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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 822180" data-attributes="member: 50197">I looked on B&H as well as Amazon, and couldn't find the AMZ1 you were asking about. I'm sure a round softbox would work very similarly to a square one. Yes, I could use F22, and often do. It will increase DOF a little, in this case, probably not enough to get the wings in focus. The downsides are it requires more power from the flash, increasing recycle time and flashes per battery charge. The other issue is diffusion. I notice sharpness starts to fall off above F16. Most "gurus" recommend not shooting smaller than F11 for maximum sharpness. I'm sure that some lenses control it better than others. I need to set up a stable subject and shoot a series and compare them under magnification. I tried it this afternoon with a flower, but the wind interfered with the results. I could tell that F32 was definitely suffering from diffusion.</blockquote>