Bigma needs a lot of light

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I was just being silly with my new flash bracket before I used it for it's intended purpose. Only if Nikon made an SB with 500mm zoom capability. :rofl

Tmetroff

haha this is awesome!

ziggy53

I use a "Better Beamer" to help control light from a flash at a distance. It is lightweight and compact when folded and really does help collimate the beam at a distance.

Unfortunately, it's not very good in wind and it's fiddly to align and aim.

I suspect that 3 of them on your setup could give some excellent power and recycling capabilities.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/better_beamer.shtml

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&N=4291125815+4288586347&Q=&ci=1&A=endecaSearch

http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=Better+Beamer

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ziggy53 wrote: »

I use a "Better Beamer" to help control light from a flash at a distance. It is lightweight and compact when folded and really does help collimate the beam at a distance.

Unfortunately, it's not very good in wind and it's fiddly to align and aim.

I suspect that 3 of them on your setup could give some excellent power and recycling capabilities.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/better_beamer.shtml

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&N=4291125815+4288586347&Q=&ci=1&A=endecaSearch

http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=Better+Beamer

Those Better Beamers look like a good buy. Especially for wildlife shooters and such. I may have to pick one up.... as I hear they work pretty good. Fairly cheap too.

I did this flash thing as a joke really but now that I think about it, it could be a good thing! Wouldn't the light be better, since the light source is "bigger"? Softer light? 2 flashes and 1 to bounce off the ceiling too. lol Plus, I could angle the 2 front flashes outwards a little to cover a wider area. No wide angle diffuser needed. Faster recycle time as you mentioned too. This funny set up can actually have serious results!