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Small Product Photography: Softboxes vs Umbrellas (Starter Kit)
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 335387" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Just one opinion, but I think you want white reflecting umbrellas for speedlights.</p><p></p><p>See the last two pictures at far page bottom at <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/umbrellas2.html" target="_blank">Mounting Speedights in Umbrellas</a></p><p></p><p>Speelights have the fresnel lens on them, to focus the light forward. At best, they make a spot in the center of a softbox panel. Some light comes out, but softboxes are designed for bare bulbs with 180 degree spread. Speedlights don't do that.</p><p></p><p>But speedlights can sit back at the end of a longer umbrella shaft, and can illuminate all of it (at about 24mm zoom).</p><p></p><p>Here is a fine two - umbrella kit:</p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/250348-REG/Smith_Victor_401484_UK2_Umbrella_Kit_with.html" target="_blank">Smith-Victor UK2 Umbrella Kit with RS8 Stands, 45BW 401484 B&H</a></p><p></p><p>It will also need two shoes: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/52772-REG/Stroboframe_300_SHO_Flash_Mount_Adapter.html/8530/KBID/9567/Stroboframe_300_SHO_Flash_Mount_Adapter.html" target="_blank">Stroboframe Flash Mount Adapter - Standard Shoe Type 300-SHO B&H</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a lesser kit, a bit smaller:</p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/425220-REG/Impact_DFUMK_Digital_Flash_Umbrella_Mount.html" target="_blank">Impact Digital Flash Umbrella Mount Kit DFUMK B&H Photo Video</a></p><p></p><p>I would replace those shoes with the same shoe link above (because they don't hold the flash securely, it won't be long before the flash falls to the floor. Mine did twice before I trashed the shoes).</p><p></p><p>32 inches might be easier to work around on the tabletop scene, but the larger ones are softer and very nice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 335387, member: 12496"] Just one opinion, but I think you want white reflecting umbrellas for speedlights. See the last two pictures at far page bottom at [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/umbrellas2.html"]Mounting Speedights in Umbrellas[/URL] Speelights have the fresnel lens on them, to focus the light forward. At best, they make a spot in the center of a softbox panel. Some light comes out, but softboxes are designed for bare bulbs with 180 degree spread. Speedlights don't do that. But speedlights can sit back at the end of a longer umbrella shaft, and can illuminate all of it (at about 24mm zoom). Here is a fine two - umbrella kit: [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/250348-REG/Smith_Victor_401484_UK2_Umbrella_Kit_with.html"]Smith-Victor UK2 Umbrella Kit with RS8 Stands, 45BW 401484 B&H[/URL] It will also need two shoes: [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/52772-REG/Stroboframe_300_SHO_Flash_Mount_Adapter.html/8530/KBID/9567/Stroboframe_300_SHO_Flash_Mount_Adapter.html"]Stroboframe Flash Mount Adapter - Standard Shoe Type 300-SHO B&H[/URL] Here is a lesser kit, a bit smaller: [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/425220-REG/Impact_DFUMK_Digital_Flash_Umbrella_Mount.html]Impact Digital Flash Umbrella Mount Kit DFUMK B&H Photo Video[/url] I would replace those shoes with the same shoe link above (because they don't hold the flash securely, it won't be long before the flash falls to the floor. Mine did twice before I trashed the shoes). 32 inches might be easier to work around on the tabletop scene, but the larger ones are softer and very nice. [/QUOTE]
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