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United Kingdom, Belfast
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Review on 🧦 Soft White Diffuser Sock for Standard Reflector / Sparkler Reflectors - Fits 7" to 11" Fotoconic and 27cm Models by Chris Nastanovich

Revainrating 1 out of 5

In a word rubbish: lighting

It was a waste of money. Not only will it never fit an 11" (7-8" max) reflector, it's incredibly cheap (FYI, made in China judging by the packaging). It's basically a $0.99 miniature shower cap from the store. In fact, the $0.99 shower cap could be of higher quality. Note that it's VERY thin nylon and can easily melt or catch fire if the bulb in your application is too hot for that (I wouldn't even use it next to a CFL). Also, the material is too thin to efficiently diffuse multiple LEDs and offers minimal diffusion (softens shadows a bit, but not enough). The description says "good quality nylon". No, nylon in a road windbreaker is easily 10 times stronger, and other diffusers I've used are made of significantly better material. This nylon feels as thin as tissue paper, as if it could easily be punctured with a blunt fingertip - very inexpensive. The attached photos show the cheap nylon and the material's inability to effectively diffuse the light from the LEDs in the ring light I had on hand at the medium brightness setting. The crazy nylon is just too flimsy to use for anything other than dim, soft lighting.

Pros
  • camera and photo
Cons
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