What was this piece of lighting equipment?

[Leftyplayer]

I was observing a shoot recently and one of the guys had a light source that was very unusual. It was almost like a small ball/ dome (not more than 5 inches (and I think smaller). It was so compact that he had it set up on a tabletop tripod and had a remote trigger set up for it. He said when he's doing quick shoots and needs portability with his off-camera lighting, he carries that around, places it near the subject and shoots. According to him, the set up was only around $30 to boot. Mind you, this is not high-end type equipment ... it's a basic, highly portable kind of thing. For the life of me, though, I can't remember what it was called and I can't seem to find it through random searches ... since I obviously don't have a great descriptor.

But I thought someone here could play "guess that equipment" with the tiny bit of lame information that I have Any ideas?

 

[Big Mike]

A Lightsphere?
lightsphere - Google Search

 

[Leftyplayer]

No, it wasn't a diffuser. The thing was actually the light itself.

p.s. though the lightsphere seems neat. I've got it on my list, but got the snoot first and it's pretty cool : )

More guesses?

 

[gsgary]

Like this ? Speedlite Diffusion Globe - Viewfinder Photography Ltd Store

 

[Village Idiot]

I was observing a shoot recently and one of the guys had a light source that was very unusual. It was almost like a small ball/ dome (not more than 5 inches (and I think smaller). It was so compact that he had it set up on a tabletop tripod and had a remote trigger set up for it. He said when he's doing quick shoots and needs portability with his off-camera lighting, he carries that around, places it near the subject and shoots. According to him, the set up was only around $30 to boot. Mind you, this is not high-end type equipment ... it's a basic, highly portable kind of thing. For the life of me, though, I can't remember what it was called and I can't seem to find it through random searches ... since I obviously don't have a great descriptor.

But I thought someone here could play "guess that equipment" with the tiny bit of lame information that I have Any ideas?

Constant or flash?

 

[Leftyplayer]

Constant or flash?

Flash

 

[Leftyplayer]

gsgary - from the description and images, the globe looks like a diffuser that is placed over the lightsource (flashgun) to diffuse the light. This thing WAS the light.

 

[SrBiscuit]

how was he triggering it?

 

[o hey tyler]

Paul C. Buff - Einstein

That? Wouldn't be in the same price range, but it has a globe-y type thing on it.

 

[gsgary]

Lumedyne ? Welcome to Lumedyne.Com

 

[Derrel]

My money says it is a Morris Slave Flash, since "it is the light". The Morris Company has been making these for 50 years or so I'd estimate. These things are kind of cool!

Products - The Morris Company


They have a LOT of small flash products.

AC Slave II - The Morris Company

AC Super Slave - The Morris Company

 

[SrBiscuit]

this aint $30 though

Broncolor Visatec Globo Round Diffuser for Monolight | Diffuser | Hawks Photo Video

 

[gsgary]

this aint $30 though

Broncolor Visatec Globo Round Diffuser for Monolight | Diffuser | Hawks Photo Video

This one is cheaper Lencarta professional photographic lighting equipment - ProBall - Light Shapers

 

[MissCream]

It's obviously this!

http://www.bigluckydeals.com/images/products/KI_HP060_B.jpg

 

[o hey tyler]

It's obviously this!

http://www.bigluckydeals.com/images/products/KI_HP060_B.jpg

That's my studio lighting setup in a nutshell. 300 of those lining the inside of the room, all turned on by hand.