Alternative for fresnel spot?

[martin_patek_strutsky]

I had the opportunity to play for the first time with a 6000ws fresnel

spot and was very pleased by its even light with sharp defined shadows.

 

Unfortunately Hensel does not offer an add-on fresnel for my 500ws

monoblocs. Is there still any chance to copy this effect?

 

Within my current accessories my closest bet is a 7" standard

reflector with a 20 deg. grid and some softening foil.

[ellis_vener_photography]

There are a couple of companies that either make generic optical spots for flash

equipment or modify older Mole-Richardson fresnel spots for flash. Try http://

www.flashclinic.com

[martin_patek_strutsky]

Thx Ellis,

 

flashclinic seems to offer their own line of fresnels, but the website gives no specs or prices.

[steve_roark]

Funny, I've been toying with the idea of putting one of those plastic fresenel sheets in front of my strobe to see if I could replicate some 1930's styles. These are lightweight and it should be easy to construct a supporting frame that can be mounted over a monolight.

Heres a link to a site that sells some big ones:

 

http://www.alltronics.com/lenses.htm

 

I saw another site that mentioned Office Depot having 4"x5" sheets for a dollar.

 

http://medfmt.8k.com/bronfresnel.html

 

Another site has 7"x10" sheets.

 

http://knowledgepublications.com/index.htm

 

Apparently, people like to use these things to burn stuff, but at least one company is using them as telephoto adapters for flashes.

 

http://www.kirkphoto.com/brackets.html

 

hope this helps.