Hi Carlos - There is no question that the reflector has an effect... here is one of the nicer one's I know of for strobe: http://store.garyfonginc.com/liiido.html That said, I very much doubt the simple flash lamp reflectors in use at the time did much to manage the light in the manner you are speaking of... I think it is due to some of the other factors we gave been discussing... Eric Goldstein -- On 1/10/08, Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have compared several photographs taken by my father > with the 2.8C and Rollei Flash -B&W prints- in the > '50s and '60s regarding some photographs I took using > the same camera and electronic flash; the photographs > with bulb looks very good really, the light does not > produce so harsh shadows like the electronic flash > used in the wrong angle, however I think Allen is > right, the difference has to do with the reflecting > surface, the Rollei Flash light and the electronic > flash light are identical when you bounce the > electronic flash light on a white surface. > I couldn't compare color photographs, I found old > color prints taken with natural ligt only. > > Carlos > > > > > Yahoo! Encuentros. > > Ahora encontrar pareja es mucho más fácil, probá el nuevo Yahoo! Encuentros > http://yahoo.cupidovirtual.com/servlet/NewRegistration > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list