It is a light painting tool for long-exposure photography. A precision laser-cut butterfly pattern adds detailed butterfly-shaped texture to your light trails.

Butterfly light painting tube glowing blue, alternate view

Exploded view of the Butterfly Light Painting Tube, drawn to scale with an 8 inch tube. Top: the RGB Critter Tube Adapter, socket facing the tube, then the tube showing its blue butterfly blade pattern. Below, the two add-ons that fit it: the Modular Saber Tube Connector joining two tubes end to end, and the Modular Saber Tube Adapter clamping on to add a thread that takes the Modular End Cap. This tube has no threads, so the Saber Twist-On Cap does not fit. Tube only, every other part sold separately.

Butterfly Light Painting Tube

Name: Butterfly Light Painting Tube
Brand: Ants on a Melon, Inc.
SKU: ACC153
Price: 24.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.52 (21 reviews)

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The Butterfly Light Painting Tube uses a precision laser-cut butterfly pattern to add detailed texture to your light trails in long-exposure photography.

Required: the RGB Critter Tube Adapter, sold separately, to mount this tube on your Critter. Works with all RGB Critter Flashlights, also sold separately.

The 36 inch length is threaded at its free end and comes with a Saber Twist-On Cap in the box. The 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30 inch lengths are not threaded and do not include a cap.

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Highlights

Detailed butterfly-pattern light textures
Impact-resistant polycarbonate construction
Pushes into the RGB Critter Tube Adapter and locks with two set screws
36 inch: threaded, and the Saber Twist-On Cap is included. The thread is cut into the polycarbonate at the free end, so the cap goes straight on and adds a reflector for a brighter, fuller tube
6 to 30 inch: no threads on either end, so a Saber Twist-On Cap will not fit them. A Modular Saber Tube Adapter clamps on to add an AOAM female thread for the accessories that use one
Ships with a silicone cap on both ends to keep dust and dirt out

How it connects

Twist the RGB Critter Tube Adapter onto the front of your RGB Critter.
Push this tube into the adapter's socket.
Tighten the adapter's two set screws with the hex key that comes with it. The six openings along the top of the adapter are light ports, not screws.

Parts you may need

RGB Critter Tube Adapter (required). The mounting end of this tube is bare, so this is what holds it on your Critter. It twists onto the Critter's front, the tube pushes into its socket, and two set screws lock it down. Skip it only if you already own one.
Modular Saber Tube Connector. Joins two tubes end to end for a longer tool. Two set screws per side, four total, all preinstalled.
Modular Saber Tube Adapter. Required for a twist-on accessory on a 6 to 30 inch tube, which has no thread of its own. It clamps onto a tube end and adds the AOAM female thread that the Modular End Cap screws into. It does not make the Saber Twist-On Cap fit: that cap threads into the tube itself, so it needs a saber tube or the 36 inch light painting tube.

Compatible with all RGB Critter Flashlights (sold separately).

Choose Length

6 Inch (15cm)

12 Inch (31cm)

18 Inch (46cm)

24 Inch (61cm)

30 Inch (76cm)

36 Inch (92cm)

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Add the parts you need

None of these are included with the Butterfly Light Painting Tube.Each one is a separate product. Ticked parts are added to your cart as their own items.

RGB Critter Tube Adapter - Long $34.95 Holds the tube on your Critter. It twists onto the front, the tube pushes into its socket, and two set screws lock it down. Hex key included. You need this to mount the tube. Untick it if you already own one.

Modular Saber Tube Connector $19.95 Joins two tubes end to end for a longer tool. Four set screws, two per side, all preinstalled.

Modular Saber Tube Adapter $19.95 Clamps a tube end and adds an AOAM female thread, so twist-on accessories and the Modular End Cap fit a plain tube.

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