Matthews wire scrims (SST) are stainless steel, so they don’t rust and they hold up under uneven, intense heat. That makes them a common choice on open-face and Fresnel fixtures. A scrim reduces the output at the source. It does not diffuse the light, and it doesn’t change the color temperature or cause electronic interference. Scrims can be stacked to step the output down further.
Halves cut part of the beam and are used when the light hits a subject or background at an angle, to balance the near and far sides. Edges are color-keyed: green is single, green with silver is half single, red is double and red with silver is half double.
- Size: 10″
- Options: Full Single, Full Double, Half Single, Half Double
- Material: Stainless steel wire
- Line: Matthews scrims run from 5″ to 29″
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