Review on 60-Inch Octagon Softbox Beauty Dish With Speedring For Multiblitz Varilux Strobe Light - Compatible With Soft Box And Octbox Accessories From Pro Studio Solutions by Flex Graham

The five stars is for the 36" octabox with the BOWENS mount. The 36" octabox with the speedlight bracket adapter gets 0 stars because the speedlight adapter simply does not stay attached to the softbox mount. I first tried the Octabox with the speedlight bracket but returned it because the bracket would not stay in the speedring as the rubber around the edge of the speedlight bracket made it too thick to fit into the Octobox mount and it kept on popping out. ( I purchased other softboxes with the same speedlight bracket without the rubber edge. Therefore I am assuming Fotodiox previously sold the version of this speedring which has no rubber edge making it thinner and thus fitting in the mount well, although the Bowens mount is very slightly larger and more secure in any case ) I purchased the Bowens mount version and the Studiohut L-Bracket for Bowens mount for speedlight use. The Bowens speedring stays nice and securely attached to the softbox.Initially, I was hesitant to buy this Octabox because of reviews stating that the light it emits is blue. But I have not found this to be the case. The color temperature from this Octabox is perfect, not blue nor yellowish.It is hard to open and close, but if you follow the instruction and push it against your abdomen to open and close as Fotodiox advises, it only takes a few seconds , it . Alternatively, you can place the softbox on the floor and press down on the center of the cage to open the softbox. To close it, press down in center a bit and then press in that little metal piece that sticks out and clicks when opening the umbrella. I find the first method to be easier.I use a flash diffuser. I see a big difference in the smoothness and eveness of the light using a flash diffuser. It is much more even.This is a great Octabox and well worth the price!Edit: I bought #10 washers from Home Depot for the softbox's speedring mount. The washers I purchased are substantially thicker and slightly bigger than the ones that came with softbox( but still fits in the grooves) and they really hold the speedring securely.