GabrielPhoto wrote: sungphoto wrote: Mujabad123 wrote: jlafferty wrote:
Looking like Selens might be making the current best Broncolor Para alternative:
Appreciate Sung's comments about not wanting to be boxed in by a look. Some people lean *heavily* on a style, going so far as to attach much or all of their creative identity to a specific modifier. It all reeks of an amateur mindset.
Well, I (very) highly doubt this.
Don't see substantial differences (certainly not enough) in the images posted there.
Beside that...a Chinese commercial for (Chinese) Selens "parabolic" reflectors??
That' s the source to trust?
"From various sources in China".....sorry but this is ridiculous.
You're not serious, right? A joke, I hope?
A more objective and comparative test could convince me....a commercial? No way.
I rather trust "GabrielPhoto" and his comparison of parabolic reflectors and there I see that Parabolix comes really close to the Broncolor Paras.
And then there isn't one parabolic look or style :-). Can be used in combination with other modifiers, if you want to. I consider a parabolic reflector as multiple lightshapers in one.
What's your personal experience with parabolic reflectors? Happy to learn!
Jim contributes a ton of knowledge on this forum, is published in every magazine that anyone on this forum would die to be on, has an incredibly well developed eye and is probably one of the best lighting techs I've ever worked with. He is a legit full time photographer in one of the most competitive photo markets in the country, and I've personally hired him on huge multi-country projects. I would trust Jim's word over almost anyone else on this forum, so I would perhaps be a little more respectful. If you want people to treat you with respect, do the same to others.
No offense to the hobbyists on this forum, but there is a HUGE difference doing this for a living and testing all of the modifiers out in the real world with experienced clients with trained eyes.
I am the "hobbyst" that he mentioned. Do you think I test modifiders for a tiny youtube channel for a living? I shared that as I was testing gear for my own needs with real world clients not just for fun.
If you check my forum history I have been very silent lately because I have little time to do videos or hang around the forum due to amount of work I am doing.
So yeah, I think that counts as some "real world" experience. So perhaps apply the "treat others with respect" phrase you were predicating to yourself as well
No offense intended. Jim’s experience is without question, and in comparison to him I often feel like a hobbyist. It’s all relative, why do you think I hired him multiple times?
