Beauty Dish for shoe mounted flashes?

*MidwestMax* · 10-10-2009, 09:40 AM

Has anyone ever used one of these beauty dishes designed for shoe mounted flashes? I don't see any customer reviews anywhere. For $65 it doesn't seem like a bad deal.

QBRA Flashpoint Q Series 6" Beauty Dish Reflector for "A" Size for Shoe Mounted Flashes

Zav · 10-10-2009, 10:18 AM

65$?
Hey, save some money

My DIY Beauty Dish Result.

PolishMike · 10-10-2009, 04:01 PM

I'm SO making one of those, Zav! A truly ingenious DIY design - easily made from common parts while not sacrificing any functionality.

Now, where to source an appropriate bowl...

(I have just started playing with shoot-through umbrellas and I find they spill light all over the place when used indoors - I'd like a bit more control but would rather not spend £££ on softboxes and beauty dishes at the moment)

*ramair455* · 10-10-2009, 04:32 PM

That ain't no damn beauty dish by any stretch of the imagination. Beauty dishes are reflectors 22"-30" in diameter.

alohadave · 10-10-2009, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by ramair455

That ain't no damn beauty dish by any stretch of the imagination. Beauty dishes are reflectors 22"-30" in diameter.

Chill out. It's still a beauty dish because of the way it diffuses the light.

*ramair455* · 10-10-2009, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by alohadave

Chill out. It's still a beauty dish because of the way it diffuses the light.

Ok, I'm chilled......it still isn't a "beauty dish"...its a 6" diffuser for a hotshoe flash; its not beautiful light.

mattdm · 10-10-2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Zav

65$?
Hey, save some money
My DIY Beauty Dish Result.

With no judgment on whether this device is any good or not, I know I couldn't collect all of the parts needed for the DIY version and assemble them nicely in $65 worth of my time.... especially my scarce spare time.....

PolishMike · 10-11-2009, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by mattdm

With no judgment on whether this device is any good or not, I know I couldn't collect all of the parts needed for the DIY version and assemble them nicely in $65 worth of my time.... especially my scarce spare time.....

Ah, but see, some of us enjoy making stuff in our spare time (well, I do anyways

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alohadave · 10-11-2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by ramair455

Ok, I'm chilled......it still isn't a "beauty dish"...its a 6" diffuser for a hotshoe flash; its not beautiful light.

Did you see the part where it is 14 inches, not six?

Russell-Evans · 10-11-2009, 11:54 AM

Interfit also makes a mini Beauty dish. This one is in two parts, the dish, $30 and the flash head adapter, $8.

Interfit | STR102 Strobies Mini Beauty Dish Reflector | STR102

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Thank you
Russell

*MidwestMax* · 10-11-2009, 12:01 PM

As cool as that DIY dish looks, I'm not sure if I'd get around to building it.

Since no one has tried the beauty dish I mentioned, in theory, would this dish have any noticeable advantage over my Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce diffuser for portraits?

*ramair455* · 10-11-2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by alohadave

Did you see the part where it is 14 inches, not six?

True, but the OP's link was to a 6" reflector on Ebay. However, the DIY link is a 14," which is pretty nifty.