60" Umbrella

Can you recommend a good overall affordable 60" umbrella

white? black backing? parabolic?

can you include some photos of finished shots?

What sort of flash are you firing into it? The PLM system from Paul c Buff is a great system.

Westcott Umbrella
Optical White Satin with Removeable Cover
$40

FarmerTed1971 wrote in post #17232030
Westcott Umbrella
Optical White Satin with Removeable Cover
$40

Yep. I have these in 3 sizes. Good product.

I have 2 canon 580ex's and will have a yongnuo 568exii tomorrow.

I have three 622c triggers and just ordered a 622c TX

I have a few 42" umbrellas and 2 24x24" lastolight soft boxes

I'd like to get at least a 60" and I'm also looking for a reasonable priced twin and triple speed light bracket

Ty for the relies so far

I heard from some others about the Paul buff systems, any photos to show?

Big fan of the impact 60" convertible umbrella

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …Convertible_Umb​rella.html

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The best choice would be the Photek Softlighter II: well built, and it can convert to shoot-through.

The Impact looks like an acceptable second choice. You'd want to avoid umbrellas that use a screw-in plastic button to convert from reflective to shoot-through: it's very easy to lose said button and some, like those from Photoflex, tend to unravel.

As to whether to use a normal umbrella or a parabolic, well, that depends on your intended use. Parabolics collimate the light, so they're more useful for portraiture; 'normal' brollies, on the other hand are more useful to illuminate large areas as they spread the light.

I really like my Photek Softlighter II. Comes in several sizes including 60 inch.

I just ordered one of the Westcott's myself.

just looked at some images from it, sounds great

+1 for Photek Softlighter II.

Really amazing product.