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PARA FB

Inspiration and Emotion


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PARA FBInspiration and Emotion

New dimeNsioNs iN light

Para FB reflectors are impres-

sie not onl becase of teir

sape and sie, bt most of all

becase of teir niqe lit

qalit and otstandin perfor-

mance.

Te decisie factor for te crea-

tie potoraper is tat a Para

FB is not a lit saper in te

conentional sense, bt a fll-

fleded illmination sstem:

A ariet of reflectors sies are

aailable; te position of te

lampead can be caned; te

anle inflences te caracter of

te lit; tree diffsers of diffe-

rent densities are aailable. Para

FB reflectors can also be com-

bined wit oter accessories.

Potorapers wit a flair for

lit will find no end of new com-

binations and caracteristics wit

te Para sstem: it is an inexa-

stible sorce of inspiration and

creatiit.

sizes

Te Paras FB are parabolic

reflectors made p of 24 se-

ments coered wit a i-loss

tearresistant textile reflector

material. Te reflector openins

ae diameters of 170, 220, and

330 cm. All Para FB models

are made mostl of alminim

and carbon or fibrelass (170)

and terefore wei er little

despite teir iantic dimensions.

Teir sie also determines te

ind of lit te prodce:

te Paa 330 FB enelops an

entire stdio in a wonderfl lit

tat remains soft een at reat

distances witot eer becomin

flat. Te lit is identical and

omoeneos oer a lare area,

so te model can moe freel and

spontaneosl. Te potoraper

can in fact stand directl in front

of te lit sorce and ar is

distance from te model witot

inflencin te lit or castin a

sadow.

Te Paa 220 FB is more tan

lare eno to prodce te tpi-

cal Para lit een at moderate

distances of 5 to 8 m. Lie its

bi broter, it can be completel

defocsed and offers almost

te same lit caracteristics.

Alto it becomes spot-lie

(arder) more qicl at lon

distances, it offers te entire

spectrm of ariation more rea-

dil at sorter distances.


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|| DANNy SzE, MODEL AgENCy: COSMOPOLITAN MODEL AgENCy ShANgAI, SILvER DukE MEDIA CO. ShANghAI, LOCATION ShOOTINg: CREEk ART ShANghAI

Te lit from te Paa 170 FB

beins to resemble tat of a er

lare spot. It is slitl more

aressie (so it occasionall

reqires a spportin fill lit),

bt also more interestin on

textres and more brilliant in

ilits. Te smallest of te

tree Paras FB cannot be com-

pletel defocsed to te same

extent, i.e. te reflector centre is

neer completel dar. Te resi-

dal lit does somewat redce

te tree-dimensional effect,

bt at te same time conteracts

an excessiel ard litin

mood. Moreoer, te 170 as te

reat adantae tat it can be

sed effectiel in smaller st-

dios and at sorter distances.


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FocussiNg

Next to te sie of te Para FB,

te most important parameter

for lit desin is te position

of te lamp in te reflector

(focssin):

Te focssed position, in wic

te lamp is located well inside

te reflector, creates a paral-

lel, lare-area lit. It acts lie

a iantic spot: powerfl and

brilliant on te one and, bt

on te oter and (becase of

its sie) soft and almost com-

pletel sadowless. Mc of

te lit comes from te optical

axis, te centre of te mbrella.

Positionin te Para FB beind

te camera terefore ields a

less delicate and tree-dimensi-

onal lit tat is still brilliant.

In ees or on loss srfaces, all

24 sements of te reflector are

imaed lie a diamond.

Wen te defocsed position

is sed (in wic te lamp is

positioned almost otside te

reflector), reflections from te

centre of te mbrella are enti-

rel absent. Te Paras FB dif fer

fndamentall in tis respect

|| ERIC vICTOR, AuSTRALIA


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from oter iant mbrellas wit

a strctred reflector material.

Te sbject is illminated not b

one bi lit sorce, bt b 24

small, ard lit sorces. Tose

24 ard lits, arraned in a soft

pattern, enerate a fantastical-

l beatifl clod of lit tat

enelops eertin, prodces

soft and smoot illmination and

neerteless empasises te

sbjects textre (e.. sin).

Since no lit comes from te

optical axis, positionin te

reflector beind te camera

means tat onl sapin side

lits exist, modellin eer po-

torapic sbject wit extremeplasticit and tree-dimensio-

nalit.

the light source

Para FB can be operated wit

bot a Plso g and an unilite

lamp, bt also wit a Rinflas P.

B sin a Rinflas P (wic

newl as been spplied wit an

uv protectie filter) te effectie

lit sorce moes precisel in

te centre of te Para FB. Direct

reflections (e.. in te ees of a

portrait-close-p) become more

omoeneos, te lit as sc,

slitl softer.

diFFusors

Diffsor 1 is an almost com-

pletel transparent tlle. Onl

a small portion of te l it is

diffsed and te tpical lit

caracteristics of te Para FB

are not inflenced. Te lit

becomes a tin bit more delicate,

contrast is slitl diminised

and te dominance of reflections

on te sbject is redced. Tis

maes it a manificent tool in

particlar for sbtle litin

effects in lamor potorap.

