Maximum softbox size for one speedlight

What is the maximum size softbox, octabox one should use with the use of only one speedlight like a 580 Ex ii or 600 EX-RT?

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So you found the answer?

What is it?

If tells you, he'll have to kill you.

windpig wrote in post #16694699
If tells you, he'll have to kill you.

At least I have the right screen name.

Rimshot.

hes gone wrote in post #16694684
=he's gone;16694684]So you found the answer?

What is it?

1st rule of softbox club is you don't talk about softbox club.

the flying moose wrote in post #16694744
1st rule of softbox club is you don't talk about softbox club.

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the flying moose wrote in post #16694744
1st rule of softbox club is you don't talk about softbox club.

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As big as a long piece of string.

The answer is 42.

This was a nice thread that you should see if the answer you found is the right one

https://photography-on-the.net …tbox+size+for+s​peedlights

No, I did not find my answer before I asked for the thread to be deleted but I also did not search the forum more than a basic search before I posted and I should have. I actually have gone a different route in my lighting needs but if there are folks that can answer my original question I would still like to hear what is to be said.

Koz21 wrote in post #16696341
... if there are folks that can answer my original question I would still like to hear what is to be said.

To be honest, I don't think there is a simple answer.

I've probably read too much on the lighting forum over the last 12 months or so, and this is one of the issues I've paid particular attention to. IMO much over 24" x 36" or maybe 30" x 30" is going to start to push past the maximum, but the depth of the box has a huge impact on whether the light fills the box evenly. The bigger the front of the box, the deeper it must be to allow the light to spread evenly and avoid a hotspot in the center.

Other folks will tell you differently.

Koz21 wrote in post #16696341
No, I did not find my answer before I asked for the thread to be deleted but I also did not search the forum more than a basic search before I posted and I should have. I actually have gone a different route in my lighting needs but if there are folks that can answer my original question I would still like to hear what is to be said.

Just read this post that covers this issue very well:

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1032866

Enjoy! Lon

FlashZebra wrote in post #16696415
Just read this post that covers this issue very well:

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1032866

Enjoy! Lon

Cool...Thanks!