My softbox (Photoflex 24"x36") folds up and stores neatly into a carrying bag that came with the softbox - too bad the speed ring can't fold up though :D
So basically the softbox is a bit longer than, yep, you guessed it, an umbrella. Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [personal] RE: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? > > > Thanks for the examples Jens. > (All very nice shots BTW) > And thanks everyone for your comments. > > I like the effect with the soft-boxes, but it is > hard to judge because of the difference in media, > subject, etc. > I think I like the more directional, but still > soft light of the boxes. > I have on ocassion put dark cloth over the umbrellas > (sort of a 'barndoor' effect.) to get a bit more > direction to the light. > Seems it would be very easy to mask a large box if > one felt it was a bit too soft. > > One more question, how hard is it to transport a > soft-box? > Umbrellas are of course very easy. > > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:50 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? > > > > > > Softboxes: > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt/DreamHC/Side1.html > > Umbrellas: > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt/DreamHC/Side21.html > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt/DreamHC/Side20.html > > > > All the best > > Jens > > > > > > > > ...I use the umbrella like this most of the time: > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt/DreamHC/Side17.html > > > > Jens Bladt > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sendt: 12. januar 2005 00:29 > > Til: [email protected] > > Emne: Re: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brendan" > > Subject: Re: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? > > > > > > > William was it not you who said softboxes were better > > > since you could control the direction of the light > > > better nad have less spill? > > > > Absolutely, they excell at that, and the quality of the light can be > > very good. > > I have, however, come to prefer reflected light from an umbrella. > > I suspect it has something to do with the umbrella being a 3 > > dimensional light source, as opposed to the flat lighting from a soft > > box. > > Ribless umbrellas are nicer still, since the structure of the > > reflector isn't as obvious in the catchlights. > > Somewhere around the house, I have both a 60" umbrella and a 60" > > Moonlight softbox. I've never done a direct comparison. > > I should do that at some point. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > >
