Profoto launches collapsible OCF Beauty Dish

The Broncolor BB 65 also costs $50~ more.

If the Broncolor was collapsible, I'd spring for it. As it isn't I'll spring for this. Taking up/putting down is a LOT of work and puts a lot of stress on hard stuff.

Or you get the noname ones for like a third of the price you pay for the Profoto label.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?sts=ma&Ns=p_PRICE_2%7c0&setNs=p_PRICE_2%7c0&N=0&srtclk=sort&Ntt=folding+beauty+dish

@Shiranai:

I understand why people would by Impact, but I wouldn't. The price difference isn't worth it to me. Profoto is well supported here in Japan, so if something goes wrong, there are dealers all over from whom rentals and/or replacements can be found or the product serviced, with expedience.

The Bron is not collapsable? Why is it made of soft material and use rods and a speeding (like a softbox) if it weren't collapsable? Unless I am missing something it looks as collapsable as this Profoto.

Collapsible in this case means you don't set it up by inserting rods. You just pull it out like an origami booklet. The broncolor requires individual rod-insertion.

The word you are looking for is "foldable". But you still have to insert the rods into a speedring on both. And you don't have to take rods out of soft boxes or these BDs when you pack them up. I never have. I leave them in. I just unfold it, insert the rods in the speedring. Done. It's pretty easy and takes no time at all.

It appears that the attachment speed ring isn't like normal speed rings in that the rods don't attach to it directly. They are already in the collapsible beauty dish and the dish attaches directly to the speed ring.

Profoto's site says:

"Since it is tailor-made for on-location photography, the OCF Beauty Dish is compact, lightweight and easy to use. High-quality fabrics and patent-pending design allows you to snap it onto the speedring without having to bend and fumble with the rods."

So it appears to be what I call collapsible, which basically origamis into a new shape without any of the same setup hassles typical with softboxes. I have only one collapsible dish, from comet. Setup is as simply as slipping it onto the speedring and covering the front. That's it. Completely different to a separate rod folding system.

Ok. I'll give you half credit. Ha!