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what are grids for ... ab's have honeycomb grids and all types ...what are they used for Jan 01 08 07:16 pm Link Ummmmm Lighting effects? (lol) I have never used any but I hear the results are pretty cool Nic Jan 01 08 07:29 pm Link Nic wrote: yeah ... i know its some kind of affect but i have brain freeze i can't think of how it would look ...lol Jan 01 08 07:33 pm Link Don Cortex wrote: A grid is a honeycomb patterned metal disc that goes in front of a light source. It restricts the light spread into a more controllable spotlight. Jan 01 08 07:35 pm Link try them and see what they do. Basically they focus the light to a small narrow beam . Jan 01 08 07:35 pm Link Don Cortex wrote: like one of those flashlights you can zoom in and out... kinda like that, only you put a gird on to do the zooming. Jan 01 08 07:36 pm Link  Jan 01 08 07:36 pm Link  Jan 01 08 07:37 pm Link Don Cortex wrote: Modifying the light. Jan 01 08 07:38 pm Link To narrow the light's spread by various degrees. :-) Fabric grids supress spread also, but the metal grids used in parabolics have interchangable grids. From small (10 degree) to wider (40 degree) honeycombs that direct the light. Think of them as fine tuned barn doors. Jan 01 08 07:38 pm Link Do the research on strobist.com. Not only will they tel you what they're used for, they'll show you how to use them but also shoe you how to make them too. Jan 01 08 07:39 pm Link Shouldn't those images be +18? Jan 01 08 07:39 pm Link digital Artform wrote: Is it just me, or is that mannequin hot? Jan 01 08 07:40 pm Link digital Artform wrote: Thanks ... I got it now .. i could do some cool things with them... Jan 01 08 07:40 pm Link Don Cortex wrote: You have good info above about what they are used for. Now, I am going to tell you how important they are...... quite frankly, I find them indispensable. Jan 01 08 07:40 pm Link Digitoxin wrote: lol ..i had that problem today ... i was using my sb800 and room lamp and i was tring to use my sb as fill light and it wasn't hitting the way i wanted Jan 01 08 07:46 pm Link A slice of oblivion wrote: And here I thought you created the chart all by yourself. Jan 01 08 07:55 pm Link If the (great!) advice in this thread isn't enough, check out some of the other MM threads on grids: Grids * Honeycomb Grids * Cheap grid? (Options) * Barn doors and Grids..Educate me! * Do you use Grids ? * Snoot vs Grid * How often do you use honeycomb grids? * Lightbars, ringflash, litepanels, kinoflows... Unusual modifiers * Which degree for Grid Spots * Grids Jan 01 08 08:41 pm Link Grids are cool. I can't explain what they do better than has already been done. But I can repeat, grids are cool. Jan 01 08 08:45 pm Link I use them on nearly every shoot, and for many different things. Get some and try them. You'll probably find a dozen different ways to use them! Jan 01 08 08:47 pm Link |
