Broncolor Foba Fotodiox Lantern Globe

[Nokton48]

Broncolor Impact Foba 32" Fotodiox Lantern Globe 'box by Nokton48, on Flickr


Shown with Impact 41 400 WS Foba Tripod made from Foba Combitubes. I've wanted a Lantern Globe head for a while.
Softest possible hemispheric lighting. $90 from B&H and shipped directly from the manufacturer.

Anybody here using Lantern Globe Heads?

 

[AgX]

Is the tube not located way too deep within that globe?

I would have designed that globe completely different.

 

[Nokton48]

The inside is reflective silver, to help direct the light around the tube. Works well for lighting interior scenes. Cost is low.

Broncolor Balloon Head by Nokton48, on Flickr

This is the Broncolor Balloon Head. Priced over $1000 but also looks very nice and functions with typical Broncolor precision, I am sure..

 

[gorbas]

Chimera also has very similar product in a few flavors. GAM had almost the same thing too.

 

[Nokton48]

Balloon Head Impact 41 4x5 Norma TLR 250 Imagon by Nokton48, on Flickr

Here I have switched out the Pulso Hazylight for the Broncolor Impact 41 with "Balloon Head". Totally -shadowless- utterly soft lighting. Notice the new Viewing System on the 4x5 TLR. Norma Monocular Bellows on top, Reflex Binocular Sinar on the bottom. This camera is now a true in every way TWIN LENS -REFLEX- 4x5. Viewing the image right side up through the bottom lens, and being able to move the mirror around to scrutinize every mm of the viewing screen, is a great luxury. This works GOOD very direct super user friendly studio portrait camera. I made two more exposures Impact 41 set at 1/4 power, f5.6 on FM2 incident flash meter. Yellow green filter added, so exposures on Fuji HR-U of, 2 pops, and bracketed also for four pops at H5.8 on the 250 Imagon taking lens. I know you are supposed to use sharp pincer-type lighting with Imagons, but I am breaking some rules here. Looks cool on the ground glass, can't wait to develop it hopefully later today.