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Review on πŸ“Έ Fotodiox F60 Quick-Collapse Hexagonal Flash Softbox - 60cm (24in) for Canon Speedlight, Nikon, Vivitar, Sunpack, Nissin, Sigma, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic Lumix Flash by Ana Nguyen

Revainrating 5 out of 5

easy to use for lighting

About a month ago I finally bought a soft box for my flash. I have a few modifiers for my flashes but it took me forever to settle on a softbox as I wanted something full featured, easy to use and fairly large. I finally settled on a 24" Fotodiox F60 Quick-Collapse Hex softbox. Now I can't comment on how it will hold up over time as I haven't had it that long reviews about it are mixed. Price range and seems well built for this price, it has a few plastic parts that may or may not hold up well over time. But what I like about it so far is that it's adjustable, I can tilt it up and down where always I am. I need it. Many of them don't have this feature for some reason. It's very easy to install and remove. I don't have to fight it like traditional softboxes. It also adapts to different flash sizes and has the ability to fully insert the flash head so that light leakage is minimal Finally the light is quite nice (see test image below) and it has an internal baffle (diffuser) like traditional softboxes, out of many which these types of softboxes. I like the softness it adds, but it's a different thing between you with the subject and the light, so you'll have a slight loss of light. I don't see this as a problem, I think in the test image below I only used about 1/8 power, with the reflector below.

Pros
  • electronics
Cons
  • crumpled packaging