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Review on Enhance Your Lighting Setup With Kamerar D-Fuse Combo: Large LED Softbox & Grid, 12"X12 by Richard Eledge

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beautiful soft light, Easy and Portable

For the price I expected something flimsy that seemed like a cool idea but didn't deliver. Boy was I wrong.I typically use large 24x24" Chimera Softbox attached to a 600W or 1k Arri Fresnel ($500 dollar light and $400 softbox) to achieve a look incredibly similar to what I've just seen out of this $50 softbox and any $100 or less LED light. I'm using the GVM 580 and I must say how impressed I am with the soft light this box produces. The egg crate is very effective at narrowing the focus of the light which is useful for creative lighting interviews.There is a very small amount of light leakage from the back where the velcro attaches to the light that isn't very noticeable and can be easily solved with a small piece of black wrap.The box snaps into place easily using little magnetic poles, is compact and very light on the light head itself, and folds into a very small compact case for travel. I can see me buying another one and carrying my $400 Chimera on jobs less and less unless it's specifically requested. The look and softness of light out of this little box is impressive, and the build quality seems like it will last quite a while.Not much negative I can say about this. For those criticizing the lack of ability to tilt the light with this attached, most lights have both horizontal and vertical holes in the yoke to attach to the light stand. Use the side yoke (like in my photos) and you can tilt the light with no problem.

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Pros
  • Works for I what expected.
Cons
  • The softbox may create a distracting glare in reflective surfaces