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Savage Translum Backdrop (Heavy Weight, 54" x 18')

BH #SA55418 • MFR #55418
 83 reviews
Savage Translum Backdrop (Heavy Weight, 54" x 18')
Key Features
  • Wrinkle-Free Styrene
  • Translucent Effect of Frosted Glass
  • Ideal for Cutting Silhouettes
  • Washable with a Mild Soap
Add the soft, diffused glow of frosted glass to your images with the Heavy Weight Translum Backdrop from Savage. This wrinkle-free Styrene backdrop allows you to diffuse light over a large area for a smooth, impressionistic lighting effect, while also cutting down on unwanted reflections to achieve a nearly shadowless look. Measuring 54" x 18', this versatile surface can be used as a light table, prop setup, or background. Objects on the other side of the backdrop appear as softly diffused shapes. Easily cut with scissors, Translum backdrops are also ideal for making silhouettes. After a shoot, this durable material can be cleaned with a mild soap to restore its original whiteness.
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Savage Translum Overview

Add the soft, diffused glow of frosted glass to your images with the Heavy Weight Translum Backdrop from Savage. This wrinkle-free Styrene backdrop allows you to diffuse light over a large area for a smooth, impressionistic lighting effect, while also cutting down on unwanted reflections to achieve a nearly shadowless look. Measuring 54" x 18', this versatile surface can be used as a light table, prop setup, or background. Objects on the other side of the backdrop appear as softly diffused shapes. Easily cut with scissors, Translum backdrops are also ideal for making silhouettes. After a shoot, this durable material can be cleaned with a mild soap to restore its original whiteness.

Attributes
  • Sturdy, durable styrene
  • Specialized effect of frosted glass
  • Easily cut with scissors, ideal for making silhouettes
  • Inside core diameter: 2.12"
  • 2 f-stop with -64% light loss
UPC: 731409554183

Savage Translum Specs

Size4.5 x 18.0' / 1.4 x 5.5 m
MaterialPlastic
Color/DesignFrosted Diffusion
Mount TypeCrossbar Mount
Core Size2.12" / 53.8 mm
Thickness0.14" / 3.56 mm
Weight8 lb / 3.6 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight7.5 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)55 x 3 x 3"

Savage Translum Reviews

A must have

By Ramon
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-06

If you shoot shiny stuff.

Excellent! Must have!

By Tram
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-07-03

I absolutely love the quality and results it bring! A must have; especially in a studio.

Medium is the way to go

By Eddy
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-01-13

Perfect for every job, makes everything softer, double up if needed, not much to add, does the job and does it well

Excellent

By Nikolay
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-12-21

Quality is excellent, fast shipping, wrapped perfectly

A product photography studio staple.

By David
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-06-04

This is probably the most useful tool for a product photographer, although portrait photographers will also find use for this bit of kit. You can suspend the cardboard tube from background stands or robust C-stands with robust boom arms and then roll out the length of diffusion material you need and use A clamps to clamp the rolled material to the crossbar so it doesn't unwind. When you are finished just roll it back up for next time. You can also cut pieces out of this roll for mounting in any number of frames which can then be held in various angles by using C-stands + boom arms or double super clamps + poles. This is high quality stuff.

Selling old products. Extremely yellow

By Isa
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2021-05-11

I was always purchasing this product and this time it came almost orange. It's because they are selling very old products. If you look in the picture you will see the difference. The one on the front is the new one. And the one in the back is the same product I purchased a year ago.

Great for my needs, but could be wider

By Greg
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-08-21

I bought this product to reproduce the look of a blown out window in my studio for silhouetted images with window curtains and sheers. Since I have no windows in my studio, this was a good compromise to give me some added flexibility. The 5' width is not quite wide enough, but I've made it work well enough thanks to curtains. The medium weight is great for diffusing the light across the entire face for even backlighting which has no hotspot. It can also be lit from the front, but I think that its main use would be lit from the back.

TRANSLUM - heavy weight - worked best for my use

By Jerry
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-07-17

I wanted a material that would maintain a flat surface in the many orientations that it would be used, my sense was that the thicker the material the better for my purpose. I used sections of the TRANSLUM to cover two 24 by 36 inch flag scrims, and one 48 by 48 inch Mathews Road Rags scrim. Mostly, I am lighting the surfaces of the smaller 24 by 36 inch, scrims at a very acute angles to create even gradient lights which is reflected by the glossy subject products placed between the two scrims. The 48 by 48 inch scrim is held horizontally, and doesn't sag in this position (which was a key consideration in choosing the HEAVY Weight material. I recommend the product should you have a similar need.

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Asked by: Margaret
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Asked by: Michael
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Answered by: Anonymous
Date published: 2020-01-23

question

How thick is this material?
Asked by: Adam C.
This is the one you want for product photography. it won't show double reflection on your glossy subject. It means the reflection is uniformed. If the diffuser material is not strong enough. when you put softbox behind it. you will see double reflection on the glossy subject and that is no no.
Answered by: kai
Date published: 2021-01-02

question

which kind of frame i have to attach to Savage Translum to make a diffuser?
Asked by: Carlo M.
The Matthews Flag Frame is good. it has different size to choose from here at B&H. I woud go with 24x36 and 48x48 size.
Answered by: kai
Date published: 2021-01-04

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how does this compare to vellum as far as transparency is concerned?
Asked by: Lon B.
Not sure although it produces spooky soft effects when you stand behind it
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Date published: 2018-08-26
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