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Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior)

BH #WE2547 • MFR #2547
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Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior)
Key Features
  • White Reflective Interior
  • Rapid Change (Switch) On/Off Flashes
  • Durable Metal Frame
  • Heat-Resistant Fabric
This white interior Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz from Westcott has a collapsible design that allows for rapid assembly and breakdown, making it easy to transport. The white reflective interior provides soft and crisp light with neutral highlights. It offers color-neutral diffusion that only absorbs one stop. The deflector plate helps redirect light outward to defeat the hot spot, providing edge-to-edge softness. The term "Switch" in the name refers to the quick release locking mechanism that makes for quick, easy, yet secure changes to the mounting insert, allowing this one beauty dish to be used with a variety of light fixtures. The dish requires a mounting insert (not included) compatible with the light fixture you are using. In addition to the included neutral color diffusion panel, an optional 40° eggcrate grid can be attached to help control the directionality of the light.
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Westcott Switch Beauty Dish Overview

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This white interior Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz from Westcott has a collapsible design that allows for rapid assembly and breakdown, making it easy to transport. The white reflective interior provides soft and crisp light with neutral highlights. It offers color-neutral diffusion that only absorbs one stop. The deflector plate helps redirect light outward to defeat the hot spot, providing edge-to-edge softness. The term "Switch" in the name refers to the quick release locking mechanism that makes for quick, easy, yet secure changes to the mounting insert, allowing this one beauty dish to be used with a variety of light fixtures. The dish requires a mounting insert (not included) compatible with the light fixture you are using. In addition to the included neutral color diffusion panel, an optional 40° eggcrate grid can be attached to help control the directionality of the light.

Benefits
  • Includes beauty dish, full-stop diffusion, deflector plate, and travel case
  • 36" Nominal diameter is perfect for full-length portraits and headshots
  • Compact and lightweight softbox with fast setup time
  • Requires a Switch Insert to mount a compatible light source
  • Opens and collapses like an umbrella for easy setup and transport
  • The white reflective interior provides soft and crisp light with neutral highlights
  • Durable metal framework and heat-resistant fabrics for dependability
  • Deflector plate eliminates a hotspot for softer beauty lighting
  • Neutral diffusion fabric provides consistent color temperature
  • Glamorous light output for beauty and portrait photography
  • Provides natural-looking catchlights in your subject's eyes
UPC: 810008712986

Westcott Switch Beauty Dish Specs

Key Specs
Item Type
36" Collapsible Beauty Dish (16-Sided Hexadecagon Shape)
Interior Color
White
Light Compatibility
Requires Bracket/Speed Ring (Not Included)
Item Type
36" Collapsible Beauty Dish (16-Sided Hexadecagon Shape)
Interior Color
White
Light Compatibility
Requires Bracket/Speed Ring (Not Included)
Quick Open Type
Click/Locking Type
Accepts Grids
Yes (Not Included)
Maximum Wattage
650 W (Hot Light)
Removable Front Face
Yes
Light Loss/Gain
1-Stop Loss
Materials
Aluminum, Fabric
Dimensions
Diameter x Height: 36 x 16.5" / 91.4 x 41.9 cm
Weight
2 lb / 0.9 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
4.885 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
28.6 x 6.7 x 6.3"

Westcott Switch Beauty Dish Reviews

Almost Perfect

By Eric
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2025-12-08

I Have Collected A Few Dozen Light Modifiers Over The Past 20 Years, Including Umbrellas, Soft-boxes, Lanterns And Beauty-dishes From Aputure, Angler, Chimera, Photoflex And Westcott. Some Of The “old-school” Style Photoflex Pack-up Really Small And Light, But Take Longer To Assemble And Disassemble. Whereas The Newer Umbrella-style Modifiers Can Be Really Quick To Set-up And Break-down, But Don’t Pack-down As Small. But To Me The Most Important Feature Is That The Light Output Is Uniform, Without Hot-spots, And There Are Big Differences Between Brands And Styles. So, When I Bought This 36” Silver Beauty Dish, That’s All I Expected… A Beauty Dish, With Its Somewhat Harsh, Specular Lighting, Which Is Not Always Uniform. But… Wow It Really Did A Great Job In That Regard – Beautiful Results, With No Hot-spots. REALLY Nice. And Then I Wondered, Why Would They Send A Diffusor Cloth Along With This? It’s A Beauty-dish, Not A Soft-box. I Assumed That, If It Wasn’t A Deep, Parabolic-shaped Softbox, That It Couldn’t Possibly Have A Nice, Uniform Light Output, Even With A Single Front Diffusion Panel. But I Was Wrong. Add The Diffusor, And This Becomes A Compact, Super-fast-to-assemble Softbox With Perfect Light Uniformity Across The Surface! Very Impressive. And You Can Buy The Grid For Other Westcott 36” Octabox And Get Soft, Diffuse, Directional Light As Well. My Only Minor Complaint Is That, The Way The Umbrella Mechanism Latches Is Like A Hair-trigger. If You Don’t Get The Center-piece Perfectly Installed On The Rod, It Can Suddenly Collapse Back To A Folded Umbrella – For Example When I Am Installing The Diffusor Panel On The Front. Just Make Sure The Spreader Piece Is Absolutely And Completely Down As Far As It Will Go, Or It Might Spring Back On You. After It Happens Once, You Won’t Forget… Now I Am Buying More Of These. I Love Them. I Can Replace More Than Half Of My Other Modifiers With This. It Is A Great Beauty Dish, And Also A Softbox, AND It Is Well-built And Sturdy. If I Had To Choose Only One Modifier To Take To A Desert Island – It Would Be This One. Well-done Manny Ortiz And Westcott, This One Is A Home-run!

Great Modifier

By Charles
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2024-01-29

Well constructed. Nice, punchy light. Easy to take on location. Love it.

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What adapter(s) do I need to use this with an ...

What adapter(s) do I need to use this with an Elinchrom 500 TTL flash head?
Asked by: terry
To use the Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior) with an Elinchrom 500 TTL flash head, you will need the Westcott Rapid Box Switch / Beauty Dish Switch Insert for Elinchrom Quadra Flash Heads (B&H # WE2537) or the Westcott Rapid Box Switch / Beauty Dish Switch Insert for Elinchrom EL Flash Heads (B&H # WE2533).
Answered by: Elliot
Date published: 2025-03-21

what do i need with fj200

what do i need with fj200
Asked by: CALEB
You can use the Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior) with the Westcott FJ200 with this insert, BH #WE2545 (https://bhpho.to/3XkTt5w ).
Answered by: Rob K
Date published: 2024-09-08

Is there a grid compatible for this?

Is there a grid compatible for this?
Asked by: Daniel
The Westcott 40° Egg Crate Grid for Rapid Box Octa XL and Switch Octa-M is recommended for the Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior).
Answered by: Rachael B
Date published: 2023-12-06

Between 24-36" beauty dish. What's the size ...

Between 24-36" beauty dish. What's the size difference in terms of results? Want to shoot outdoor sport/portrait & action
Asked by: Joel
We suggest 36inch for outdoor shoots as the 24 inch will be to small.
Answered by: hectorm
Date published: 2023-05-22

Is this beauty dish (36" version) comparable with ...

Is this beauty dish (36" version) comparable with the ProfotoB2 strobe!? If so what extra brackets or mounts do I need?? Thank you kindly. I'm new to all of this.
Asked by: Jennifer
You may purchase the Westcott Rapid Box Switch / Beauty Dish Switch Insert for Profoto Flash Heads, B&H # WE2539 • MFR # 2539, to use the Westcott Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz (36", White Interior) with the Profoto B2 OCF Flash Head.
Answered by: Manzell L
Date published: 2022-11-04

Other than size, what's the difference between ...

Other than size, what's the difference between the 36" Manny Ortiz white beauty dish and the 24" Westcott white beauty dish?
Asked by: Scarlett
The Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz has a shallower design and improved build quality over the Westcott 24" Rapid Box Beauty Dish.
Answered by: Kirk R
Date published: 2023-10-06

Does the Westcott Switch Beauty Dish come with 1 ...

Does the Westcott Switch Beauty Dish come with 1 or 2 diffusion fabric pieces? I'm asking because there are Velcro attachment all around the inside midway into the dish. In other words, am I missing a baffle? I only have one, the outer one. If I'm not missing a baffle, I'd it possible to purchase a baffle to fit these Velcro attachments and obtain another layer of diffusion? Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Asked by: Scarlett
The Westcott Beauty Dish Switch 36 - White Interior does not include an inner baffle. Only a front one. There is not an inner baffle made for that.
Answered by: Rob K
Date published: 2022-01-28

What adapter do I need for the Godox AD300? ...

What adapter do I need for the Godox AD300? WE2530 was too big
Asked by: Cristina
You can use the Godox S2 Speedlite Bracket for Bowens and the WE2530 will fit.
Answered by: Davis H
Date published: 2025-04-03
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