> > Has anyone found a way to put a really big softbox onto 550EX speedlights? > Where can I get them? What is the best way of supporting big softboxes?
I've used small softboxes for the 550EX and found the effect is still too harsh, after all, to make light soft you need a large diffused emitting surface as to not cause harsh shadows, a small softbox like a Lumiquest just isn't large enough. I've tried a few times using a 36" diameter silver umbrella mounted on light stand with the 550EX, the ST-E2 on the camera serve as the controller. This set up works well but the umbrella soaks up so much light output that I have found that I need to use 400 ASA film to register enough light from the model. The benefit of this set up is the various elements collapse easily and quickly into small pieces to carry around. If Canon or a 3rd party manufacturer come out with a medium to high power flash head that is fully compatible with the Canon wireless E-TTL system, I would be the first one in line to buy it. Regards Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
