Two patented soft-light panels that bolt onto a Studio Pod Roadie - turning the headshot studio into a full-body, group, or magazine-cover-grade portrait rig in two extra minutes. Same DMX control board. Same image standard. Bigger frame.
FLEX exists because real photographers always need another light. Three scenarios where the standard Roadie rig hits its limit - and FLEX picks up the frame.
Roadie's center rig is engineered for headshots - light falls off below the chest. FLEX's vertical soft-panels carry the lighting recipe down to the knees, opening up editorial-grade 3/4-length and full-body frames. Agencies booking talent shots, real estate brokerages doing both portrait + listing cards, fashion-adjacent corporate work - all unlocked.
The single-subject limit was the most common Roadie booking question. FLEX's wider lit zone (6-8 ft) lights small groups - executive teams, founding partners, athletic doubles, brand collabs - with the same controlled lighting Studio Pod ships for solo headshots. One shot, one rig, four subjects in frame.
Sometimes the headshot is going on the annual report cover, not just LinkedIn. FLEX adds wraparound side fill that matches the lighting fashion + editorial photographers use - softer key, deeper rim, no shadow lines. Pay for the upgrade when the subject is going on a 4-inch print at 300 dpi.
FLEX ships as a modular add-on to your Roadie booking - a single additional road case that opens into two independently-mounted soft-light panels. Setup adds ~2 minutes on top of Roadie's 5-minute base. Cabled into the same DMX controller, so the entire 10-source lighting rig runs from the same touchscreen recipe.
Eight rows - what each rig covers and where FLEX picks up the frame the standard Roadie can't.
| Roadie alone | Roadie + FLEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Light sources | 8-tube DMX rig (center) | 8-tube DMX rig + 2 side soft-panels (10 total) |
| Lit subject area | ~3 ft wide · headshot zone | ~6-8 ft wide · full-body + group zone |
| Shoot type · headshot | Yes · single subject | Yes · plus magazine-cover-grade lighting |
| Shoot type · 3/4 + full-body | Limited · falloff below shoulders | Yes · full-body editorial frames |
| Shoot type · group | One subject at a time | Up to four subjects, evenly lit |
| Setup time | 5 minutes | 7 minutes (5 + 2 for the side panels) |
| Cases shipped | Two Pelican cases | Two Pelican cases + one FLEX road case |
| Ships with Roadie | Standalone product | Required: a Roadie booking · FLEX bolts onto it |
Roadie specs public on /roadie · FLEX is a Roadie add-on; not sold standalone
FLEX is a Roadie add-on - we layer it onto any rental package or annual program. Tell us what you're shooting (event, brokerage, agency, corporate) and we'll quote the upgrade with the right number of subjects, days, and ship-anywhere logistics.
