They are quite different and expensive. But I would have to buy a piece at a
time.
A
----Original Message Follows----
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: lighting
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:07:04 +0000
The umbrellas I used for the picture I posted a link to came from Spiratone,
and so did the flashes -- about $20 each back then, best I recall --
probably about 1970. They were lost for many years, but I came across them
recently -- there's five -- and they all still work. These are them:
http://tinyurl.com/2p7obj
If you're working in a tiny room, there's no need to overdo it.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> They also come in fairly compact sizes. This Photoflex 30" is a very
> high quality one. Excellent material and good quality stitching. Worth
> the price over the cheap oboy ones.
>
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=42501
> &is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
>
> There's also a 27" from Lowel
>
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=1325&A=details&Q=&sku=32258&i
> s=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation>
> but I have no experience with it.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Walt Wayman wrote:
> > I agree with Johann, and umbrellas can be folded up when you're done
> > shooting. I've got a couple I've had for close to 40 years. They and
> > the stands, which fold up too, take up almost no space over in the
> > corner of the "toy room" when not in use, and umbrellas do give good
> > diffuse light, if positioned correctly.
> >
> > http://home.att.net/~hiwayman/wsb/media/192375/site1146.jpg
> >
> > And they provide an inexpensive setup, particularly if you've already
> > got, or can get at a reasonable price, the flashes.
> >
> > Walt
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