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Beauty Dish that fits the Einstein E640?
Hi there, since for Europe Einstein Strobes are double the price. Before I make an order for the Flash, I need to know if I can get a 22'' Beauty Dish that fits it and is not so expensive. Any suggestions? Thank you! Feb 21 13 04:00 am Link The standard alien bee one fits ($80). I've seen alien bee speedrings for mola demi dishes (~$280 IIRC) too. Feb 21 13 04:04 am Link T-D-L wrote: Hi! Feb 21 13 07:31 am Link I use a speedotron bd with kacey adapter ring Feb 21 13 07:37 am Link In Balance Photography wrote: Ditto, but those might not be available in Greece. Feb 21 13 09:28 am Link You can buy the Mola and have to get the speeding ( I have that ) can get expensive but nothing beats that beauty dish (I own that... I own the buff, and the profoto one). I now take my profoto one on location because it is smaller and lighter, keep the mola in the studio and never use the paul buff one. Feb 21 13 09:45 am Link You get what you pay for with beauty dishes... go Mola and get the Kacey adapter.... Feb 21 13 09:48 am Link Has anyone ordered a kacey adapter and the demi mola from Europe that you know of? I 'll keep searching Feb 21 13 10:32 am Link I just bought my einstien last week and used a 22" rps beuaty dish made for speedlights I had lying around. Works like a charm. Feb 21 13 07:04 pm Link theres a 27" beauty dish on ebay... it works fine and won't break the bank don't believe all the hype on Molas People pump it up bigger than what they are... if Mola didn't make the Setti then people would say it was a terrible BD because of shape. If Mola made the Speedotron dish also then people would be fine with it. There is a Korean company that makes a dish that is very simular to the Setti but people put it down too as being a bad Setti wanna be. To this day no one can see a picture and know what beauty dish it was taken with be the results Feb 21 13 07:13 pm Link A European brand that was very popular was Balcar and that is the mount that is used by Einstein. You should be able to find used Balcar beauty dishes in EU. They were French and Swiss. (Chicken and egg problem - Paul Buff choose the Balcar mount for his White Lightning line (now Alienbees and Einstein) At one time, many strobe brands used this mount but they seem to have gone out of business as has Balcar) Feb 21 13 10:36 pm Link M K wrote: As others have already said. The 22 inch Mola Demi beauty dish can be bought with the speed ring to fit your flash heads. But my apologies it is expensive Feb 21 13 10:42 pm Link Lorin Edmonds wrote: I am finding it very hard to find it. Any suggestions? Thank you. Feb 22 13 01:56 am Link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/walimex-Unive … 58934f050f The same one is on amazon uk for £94.54 with free delivery. The pcb one white or silver uk/europe store will cost around delivered £148 = $226 https://www.paulcbuff.eu.com/_mycart?ts=20130222205040 I edited this post. Feb 22 13 02:36 am Link Feverstockphoto wrote: hmm I saw this one, but it comes in silver and it is for Balcar lights. Does this mean it will fit the einsteins? Feb 22 13 02:47 am Link Lorin Edmonds wrote: According to this post by Lorin and other posts i have seen on the topic it fits (is the same mount). I was looking at the same a couple of weeks ago for my einstein but can't afford to spend at the moment.... Feb 22 13 02:57 am Link Feverstockphoto wrote: Yes, but they told me Balcar has closed. I can't find a homepage, or someone that sends in Europe. Feb 22 13 03:14 am Link You just need the one i linked from Ebay which can also be found on Amazon. It comes with the correct adapter. Read the tips listed on that ebay page it can fit variety of lights with correct adapter that they sell. No need to purchase one as it is included - Click on where it says included - 1x walimex Beauty Dish universal connection, 56cm 1x Adapter for Balcar Balcar fits Einstein from what i have read on several websites so it fits  .Feb 22 13 04:54 am Link The Ebay one ships to Europe and rest of the world, read shipping information, there is also contact number and email if you need to speak to them. Feb 22 13 05:00 am Link ok, thank you! Feb 22 13 04:18 pm Link Calumet sells a 22" B.D. for $100 and also sells a speed ring for Einstein. That's what I'm using. Comes with a sock and you can buy a grid. Feb 22 13 04:26 pm Link Rich Arnold Photography wrote: very usefull info! can you give me tha specific product links of the products from this site plz? Feb 24 13 01:29 pm Link I made 2 of my own. 1 white 1 silver. They're stellar. Total investment in both dishes (including socks) about $75.00 and a whole lot of fun making them. Feb 26 13 03:09 am Link Calumet for the price is pretty good. It is silver though. but the grids are affordable too. My 22 inch has cost me close to $1000 now. you get the Beauty dish for $300, Profoto Ring for $200, 2 grids for $350, case for $300. But it produces amazing light. Feb 26 13 05:14 am Link Personally happy with the 22" white bees dish with sock and grid. Feb 26 13 02:51 pm Link I just ordered the Kacey BD with adapters for both the Einstein and also for speedlights. Feb 26 13 03:53 pm Link BTW the top three rows in my portfolio were shot with the Mola Demi..... Feb 26 13 04:01 pm Link |
