Lumiquest Softbox

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This really is a great accessory that is especially useful when bouncing your flash off the ceiling isn't an option.
Such as in churches or large buildings you can still avoid harsh direct flash with this product.
It easily folds away into your bag too!
Highly recommended!

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This product is great and gives a nice even illumination, used in the street for fill in flash or used in a darker enviroment it copes equally well. The ease of contruction and the neat way it folds down is an added bonus, I would highly reccomend this to anyone wanting to soften shadows and give good even illumination.

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This is an inexpensive way to improve your portraits. I've used it on and off camera with good results. You can get very good results, especially when balancing with natural light or using a reflector. It's obviously not quite as good as a pro studio lighting.
Using a diffuser can alter the exposure needed- using digital, it's easy to quickly adjust settings to compensate for this. Using film might take some trial and error if it's being used as the main lighting source.
Fitting is a bit fiddly the first time, but actually fairly straightforward. I'm using the optional rubber cinch strap to attach the softbox, and once fitted the assembly is pretty robust. If I only had one flash I'd probably just use the standard velcro, though.
It's such a small thing that I find it convenient to keep it and a small collapsible reflector in my camera bag.

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Light weight and easy to use. Folds up flat to fit into camera bag. Good construction should last a long time. Very good even light and much more controllable than bounce flash. Buy the (expensive for what it is) cinch strap to avoid messing up the flash gun with sticky velcro pads.

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Never without this in my camera bag. Folds down to just a few mm thick. Seems fairly well indestructable too.

Gives much better quality of light than the plastic dome diffusers included with many speedlights.

Only gripe is the sticky-backed velcro you need to use attach the softbox. Leaves a sticky mess on the flashguns. Better to buy a Honl Speed Strap and use that.

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It's good for close ups and makes the light of a flashgun softer. It's sturdy and packs up flat. It's great for what it is!

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This is a great piece of equipment for any photographer with a flash gun. As we all know they can be unforgiving on the face and eyes and create shadows. The wonderful fact about this product is it comes flat and you Velcro the frame around your flash head and its fairly easy to work out. When not in use it folds flat and has very little weight to it.
I would recommend this to anyone who just needs to use the flashgun and is secure in it defusing the subject and leaving much less shadow. A good buy for not too much money and a great resource

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This product is well made with strong plastic and folds down flat for portability. The diffuser panel has a thick central area that minimises hotspots. It attaches by means of self adhesive strips that fix to your flashgun. The adhesive is very strong and impossible to remove, so while it ensures a good grip, it spoils the appearance of the flashgun and makes it impossible to resell. Much better to attach it using a cinch strap which is well worth the extra money.

The product produces nice soft lighting excellent for macro subjects. I haven't tried it for portraits. Light loss is about 2-3 stops so you need a powerful flash or a high ISO setting on the camera.

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I use this with an Nikon SB800 and it really does improve the range of use for the flash. Especially useful at weddings and events where portability is a must. It's a well thought out and well made bit of kit that packs down flat and for the price is great value.