use a Mylar emergency blanket. It's lighter, cheeper, and more reflective. I used my tarp for an outdoor movie screen. Works great.
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It allows plenty of light but is not easy to see thru. The plastic is heavy duty, flexible and durable but not clear.
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It's hard for me to quantify "ambient light" amount and my threshold for "too much" might be different from yours, but I suspect you'll be ok. I have about same throw but zoomed a bit to fit my 110" diagonal screen. My room has a south facing window and sliding glass door, both behind the projector (so even further from the screen). During times of bright sunlight the image is washed out enough to "notice" but not so much that it becomes annoying. With curtains pulled it reduces the light enough that any washing out is un-noticeable.
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It does let some light through. It's papery, kind of like on those Chinese-style lanterns. You can't see through it at all though.
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Any light has that much throw. It depends on your lighting approach. These will be a broad, lumen heavy that will need flags if you want to sculpt the light like a frenel type cine key. Does anyone else have any pulse issue at reduced power?
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Can't really answer this question. Air passes through but not sure about amount of light. Sorry!
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I don't know... I'm not a photographer and do not have the light right now to experiment. But possibly... You may be able to tape some kind of filter over it, as well. I love the red light! I even read by it.
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I have the natural light shade. It doesn't block all light out like a blackout curtain. I do live on a corner street and have car headlights all the time. It does keep most of those lights dimmed at least.
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The product description as of 5/8/13 is "Pro Grade Material". I called Fotodiox and they indicated it is a "nylon blend". Based on the construction if you stand it against a window then light will likely pass through.
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I have a backdrop stand that I attached it to and you don't need to use it against a wall I didn't notice much light bleeding through. Hope this helps!
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I bought this for a reading light....it will not act as ambient lighting...task only.
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I believe the progray is what you want. I have the progray and it is simply amazing! I was using blackout cloth and there is no comparison. On Carl's site he breaks down which screen is best for what situation. I am truly impressed by my selection, it is a High quality screen. Best investment I made apart from my projector. Will definitely see Carl again if the need arises. Good luck
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More of a Flood light. We used it inside of one of those hanging lamps made of vinyl. It made for the perfect effect. I'm not sure it would be bright enough for outdoor lighting.
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I ordered it and returned it...I would have used it for cross stitching and I didn't give enough of a circle light. I now use a Daylight lamp which seems to have a larger surface of light. This might be OK for a desk if you are working right under it.
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I just use one light stand and a clamp that you can get at a hardware store. Mount hairlight on that same stand. Light bleed through no problems.
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try $48 from www.garyfong.com, much more expensive. However the garyfong product works extremely well with small loss of light.