Novel beauty dish

[juggler]

Thought the lighting nerds here would enjoy this:

The BlackDish

Welcome to the home of the revolutionary BlackDish! The BlackDish is the world's first and only black-lined beauty dish, that also easily converts into a traditional softbox.

theblackdish.com

(and no, it's not April yet).

 

[swanseamale47]

Link wont open for me. I'm struggling to see the point of a black reflector. What am I missing?

 

[LongLensPhotography]

I'm struggling to see the point of a black reflector

It is not white for once but they have white diffuser on top

The only saving grace would be if the surface is glossy or specular so the loss of light won't be the full 100%. They should do the proper matt version next with the novel blackest material on earth

 

[ancient_mariner]

They should do the proper matt version next with the novel blackest material on earth

The Spinal Tap beauty dish? None more black.

 

[Graham W]

The Spinal Tap beauty dish? None more black.

There's a Spinal Tap quote for every occasion!

 

[TimHughes]

Thought the lighting nerds here would enjoy this:

The BlackDish

Welcome to the home of the revolutionary BlackDish! The BlackDish is the world's first and only black-lined beauty dish, that also easily converts into a traditional softbox.

theblackdish.com

(and no, it's not April yet).

Ask the mods to move to the jokes page?

 

[sk66]

Ask the mods to move to the jokes page?

This was not a joke... they're actually marketing this thing; I think it started a couple years ago. You can go all the way through the checkout process and they will sell you one.

I mean, it is complete nonsense/BS and should have been a joke; but the joke's on you (if you buy one).

 

[Faldrax]

This was not a joke... they're actually marketing this thing; I think it started a couple years ago. You can go all the way through the checkout process and they will sell you one.

I mean, it is complete nonsense/BS and should have been a joke; but the joke's on you (if you buy one).

It seems ideal for lighting product shots of bottles of snake oil

 

[TimHughes]

This was not a joke... they're actually marketing this thing; I think it started a couple years ago. You can go all the way through the checkout process and they will sell you one.

I mean, it is complete nonsense/BS and should have been a joke; but the joke's on you (if you buy one).

unbelievable nonsense....wow

 

[Erty]

You might find it reflects infrared. Lots of black dyed things (clothes, hair, etc) do and look white in infrared pictures. It depends upon the dyes.

Even if there was a market for infrared portraits, a standard reflector would work better and involve less guesswork.

 

[sk66]

You might find it reflects infrared. Lots of black dyed things (clothes, hair, etc) do and look white in infrared pictures. It depends upon the dyes.

Even if there was a market for infrared portraits, a standard reflector would work better and involve less guesswork.

Apparently the reflecting dish has a lot of spill making it essentially a very inefficient ring light... thats the only reason it works at all.

 

[Gav.]

Does it produce better dark light for better shadows ..

 

[Erty]

Does it produce better dark light for better shadows ..

If you combine it with the latest Sony set for a 1/8000 global shutter (just like a D70 has...), you can see the dark light against the less exposed background.

 

[swanseamale47]

My thoughts are if you add a black bulb it may add shadows? ........

 

[Gav.]

My thoughts are if you add a black bulb it may add shadows? ........

Or it'll show white underwear