Yongnuo Portable Softbox

Anyone of you guys here use this softbox from Yongnuo before?

How are the results?

http://cgi.ebay.com …K:MEWAX:IT#ht_3​836wt_1139

heckcare.der wrote in post #10331413
Anyone of you guys here use this softbox from Yongnuo before?

How are the results?

http://cgi.ebay.com …K:MEWAX:IT#ht_3​836wt_1139

interesting but I'm not sure about the usefulness of a six inch softbox

I had a different brand of the same thing. It worked pretty well. My biggest gripe with it is that I had to collapse it every time to get it in my camera bag. It didn't hold up to that kind of treatment. I found it impractical.

It does cut down on the light coming from the flash considerably. I get the same results now by bouncing the flash correctly and using the FEC.

HoosierJoe wrote in post #10332299
I had a different brand of the same thing. It worked pretty well. My biggest gripe with it is that I had to collapse it every time to get it in my camera bag. It didn't hold up to that kind of treatment. I found it impractical.

It does cut down on the light coming from the flash considerably. I get the same results now by bouncing the flash correctly and using the FEC.

i guess it would be better for outdoors with nothing to bounce on if OCF not available the time?

thanks for the replies!

I am trying to get it to work as OCF. Just for single headshots most likely. But I would like to know how effective is the diffusion for this kind of softbox? Since its only one layer of diffuser.

Try this one maybe?
http://www.dealextreme​.com/details.dx/sku.37​666
cost a bit more but shipping is free.

Bigger is better in this case.
I have the Lumiquest softbox III which is 8"x9". Here's an article about it by David Hobby:
http://strobist.blogsp​ot.com …umiquest-softbox-iii.html

I used it in this shot for on-axis fill:

ed. wrote in post #10334916
Try this one maybe?
http://www.dealextreme​.com/details.dx/sku.37​666
cost a bit more but shipping is free.

I see. Have u used it before? Hows it?

int2str wrote in post #10335427
Bigger is better in this case.
I have the Lumiquest softbox III which is 8"x9". Here's an article about it by David Hobby:
http://strobist.blogsp​ot.com …umiquest-softbox-iii.html

I used it in this shot for on-axis fill:

Overall, I don't use it much anymore these days. It's just too small still somehow.

This product came across my mind. But the thing is I wont be using it often so quite pointless having to spend that amount of money. So looking for alternative.

heckcare.der wrote in post #10335503
This product came across my mind. But the thing is I wont be using it often so quite pointless having to spend that amount of money. So looking for alternative.

At about 1/10th the cost it seems like the $5 ebay model might be worth a toss and if it works out the Lumiquest is probably a higher quality option if you like the results.