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- Opens and closes quickly
- Remove the black cover and it can be positioned close to the subject for a shoot-through diffuser
- Use the black cover to create a soft silver interior for a bounce source
- Collapsible for on-location
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Manufacturer's Description
Optical white satin umbrellas can be positioned close to the subject for quick and easy bounce-light diffusion or as a shoot-through diffuser. Umbrellas allow for a quick and easy set-up. Black cover creates a soft silver interior as a bounce source. Remove the black cover and it can be positioned close to the subject for a shoot-through diffuser. Collapsible for on-location jobs.
Product Description
Umbrellas allow for a quick and easy set-up. Black cover creates a soft silver interior as a bounce source. Remove the black cover and it can be positioned close to the subject for a shoot-through diffuser. Collapsible for on-location jobs.
Open Size: 43 in.
Open Size: 1.09 meters
Closed Size: 14.5 in.
Closed Size: 0.37 mm.
Weight: 1 lbs.
Weight: 0.45 kg
Max Wattage: 750
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
There's enough reviews here to say how good they are. I've included some essential
Shaft diameter is 1cm. So it might be too big for some umbrella holders.
Shaft is hexagon and has a metal core.
What I use it for as a wedding photographer:
Onsite portraits (shoot through) and group photos (reflect).
Keeps my subjects dry like any normal umbrella.
It's also a good reflector during the day.
Shaft diameter is 1cm. So it might be too big for some umbrella holders.
Shaft is hexagon and has a metal core.
What I use it for as a wedding photographer:
Onsite portraits (shoot through) and group photos (reflect).
Keeps my subjects dry like any normal umbrella.
It's also a good reflector during the day.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Had this umbrella for a few weeks now and have had great results, spreads light evenly. Me personally, I like to shoot into the umbrellas and having the reflected light hit my subject. I'd recommend one to anyone who wants to get their hands on a great tool for flash photography, much more compact and conveniant than a softbox
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I am normally filming in the US and have the usual LOWEL RIFA Softboxes with 750W Tungsten Lamps, but I do get over to the UK and was looking for something that offered 'comparable lighting' in a travel size and at a low price.
I am very satisfied with the Westcott 43-inch Optical Satin Umbrellas. I pair them with Lowel 750W Tota lights that are attached to light stands using a Manfrotto Umbrella shoe. I must stress that if you buy these umbrellas you will want the shoe from Manfrotto or something like it because the base of the rod is larger than a standard Lowel 1/4" umbrella hole.
Anyway -- I left the black fabric on the back and bounced the light down at 75 degrees on my subject all day for 4 days and the lighting was excellent and the umbrellas did a super job.
No, I don't think it is comparable to the RIFA Softbox which sells for $900 in the USA, but it doesn't cost that as well and is far more transportable. Unlike large softboxes, these lights can attach to the lightweight light stands for sale here as well and don't require sandbags or weights for stabilization when using a lightweight light head like a Lowel Omni or Tota light.
The light color is a warm honey / tungsten neutral white using 750W, probably a bit warmer using a lower wattage head.
Once the job was done, the umbrellas collapsed to about 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and stored in a typical umbrella nylon sleeve and then inside a plastic sleeve. A lot of product for the money.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION.
I am very satisfied with the Westcott 43-inch Optical Satin Umbrellas. I pair them with Lowel 750W Tota lights that are attached to light stands using a Manfrotto Umbrella shoe. I must stress that if you buy these umbrellas you will want the shoe from Manfrotto or something like it because the base of the rod is larger than a standard Lowel 1/4" umbrella hole.
Anyway -- I left the black fabric on the back and bounced the light down at 75 degrees on my subject all day for 4 days and the lighting was excellent and the umbrellas did a super job.
No, I don't think it is comparable to the RIFA Softbox which sells for $900 in the USA, but it doesn't cost that as well and is far more transportable. Unlike large softboxes, these lights can attach to the lightweight light stands for sale here as well and don't require sandbags or weights for stabilization when using a lightweight light head like a Lowel Omni or Tota light.
The light color is a warm honey / tungsten neutral white using 750W, probably a bit warmer using a lower wattage head.
Once the job was done, the umbrellas collapsed to about 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and stored in a typical umbrella nylon sleeve and then inside a plastic sleeve. A lot of product for the money.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION.
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Unfortunately the first time I opened this umbrella it stuck in the fully open position - past the point of return so it was absolutely impossible to transport. Read more
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Recieved it today and was prematurely immediately dissapointed as I looked at the size of the package and it was tiny. Read more
Published 6 months ago by TM
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