Skarkowtsky wrote:
I don't have a photo of it, and the best way to describe it is as a stubby, black collar, like a tin coffee can cut in half horizontally, that mounts onto a 7" reflector and accepts 7" diameter grids. It's deep enough to hold two or three grids stacked inside. Approx, 3-4" in height.
Something similar, but it doesn't have the spin mount, as far as I can tell. The more I think about it, I've almost always seen it sold on eBay with the 3 degree grid. I own three of those grids, but haven't come across this piece.
It's part of an eBay lot auction, and the seller won't part it out to me. He also told me that if the auction doesn't sell, he still won't sell it to me.
He claims it's a grid for a snoot. However, Joe over at Speedotron says it's an early design grid holder (before the grid reflectors were made) that also allows multiple grids to be stacked inside.
As the inventor of gaffer tape was fond of saying: "Necessity is the mother of invention."
It appears to be something you could DIY pretty easily with a spare speed ring, some sheet aluminum or Cinefoil, and some gaffer tape. Spray paint it black if you want that "pro" look
Not sure if you could adapt it but Buff sells an accessory that holds a grid and has two slot for holding a gel and a set of barn doors at the same time. I have one and it is a very handy gizmo. http://paulcbuff.com/litemod.php
cgardner wrote:
As the inventor of gaffer tape was fond of saying: "Necessity is the mother of invention."
Ross Lowell used to say that a lot? I always think of Richard Franck: "Art imitates Nature, and Necessity is the Mother of Invention." (Northern Memoirs, calculated for the meridian of Scotland, c. 1658.)
BrianO wrote:
Ross Lowell used to say that a lot? I always think of Richard Franck: "Art imitates Nature, and Necessity is the Mother of Invention." (Northern Memoirs, calculated for the meridian of Scotland, c. 1658.)
That was tongue in cheek... I guess you didn't get it.
Besides how do you know he didn't use that common expression? Is that in Wikipedia too?
Got a rather good one actually. Had interesting fulfilling jobs that allowed me to travel around the globe and comfortably retire five years ago, young enough to enjoy it to the max. Now I commute in a little red roadster to play golf every day, weather permitting.... and hang out here trying to help people when it isn't. I try to keep a smile, not editorialize about the advice others give, and avoid mean spirited personal attacks or feeding the trolls.... so I won't ask how your life is going
What does stacking grids do other than cutting the light by a ton?
You mentioned you had 3 degree grids. I have never seen any that tight but can only imagine how little light they would pass.
Actually, I get quite an amount of light from my 3 degree grids at both 800 and 400Ws. As for you never having seen them: they were made by Speedotron, and are rather rare today.
I photograph tabletop sets, and I'm most interested in the ability to narrow the beam to suit my subject matter. Sometimes, I'm shooting rather small objects. Other times, I only want a small essence of light in the scene, whether it's highlighting the subject, foreground, middle, or background. The ability to use this to stack grids has much appeal to me and my shooting style.
As for light loss, well, I have 4800Ws of power at my disposal to compensate in my favor.
If you have a moment, visit my site for a better idea of my work.
Received it today. I must say it's a nice accessory. The grid contained withing is 15 degree, which is nice since Speedotron currently only offers 10, 20, 30, 40.
The front of the holder can easy accept gels or a snoot, too. The rear has enought space to add gels and another grid. With some manipulation, I can even swap the existing honeycomb with that of a different degree.
Skarkowtsky wrote:
I photograph tabletop sets, and I'm most interested in the ability to narrow the beam to suit my subject matter. Sometimes, I'm shooting rather small objects. Other times, I only want a small essence of light in the scene, whether it's highlighting the subject, foreground, middle, or background.
Consider to use small mirrors for this task. I often redirect from the beam of a standard source by mirrors of varying sizes. Sometimes I even decrease the size of a mirror (or alter the shape) with black paper.
