On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:59 AM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19/06/2012 5:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> First question, how much difference does an eggcrate make when shooting >> with a softobox? > > > I tend to shoot in confined spaces, and like to be specific where my light > goes, so I'm pretty sure I want one. >> >> >> > You need to get the manufacturers specifications regarding how much spread > they allow. > My grids (the correct name for them BTW) allow a fairly tight pattern. My > small ones are IIRC, 5º and 10º, and my 24" one for my beauty dish is > somewhere around 20º.
Bill, for the larger softboxes the grids take the form of black fabric strips, 1 to 3 inches wide, sewn into a very large squared arrangement with holes 1-2 inches on a side, somewhat reminiscent of eggcrates, so the name. The light spread is on the order of 40-50 degrees. Your smaller grids are typically a tight honeycomb of black plastic tubes or bent steel for the beauty dish. Sometimes called a honeycomb grid. :-) -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
