Thanks for the reply....I'd be using my Nikon SB600 and 800 CLS not radio so it would have to be on the outside of the box !
I'm looking around BH camera and the Alzo digital site.
Thanks again,
Originally posted by chromeydome:
Do you use the Nikon CLS system to control/trigger your speedlights, or radio triggers and manual setting. The Wesctott Apollo series of softboxes seem interesting to me, but with a caveat: the entire speedlight fits inside the softbox. If you use radio triggers/manual settings, you'd need to fuss with getting in there to adjust it initially, but once the settings are where you want them, you are good to go. I don't know, but I suspect that you could not get any reliable CLS triggering of speedlites with that type of softbox.
I have a 4 CFL light rig with japanese lantern umbrella. I doubt I could use it to light a group or a decent size background at shutter speeds suitable for stopping some kid like motions at a party :-) It makes a great office lamp, though! :-)
Since you are comfortable and pretty well "rigged" with three speedlights and umbrellas, I think a suitable softbox for speedlights is worth considering. You might also like to take a look at a 64" Silver PLM with a white front cover add on at Paul Buff. The silver gives you a beautiful collimated light, and the white cover lets you convert it to softbox sort of light. The white PLM also provides a more diffuse light than the silver, but still a bit more collimated than a white cover provides. It is also a wonderful light quality. |
|
