Review on Photogenic Mount Studio Flash Compatible Softbox - Fotodiox EZ-Pro 12X56In Quick Collapse by Chris Litton

Two main parts in this product that do warrant to be reviewed separately, the soft box and the speedring.First the soft box: It was relatively easy to deploy once you realize that there is a locking mechanism, and that the only way to lock it is to place your hand through one of the four hook and loop openings in the back and pull. The other method that works well, when the light diffuser is not installed, is to place the ring side on the ground and push downwards, with both hands, on the mechanism around the center rod until it locks in place.The internal light diffuser was easy to install, using the elastic corners and hooks preinstalled (sewn) in the unit. The external light diffuser was a little more tricky, as I wanted it to be as flat as possible, with no wrinkles in it, that possibly could deflect some of the light in unwanted directions.The best way I found was to install the deployed unit on a projector, place it on a telescopic tripod and tilt the top forward, using the strobe hinge to lock it in place. This allowed me to hold the top of the hook and loop on the diffuser and stretch with both hands as I applied it on the top edge of the box. Then I did both the sides, and finally the bottom. After I was done, I had to reposition the top a little bit to eliminate all wrinkles. I also made sure that all the material (black side of the cloth) was pulled outside of the ring, so that most of the light would be trapped and could only flow through the front of the box and not the back.Second, the speedring: In the back of the ring, there is a screw, meant to be used as a brake to create a positive lock between the box and the ring during installation. I tried to lock the ring, but there was no way as not enough pressure was created to fully lock the ring. I simply added one washer to the one already provided, underneath the screw, which did the trick. It was then easy to quarter turn the box to lock it on the strobe. When done, do not forget to release the screw so that the box can be freely oriented in it desired position. Leaving the screw locked in place would risk unhooking the box from the strobe, and the box could fall off.Overall this is a great product for the price.