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Originally Posted by xenigo
Those are nice looking umbrellas. Do you have any samples of images taken with the silver lining?
I've been avoiding shooting with my silver umbrellas lately because of the specular quality of them. They have way too much of a "focused" beam and for some reason mine are kinda difficult to meter... with the ones I use they have hot spots that alter the meter readings as much as 2 stops in any particular point.
Anyway, ever since I switched to using either white with black backing, or white shoot-through umbrellas, I've been quite happy with the results.
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I will post some samples for ya to see how well they shoot and yes they are very vivid in detail due to them being silver specular. They are also great for HD Video as they bring out all the fine detail.
You may be getting hot spots due to the exact reason I told you that Profoto is the best when it come to quality and " Consistency " and most important even light from tip to tip.
Broncolor, Norman and Profoto make the absolute best umbrella and reflectors hands down. Yes they are extremely pricey but that is for a reason.
If you use Profoto umbrellas, you will not get un even hot spots. That is why they cost $1500 to $1800 for 5' to 7' ubrella/reflectors.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._Umbrella.html