I am trying to photograph this rather unique problem I have with my RikeCool solar films.
Maybe I should tell the story first. I just bought a Honda Stream from Kah. I was told that I will be given RikeCool solar films with my purchase. However, when I got my car, I found out that the film has rather uneven refraction, which is very visible to the naked eye. When I asked RikeCool about the problem, I was told that these films are not the standard ones they give to walk-in customers. These are sub-standard films (compared to the standard ones given to their paying customers) that are put only on Honda cars purchased at Kah Motor. They have only implemented this for about a month, so I expect them to get more complains. I think RikeCool is not very smart to partner Kah in this rather shady deal, but that is their business decision and their long-term viability is not my concern here.
I have been trying to snap this light phenomenon with the films, but my attempts have not been wholely successful. So, I am seeking help here.
The film has high transmission of light, but has uneven refraction. So, if I were to set up my camera and tripod in the car and shoot out, I need to snap a direct light entering the car. This is a problem, because direct light has very strong contrast compared with the surroundings. Also, focus is problematic since the camera will try to focus beyond the film. I need to stick an object on the film to focus on the correct part. In addition, this effect of uneven refraction is most obvious in stereovision. Cameras, being monovision, cannot capture the full effect. Maybe someone can offer me some advice?
To be fair, these RikeCool films are not the only ones with this problem. I have friends who went out to buy those cheapo films on the market that go by many different brands, and they too have this problem. In film manufacturing, the plastic is extruded through rollers to produce film. It's the quality of these rollers that determine if the films have this problem. The poorer the rollers, the more severe these lines of uneveness. So cheap films tend to have this problem.
Maybe I should tell the story first. I just bought a Honda Stream from Kah. I was told that I will be given RikeCool solar films with my purchase. However, when I got my car, I found out that the film has rather uneven refraction, which is very visible to the naked eye. When I asked RikeCool about the problem, I was told that these films are not the standard ones they give to walk-in customers. These are sub-standard films (compared to the standard ones given to their paying customers) that are put only on Honda cars purchased at Kah Motor. They have only implemented this for about a month, so I expect them to get more complains. I think RikeCool is not very smart to partner Kah in this rather shady deal, but that is their business decision and their long-term viability is not my concern here.
I have been trying to snap this light phenomenon with the films, but my attempts have not been wholely successful. So, I am seeking help here.
The film has high transmission of light, but has uneven refraction. So, if I were to set up my camera and tripod in the car and shoot out, I need to snap a direct light entering the car. This is a problem, because direct light has very strong contrast compared with the surroundings. Also, focus is problematic since the camera will try to focus beyond the film. I need to stick an object on the film to focus on the correct part. In addition, this effect of uneven refraction is most obvious in stereovision. Cameras, being monovision, cannot capture the full effect. Maybe someone can offer me some advice?
To be fair, these RikeCool films are not the only ones with this problem. I have friends who went out to buy those cheapo films on the market that go by many different brands, and they too have this problem. In film manufacturing, the plastic is extruded through rollers to produce film. It's the quality of these rollers that determine if the films have this problem. The poorer the rollers, the more severe these lines of uneveness. So cheap films tend to have this problem.