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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 480023" data-attributes="member: 12496">I have a PLM that I use for the fill light behind the camera, and I do use it, it's OK, but I have mixed emotions about it.&nbsp; Since my camera is usually about ten feet back, I thought a large one would be just the thing back there.&nbsp; Mine is a 64 inch, and it's about 54 inch actual diameter.&nbsp; I have ten foot ceilings, so it can nearly fit in for my purpose, but I simply can't imagine trying to work around a couple of them for portraits.&nbsp; On the football field, maybe.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />It's a little complicated assembling it each time too.&nbsp; Not trivial like regular umbrellas.<img src="http://www.scantips.com/g2/dse_7522.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />If you want it to be a parabolic beam, get the silver one, because the white one is not. I don't think white can be focused.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is incredibly wide angle.&nbsp; I think of it as 180 degrees.Side spill, all over the room.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can see the flash tube in the top picture, looking in from the side.&nbsp; Any conventional side reflector totally defeats its purpose, no longer even near full width.&nbsp; There must be uses for it, but not sure my use is right.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure a regular large umbrella would suite my use better.<img src="http://www.scantips.com/g2/dse_7528.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 480023, member: 12496"] I have a PLM that I use for the fill light behind the camera, and I do use it, it's OK, but I have mixed emotions about it. Since my camera is usually about ten feet back, I thought a large one would be just the thing back there. Mine is a 64 inch, and it's about 54 inch actual diameter. I have ten foot ceilings, so it can nearly fit in for my purpose, but I simply can't imagine trying to work around a couple of them for portraits. On the football field, maybe. :) It's a little complicated assembling it each time too. Not trivial like regular umbrellas. [IMG]http://www.scantips.com/g2/dse_7522.jpg[/IMG] If you want it to be a parabolic beam, get the silver one, because the white one is not. I don't think white can be focused. It is incredibly wide angle. I think of it as 180 degrees. Side spill, all over the room. You can see the flash tube in the top picture, looking in from the side. Any conventional side reflector totally defeats its purpose, no longer even near full width. There must be uses for it, but not sure my use is right. I'm pretty sure a regular large umbrella would suite my use better. [IMG]http://www.scantips.com/g2/dse_7528.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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