Diffsor 2 maes te lit den-

ser tan nmber 1. Te lit

becomes softer and more omo-

eneos bt also a little less

sclptral. Direct reflections

in ees or on similar srfaces

appear as almost omoeneos

wite areas, and te additional

scattered lit in te stdio red-

ces contrast. unlie wit nmber

3, oweer, some of te lit can

still pass tro te diffser

witot scatterin, and te tpi-

cal Para FB lit caracteristicsare retained to a somewat les-

ser extent.

Diffsor 3 closes off te reflector

completel. Te wite clot is not

transparent, and all te lit is

scattered. Te reslt is an extre-

mel omoeneos, er soft

and low-contrast lit. Te pro-

perties of tis Para FB lit are

comparable to tose of a softbox

of te same sie.


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ANgles

Te lit anle also as an

inflence on te lit. One pos-

sibilit is not to sine te Para

FB directl onto te scene bein

illminated. At different anles,

te reflections in te reflector aresifted or teir sie canes. Tis

lets te potoraper inflence

ardness. Imae contrast can

also be controlled b moin te

reflections farter awa from or

closer to te camera. If te Para

FB is directed awa from te sb-

ject, tis aain as a direct infl-

ence on te amont of scattered

lit in te stdio, and ts on

contrast, color satration, and

brilliance.

Tese are onl some of te capa-

bilities tat broncolor maes

aailable, and te alread offer

an incredible spectrm of litin

desin possibilities. Man more

will occr to o as o wor

eer da wit Para FB reflectors

in te stdio or on location; for

example, te lamp need not

alwas be located on te reflec-

tors optical axis. Asmmetrical

positions also ield te desired

effect. Para FB reflectors can be

combined wit certain oter lit

sapers from te broncolor pro-

dct rane: a Para FB is a con-

stant stimls to improise and

discoer new illmination effects.

A sPeciAl twist

Te reat adantae of te FB

ersion is its stretcin tecnolo

(patent applied for). usin te

practical cran on te bac side

of te iant mbrella, one person

can almost effortlessl open p

te reflector, moe it into an

desired position and close it.

ANother Big Plus

Now o can soot een wen te

weater is less tan ideal: ee-

lets for ropes ensre ood

stabilit weter te reflector is

monted on a stdio ceilin or

secred wit tent pes otdoors.

oN locAtioN too

Een tis enormos mbrella

can be taen alon once it as

been collapsed and paced into

its special carrin case.

lAmPs For PArA FB

Para FB reflectors are desined

for se wit broncolor lamps. All

tree sies are optimised for

lamps Plso g, unilite, Rinflas

P, Plso Twin* and Plso 8*.

Earlier (F eneration) lamps

reqire a retrofittin it.

coNtiNuous light with

PArA FB

Te ersatile Para FB reflec-

tors can be combined wit te

broncolor hMI F575.800 dalit

sorce so te can also be sed

as continos lit for poto-

rap, film and ideo. Te sa-

ble adjstable rane is slitl

restricted wit te hMI F575.800

lamp.

|| NADIA WINzENRIED, Ch

* Modification set required


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Bron Eletroni AgCh-4123 Allscwil / Switerland

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Paa 170 FB (Operation wit lamps)

ma va f 3200J, 100 iso f n f

f-stop at distance of 2 m 128 3/10 90 7/10 90 2/10


f-stop at distance of 10 m 45 5/10 32 22 5/10

Dimensions open (witot stand) 170 x 125 cm (67 x 49)

Dimensions closed (witot stand) 28 x 95 cm (11 x 37)

Weit 8,7 (19,2 lbs)




f-stop at distance of 4 m 90 45 4/10 32 1/10

f-stop at distance of 10 m 32 8/10 22 11 5/10Dimensions open (witot stand) 220 x 160 cm (87 x 63)


Weit 9,1 (20,1 lbs)



f-stop at distance of 2 m 90 8/10 64 9/10 64

f-stop at distance of 4 m 64 7/10 45 32 8/10


Dimensions open (witot stand) 330 x 240 cm (130 x 94)


Weit 12,1 (26,7 lbs)

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Paa 170 FB Paa 220 FB Paa 330 FB

Diffsor no. 1 Art-no. 33.479.00 33.464.00 33.469.00

Diffsor no. 2 Art-no. 33.480.00 33.465.00 33.470.00

Diffsor no. 3 Art-no. 33.481.00 33.466.00 33.471.00

Tilt ead wit cran andle Art-no. 33.477.00 33.477.00 33.477.00

Lamp extension cable 5 m Art-no. 34.151.00 34.151.00 34.151.00

Lamp extension cable 10 m Art-no. 34.152.00 34.152.00 34.152.00

Stand XXL AC Art-no. 35.114.00 35.114.00 35.114.00

Ba for 3 diffsers Para FB Art-no. 36.551.00 36.551.00 36.551.00

Extension adapter for Para FB Art-no. 33.476.00 33.476.00 33.476.00

Protectin lass, mat (5500 k) for hMI F575.800 Art-no. 44.102.55 44.102.55 44.102.55

Repair set for Para FB Art-no. 40.333.00 40.333.00 40.333.00

Tecnical Databroncolor Para FB

exPerieNce iNcluded

Para FB reflectors are te reslt of man ears of broncolor experience and adanced tecnolo.

Carefll selected components and robst constrction ensre te ltimate in dependabilit een

nder difficlt conditions. Bron Eletroni Ag proides a two-ear warrant.

Tilt head with crank

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