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Mar 09, 2014 17:38 |  #1

I'd like to add a pair of gridded strip softboxes to my lighting kit. I'd like to use them to rim light portraits and possibly use them for full with large groups of people.

My current options by PCB (I use Einsteins) are:
- 10x36"
- 30x60"
- 24x36" regular softbox

I should add that My other modifiers a 47" octabox, 22" beautydish, and 7' PLM.

Which would you go with and why? I am open to other brands, they just have to mount to my Einsteins AND open quickly like an umbrella.


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Mar 09, 2014 19:33 |  #2

EZ Pro bigger sizes and opens like an umbrella... they have grids for it too


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Mar 09, 2014 19:43 |  #3

I'll second the Fotodiox EZ Pro stuff. Great build quality, and the price is really reasonable.



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Mar 09, 2014 20:04 |  #4

PhilF wrote in post #16746492 (external link)
EZ Pro bigger sizes and opens like an umbrella... they have grids for it too

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I'll second the Fotodiox EZ Pro stuff. Great build quality, and the price is really reasonable.

Cool, thanks for the tips on the EZ Pro modifiers. What sizes would you choose out of the three listed?


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Mar 09, 2014 20:48 |  #5

Looks like 12x56 is the only strip Fotodiox makes that breaks down like an umbrella. It's a great size for a strip though. That's the one I went with.

They do have 24x36 and 32x48 boxes too.



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