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I had read about this but I asked various studios I rent if it would be an issue and they told me no. When I was at university (studying photography) we had access to a sound stage and I know for a fact the tech told us if we ever wanted to use smoke we would have to go through a long paper work process to get the alarms isolated for the day and time we needed it. Wow that gives me a point of reference. Thanks 🙂 When I shoot in a studio I am normally using a fairly long lens. In other words I am fairly far away from the subject but I will still take your point about being key. This is something I have some control over to a degree. I try to avoid composites where ever possible. There is already digital assets out there that can replicate the effect without any smoke even being present. Not the same tho.

Probably more interested in horizontal than vertical. Sorry for the confusion. I've talked to someone who expressed a similar issue. They put out some smoke then when it dissipated a bit it was in front of the subject and similar to a haze effect. Less than desirable for sure. This is one thing that does confuse me a little. I've seen some smoke fluids that say "low lying" but then I have seen dedicated machines like you describe normally using dry ice. They give an effect of like low lying smoke in a mysterious forest or something. Not after that effect at all. I wasn't able to find any people who rent those exact models but I did find a few different suppliers that rent a Rosco and a Antari. They should at least give me a bench mark to compare to. I also made a few other enquires with stagecraft companies that don't advertise the exact models they rent. Any suggestions about how I should test them? Will testing them outdoors give me a good indication of what they are like or am I really going to need to test them in a space like the one I would be utilizing?

Hello everyone, I don't work in stagecraft what so ever but I am a photographer. I am looking at buying a smoke/fog machine but everyone I speak to within the photography industry doesn't know much when it comes to fog machines. While I am familiar with photography/photography lighting brands, I do not have this brand recognition for SFX and stage craft equipment. I am writing here to hopefully get some guidance from you fine people about which machine I should purchase. What I am wanting it to create large plumes of smoke behind my subject that do not dissipate too quickly so that I can back light it with flash. I was thinking of going big to begin with rather than going small and then having to rebuy a large machine shortly after. This will be used inside a studio which can range in size. A larger studio can have very high ceilings and is similar to an open warehouse. I couldn't find the output of the Rosco but I read that CFM is a poor measurement of output as it doesn't take into consideration the density of the fog. From the looks of things the Antari is the most expensive but also outputs the most and consumes the most fluid. Feel free to point out anything that I am overlooking because I am sure I am missing a lot. My short list consists of: Chauvet DJ Hurricane 1800-Flex - approx $350 USD. fluid consumption 30ml per minute. 25,000CFM output Antari M-11 1600W - approx $1,400 USD. fluid consumption 400ml per minute. 70,000CFM output ADJ VF1300 - approx $139.99 USD. fluid consumption unknown. 12,000CFM output ADJ Fog Fury 3000 - approx $440 USD. fluid consumption 162ml per minute. 21,000CFM output ADJ Fog Fury Jett Pro - approx $620 USD. fluid consumption 150ml per minute. 40,000CFM output Rosco Vapour Plus - approx $1,100USD. fluid consumption 120ml per minute. Output unknown Thanks in advance