Rectangular vs Circle reflector

11 years 1 month ago #278930 by Chris Ly
I'm picking up one of those 5 in 1 reflectors and just wondering what is the difference between a circle reflector and a square/rectangular other than the shape?


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11 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #278938 by garyrhook
A rectangular reflector will give you geometry that can be aligned with the orientation of the camera. I.e. landsapce reflector for a landscape shot, etc. However, given that reflectors are generally used for subjects that are separated from their backgrounds, it probably doesn't really matter.

I just watched a Gavin Hooey video on doing selfies, and he used a reflector as a background. Portrait shoot, portrait orientation on the reflector. Made sense. That might be a consideraion: having a portable background as well as a reflector.


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11 years 1 month ago #278952 by KCook
My 5-in-1 is circular. As often as not I end up using just the translucent core panel folded up in front of a strobe. As a dense diffuser obviously. The difficulty is the "folded up" part, just not pretty. I have not had a chance to try a fold-able rectangular 5-in-1. Dunno whether they fold any neater than the circular ones.

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11 years 1 month ago #279178 by Uplander
I have a 5 in 1 circular reflector that I picked up from Adorama last year


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11 years 4 weeks ago #279584 by Tristan R
I have a couple round ones, but I don't use them often


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