Botero Fundo Desmontável de 5x7 pés (1,5x2,1m) nº 026 - Chroma-Key Verde

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

I just started using this, but in my first few tests, it's clear this thing is fun and very handy to have.

First time folding was a bit of a challenge...but that's just me.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Awesome for on the go and in small spaces where you need green screen effect in and out. Works extremely well if lit correctly. Not many green shadow residue left on whatever you chroma key out. absorbs the light very well!

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

This background is perfect for a mobile studio. It is easy to transport, set up and stow when finished.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Excellent green screen. It keyed out perfectly using AE CS5's KeyLight plug-in. This was the first green screen I used and it was a snap. Don't be too worried about folding this sucker back up. It's simple once you get the hang of it. The key is to start on the wider side. You want to twist it into three circles.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Easy use, great construction. Remains taut - does not require pressing to eliminate wrinkles.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

The screen seems a little flimsy but worked out ok. I tried about 3 times to collapse it before I figured it out but it's simple. Nice for quick and easy chroma-key.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Use when traveling

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Inexpensive, good size green screen. folds up to a reasonable size, portable enough for any plane or car trip. Sweet deal.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

I use this background for head & shoulders shots, on location. I use it at a slight angle so it can be evenly lit with a single strobe directly in front & almost parallel to it. Its big enough to be pushed back enough so there's no spill on the sitter from the background light, and also far enough away to avoid shadows from the key light. I place mine about 10' - 15' behind the sitter.

I suspend the background with a simple light stand & boom, & I've added my own velcro straps on the edge. This is so I can pull the screen edge slightly towards the lightstand to remove any remaining folds or creases.

If the background is perfectly evenly lit, & completely wrinkle free then it is then so much easier to process the images after.

So far I've had very good, trouble free results.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Works great with minimal gear (one light setup)
Bag could be a little bigger

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Used mainly to obtain foreground images that are more easily extracted from background and are subsequently placed on digital backgrounds. Easy to transport and carry around. Folds flat without creases and was easy to refold after viewing product video. A must have piece of equipment if you use Photoshop.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

This lightweight screen is very easy to use and setup, and is bigger than you think it is... you can use it width-wise for wider shots or closer in and pan around your subject. Or you can set it up vertically, and it's taller than most people. I took one star off because it's not really 7'x5' (mine is about 6'6" tall and about 4'10" wide), but I don't see that as a huge issue. It was, as many have noted here, wrinkled right out of the package it shipped in, but I took the advice of a few others and bought myself a Conair compact fabric steamer for about $40 at [...] and all the wrinkles disappeared in about 15-20 minutes. I also bought the Impact boom stand. The only thing I didn't like about the stand, is the fact that it is designed with both clamps on the same side of the center post. Because of a stop on the opposite side of the mounting pole, you can't pull it through the center, and move one of the clamps to the other side. The drawback being that you have to hang your screen off to one side, and then try to counterbalance it (they sell an "optional" counterbalancing weight, which in my opinion should have been part of the standard equipment). I didn't care for this off to one side arrangement, so I sawed off the stop/counterweight-mount with a hacksaw, removed the pole, slid off one of the clamps, put the pole back through the center mount, and slid the clamp onto the other side. I can now hang the screen either vertically or horizontally and can center it on the boom, resolving the off-balance issues (who needs a weight at that point?). Bottom line is, the screen and stand provide you with a lot of capability for not a lot of money!

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

This Botero may be the best one I own. It opens up perfectly flat and the color is perfect.

I have gotten interested in the process of green screen portraits and wanted some way of shooting them on location. I have a muslin BG for the studio but needed something portable. I have 2 other Boteros this same size and my only complaint is that they twist slightly and won't lay flat.

But much to my delight this one opens up perfectly flat!!!

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

Does the trick, buy it,, very flexible

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

If you need a portable green screen on the go for use in interviews, or on location effects, this screen comes in very handy. It doesn't replace a studio, but works great when you can't shoot in one.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

This Screen, a C-Stand, and some clamps is all you need. Careful with the size, it's larger than you think, I've scrapped my apartment ceiling more than once trying to fold this. But I must repeat, this is a great product! Make sure you use a flood light to flush out the folds (remember it is collapsible). Love it!

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

I take this 'little' green screen with me on all my location shoots. I've traveled the world with it, and never leave home without it.
Whether it's a scheduled sit-down interview, or something on the fly the Botero 5x7 green screen is a great tool in my utility belt.
Highly recommended!

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

This is the best green screen product I have ever owned!
I use it two ways:
First, I have it mounted to my studio wall with a few spring clips, the perfect and inexpensive solution that meets the needs of all my studio shoots.
Second, when I need to take it with me on location it quickly unclips from the wall and easily folds up into its travel bag.

Thank you B&H and Botero

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

For the price, the Botero product is a good value. But I was frustrated by the wrinkles (which always seemed to be in my field of view no matter which way I hung the background) and the lack of velcro or loops on the frame for mounting. The zip case is thin[...] In the end, I returned it and got the Photoflex model instead.

Comments about Botero #026 Collapsible Background - 5x7' - Chroma-Key Green:

I use the screen for family video productions. It is convenient and works great but proper lighting is important. It was a challenge learning how to fold it.