I've heard only good things about it. It appears that the top cap is opaque and acts as a bounce reflector. But I'm not sure. I've ordered one, and I'm going to compare it to some other devices. Paul On Jun 8, 2008, at 7:58 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> Yeah, I have looked at the Gary Fong light sphere. For almost all > the wedding I shoot, it wouldn't work too well. Basically ceilings > are too high or possibly outdoors. There is a major amount of light > waste. It really relies on small venues, close proximity to subject > and large apertures to compensate for the loss. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Sunday, June 8, 2008, 3:03:09 AM, you wrote: > > PJA> I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding > PJA> scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something > PJA> similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot > of light > PJA> under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box > would have > PJA> been a better choice. > > PJA> Cotty wrote: >>> On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>> >>>> This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me >>>> when I saw it: >>>> >>>> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg> >>>> K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ >>>> >>>> Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. >>>> >>> >>> LOL >>> >>> Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who >>> uses >>> one of these: >>> >>> <http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg> >>> >>> Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say "Cheers!" >>> >>> > > > PJA> -- > PJA> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > PJA> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
