📸 Westcott 2006 45-Inch Soft Silver Umbrella: Enhanced Lighting Solution for Professional Photography Review

They appear to be very well made. The fiberglass subframes ensure smooth turns and the shaft is very strong. Sounds dirty! The fabric is dense and does not let light through. They seem to increase the color temperature of my flash from 5600K to around 6000K when they come in a better case/case. The clear plastic case is working great so far, but I don't expect it to last too long.

If you're serious about lighting your sets, you may already have other Westcott products in the studio. This is a basic umbrella with a blackout fabric on the outside and a silver reflective interior. No surprises in terms of quality; this is hard work. Bought cheaper alternatives but was intimidated by some reviews that looked suspicious. In the end, I settled on a brand that I knew wouldn't let me down.

Since there are only two reviews for this umbrella at the moment, I agree. Firstly, I can't believe this umbrella is so cheap! Second, the struts and struts are fiberglass, which is great because I've had umbrellas with metal struts that will bend and break just by looking weird. Third, the umbrella stem appears to be quite durable. Again, other umbrellas look like they've been chewed up by a Rottweiler after a few uses, but this one still holds on. so I don't have to use the stupid plastic…