Photography Anyone? - Page 582

kps · Feb 5th, 2012, 02:20 PM

All these modifiers (reflectors, softboxes, beauty dishes) are interchangeable for the most part, all one needs is a "speed-ring" to switch between manufacturers. So I did a quick and dirty search on "speedrings for speedlites"

Here's a great thread on what you're looking for:

A Quick Look at Yet Another Speedlight-to-Bowens Mount Bracket - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Here's a promising result for 16" bdishes. Follow the links for the brackets.

Results for Beauty Dish

Lawrence · Feb 5th, 2012, 02:29 PM

Shot today using my iPhone and the Paper Camera filter
at a meet up with the scooter club at the "eggsmart restaurant"

Max · Feb 5th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Nice, Lawrence. Love the warmth and the pop feel of it. Could do with a little more punch/contrast, I feel.

Here's another from yesterday's meanderings.

Lawrence · Feb 5th, 2012, 05:09 PM

Always been a great lover of fire escapes,
Ever since I photographed them in the cast iron district of New York city in the 70's.
It's always refreshing to find them here in Toronto.

SINC · Feb 5th, 2012, 05:24 PM

Yep Lawrence, fire escapes have always been an attraction for me as well, although I don't think I would want to come down this one . . .

Lawrence · Feb 6th, 2012, 03:17 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by SoyMac
	Thanks, kps! Yes, the Q series. That's as far as I got, too. The overwhelming consensus is that the 6" is ridiculously small, and doomed to fail as a beauty dish. From what I could see of Joe's article, he put a beauty dish on the SB 910 and boom, that's at least 16", maybe 20"/21". Hopefully, Joe will respond!

You could try this website as well for Lumodi
I found it by accident, I decided to do a search of ebay for you and it popped up.

SoyMac · Feb 6th, 2012, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the info, Friends!

kps and Lawrence, when I price everything, the Cheetah system comes in at $200, while the Lumodi comes in at closer to $300.

I've been holding off doing some serious portraits due to want of a beauty dish, so I'm going to make the leap and order the Cheetah system.

Thanks again!

(Joe didn't write back

)

SoyMac · Feb 6th, 2012, 10:04 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Max
	...Here's another from yesterday's meanderings.

Max, that near North Gower?

kps · Feb 6th, 2012, 10:15 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by SoyMac
	(Joe didn't write back )

The basterd...lol He may still...

Congrats on your choice, hope it works out for you.

Max · Feb 6th, 2012, 10:36 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by SoyMac
	Max, that near North Gower?

Soy, I've really no idea; for one, the area is unfamiliar to me in the first place; two, when I get into a certain headspace I barely pay attention to which way I'm going, or where I'm headed... I kinda plunge down various backroads, idly looking for things to shoot. Great way to eat up time and gas. Luckily this time out I was in a fuel-sipper, so it was no great expense to bomb around here and there.

But yeah, I do remember seeing a sign for North Gower, so if that scene looks familiar to you, it may well be the place!