Damn, that is seriously cool! I mostly photo trains (you know, choo choos.) They are long and skinny just like your reflector. I often have problems with light spill and barn doors don\'t really solve it. Your reflector has potential for me! I bet Broncolor doesn\'t have anything like that.
Kent in SD
You might want several lights with narrow focused reflectors for trains. Mine is pretty wide angle.
I\'ll clip an extended card at the top of my reflector to further reduce getting light on the ceiling.
Many years ago, I was telling a salesman at Ken Hanson Lighting that I often had to drape black cloth over the tops of my umbrellas to keep them from spilling onto the ceiling. He sent me an RPL-B 50 Balcar softbox to try out. He knew I shot interiors and thought it would be great for me. Well I bought three of them and a Prisma Box. What is unique about them is that they have large reflective folding \"wings\" that can change the shape of the unit and feather the light in various ways. So I\'ll turn it to a vertical position and close the top wing to keep the light off the ceiling. They are kind of odd because they are made of plastic and snap together in various ways. (And the snaps break.) They accept a diffusion panel and a large and small grid. You can unsnap them and fold them flat. They also made a larger model that I wish I had bought before they discontinued them. I use these constantly. They provide surprisingly even fill almost like a directional Japanese lantern yet are fairly small (to fit in the spaces I have to deal with.) I\'d like to see more things like this on the market.
Balcar used to make the most interesting variety of light modifiers and at one time had a catalog that demonstrated various ways to set them up and get the most out of them.
Damn, that is seriously cool! I mostly photo trains (you know, choo choos.) They are long and skinny just like your reflector. I often have problems with light spill and barn doors don\'t really solve it. Your reflector has potential for me! I bet Broncolor doesn\'t have anything like that.
Kent in SD
You might want several lights with narrow focused reflectors for trains. Mine is pretty wide angle.
I\'ll clip an extended card at the top of my reflector to further reduce getting light on the ceiling.
Many years ago, I was telling a salesman at Ken Hanson Lighting that I often had to drape black cloth over the tops of my umbrellas to keep them from spilling onto the ceiling. He sent me an RPL-B 50 Balcar softbox to try out. He knew I shot interiors and thought it would be great for me. Well I bought three of them and a Prisma Box. What is unique about them is that they have large reflective folding \"wings\" that can change the shape of the unit and feather the light in various ways. So I\'ll turn it to a vertical position and close the top wing to keep the light off the ceiling. They are kind of odd because they are made of plastic and snap together in various ways. (And the snaps break.) They accept a diffusion panel and a large and small grid. You can unsnap them and fold them flat. They also made a larger model that I wished I had bought before they discontinued them. I use these constantly. They provide surprisingly even fill almost like a directional Japanese lantern yet are fairly small (to fit in the spaces I have to deal with.) I\'d like to see more things like this on the market.
Balcar used to make the most interesting variety of light modifiers and at one time had a catalog that demonstrated various ways to set them up and get the most out of them.
Damn, that is seriously cool! I mostly photo trains (you know, choo choos.) They are long and skinny just like your reflector. I often have problems with light spill and barn doors don\'t really solve it. Your reflector has potential for me! I bet Broncolor doesn\'t have anything like that.
Kent in SD
I\'ll clip an extended card at the top of my reflector to further reduce getting light on the ceiling.
Many years ago, I was telling a salesman at Ken Hanson Lighting that I often had to drape black cloth over the tops of my umbrellas to keep them from spilling onto the ceiling. He sent me an RPL-B 50 Balcar softbox to try out. He knew I shot interiors and thought it would be great for me. Well I bought three of them and a Prisma Box. What is unique about them is that they have large reflective folding \"wings\" that can change the shape of the unit and feather the light in various ways. So I\'ll turn it to a vertical position and close the top wing to keep the light off the ceiling. They are kind of odd because they are made of plastic and snap together in various ways. (And the snaps break.) They accept a diffusion panel and a large and small grid. You can unsnap them and fold them flat. They also made a larger model that I wished I had bought before they discontinued them. I use these constantly. They provide surprisingly even fill almost like a directional Japanese lantern yet are fairly small (to fit in the spaces I have to deal with.) I\'d like to see more things like this on the market.
Balcar used to make the most interesting variety of light modifiers and at one time had a catalog that demonstrated various ways to set them up and get the most out of them.
Damn, that is seriously cool! I mostly photo trains (you know, choo choos.) They are long and skinny just like your reflector. I often have problems with light spill and barn doors don\'t really solve it. Your reflector has potential for me! I bet Broncolor doesn\'t have anything like that.
Kent in SD
I\'ll clip an extended card at the top of my reflector to further reduce getting light on the ceiling.
Many years ago, I was telling a salesman at Ken Hanson Lighting that I often had to drape black cloth over the tops of my umbrellas to keep them from spilling onto the ceiling. He sent me an RPL-B 50 Balcar softbox to try out. He knew I shot interiors and thought it would be great for me. Well I bought three of them and a Prisma Box. What is unique about them is that they have large reflective folding \"wings\" that can change the shape of the unit and feather the light in various ways. So I\'ll turn it to a vertical position and close the top wing to keep the light off the ceiling. They are kind of odd because they are made of plastic and snap together in various ways. (And the snaps break.) They accept a diffusion panel and a large and small grid. You can unsnap them and fold them flat. They also made a larger model that I wished I had bought before they discontinued them. I use these constantly. They surprisingly even fill almost like a directional Japanese lantern yet are fairly small (to fit in the spaces I have to deal with.) I\'d like to see more things like this on the market.
Balcar used to make the most interesting variety of light modifiers and at one time had a catalog that demonstrated various ways to set them up and get the most out of them.
Dec 09, 2009 at 06:47 PM
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