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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 115148" data-attributes="member: 12496">With umbrellas, size is not really about the speedlight. Size does affect the softness (light quality), and big can fill a larger area, but we don't measure the ceiling before we bounce from it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The larger umbrellas have longer shafts, so the speedlight can still fill them.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes a bigger factor is what size can you work around in a small space?But umbrella size really won't matter to the speedlight itself.&nbsp; Here are some metered measurements I made of it (towards bottom of page - Metered Power Comparisons):&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/umbrellas3.html" target="_blank">Which is softer, Reflected or Shoot-through Umbrellas?</a>Softboxes seem another story. The fresnel lens on the speedlight focuses its light to just be a spot on the front fabric, instead of filling the box as designed.&nbsp; Light still comes out, but studio lights are used as bare bulb in there, 180 degree spread.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 115148, member: 12496"] With umbrellas, size is not really about the speedlight. Size does affect the softness (light quality), and big can fill a larger area, but we don't measure the ceiling before we bounce from it. :D The larger umbrellas have longer shafts, so the speedlight can still fill them. Sometimes a bigger factor is what size can you work around in a small space? But umbrella size really won't matter to the speedlight itself. Here are some metered measurements I made of it (towards bottom of page - Metered Power Comparisons): [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/umbrellas3.html"]Which is softer, Reflected or Shoot-through Umbrellas?[/URL] Softboxes seem another story. The fresnel lens on the speedlight focuses its light to just be a spot on the front fabric, instead of filling the box as designed. Light still comes out, but studio lights are used as bare bulb in there, 180 degree spread. [/QUOTE]

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