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How much light is lost through the use of the mirrored insert?

April 26, 2017insert light Lost mirrored

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How much light is lost through the use of the mirrored insert?

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The mirrored insert has incredible specular reflective properties, because of the aluminized coating on both sides. The light loss through reflection off this surface is only 1/3 of a stop, compared to the average light loss of 2 stops or more with typical translucent diffusers.