Review on 12"X56" Softbox With Beauty Dish Design, Soft Diffuser, Speedring Bracket, And Grid/Eggcrate Set For Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, 580EX II, 430EX II, And More By Pro Studio Solutions by Kyle Ahmed

I already own the Fotodiox Pro Octagon 48" Softbox, but required something more convenient to mobilize for outdoor/on location shoots, away from the studio. This is where the "EZ" in the EZ-Pro Octobox comes in. Unlike the former; which requires the standard setup of forcing fiberglass rods into the octobox and into the ring adapter, the EZ-Pro sets up just like an umbrella (albeit pretty stiff when opening), then pop on the small, included beauty dish, velcro on the inner and outer diffuser panels and voila-giant light source in a couple minutes. The rods are made from thin metal and not fiberglass. Fiberglass umbrella rods tend to snap easier while these should last much longer.The shell's material is not as heavy duty as their non-"EZ" Pro softboxes. It is more of a tough, nylon type material versus more of an imitation leather/vinyl ("Pleather") material that is thicker and weighs more. But since the "EZ" Pro line is designed and constructed with mobility and field use in mind, it is perfect for the intended use. One could use either/or both in studio, but with the low per unit cost compared to the more well known brands, I have a few of the Fotodiox standard Pro line softboxes that stay in the studio and a couple of the EZ-Pro line softboxes for outdoor/location shoots in the 48" and 36" sizes. (The 36" EZ-Pro Octagon Softbox cost about $30 less and is a screaming bargain. I actually use the 36" more outdoors, but on calmer days, bring out the "48).The first sample image had slight editing while the 2nd image is a jpg right off of the camera's raw file which may or may not show the slightly cool color of the light source with the Fotodiox EZ-Pro Octagon Softbox with the two diffuser panels. WB set to Bright Daylight and easy to work with in post if needed.