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the matter should be clear after you put it under a different perspective. I understand the need to do "something" to make a speedlite less brutal when the speedlite is the only source and you move ...

Bob, the correct question is not if a softbox diffuses (it does not, not even close) but what kind of material on a scrim produces a decent diffusion and a decent softness a bare strobe and a scrim ...

don't confuse powercut with the shadows. They are two different things. wanna try? cut the power on the strobe and see what happens to the shadows then put a scrim closer to the target and look at ...

I second uncle dunc about the dual pixel AF being the best right now My 2c here is based on a real story, happened a month ago and it's about live streaming with a JVC-HM200 and a soccer game ...

there will be no practical difference with and without the diffusers. Only intensity difference (basically diffusers cut the power for no reason other than making the eyes of the models/actors ...

yeah and it can also be measured , seriously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxthju_iZE this guy (Matt) is a genius. a little too "immerse" into the skypanels -brand- (not my first choice for a ...

LOL a scrim? You are making this sooo easy. For how long are you using artificial lights the wrong way? like the lee guy after decades coming up all surprised about light getting in his viewfinder ...

your understanding of of what a softbox is is completely wrong they keep the beam straight, but they still spill (barndoors spill less) they give a nice flat surface to use as a background? like a ...

no it doesn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZwac18718 see that? embarrassing , isn't it? oh please LOL I''ll have to frame Alex's words at the end. I couldn't say it better.

giant squid, hands down no question. will cost nothing and sounds like heaven

a wall is a good way to check the spread, assuming that you need to know for some reason to check the diffusion a face or a reflective object is a good way to check the shadows you place the strobe ...

I predict that you'll see the light after watching the video

the fact that a softbox doesn't diffuse is a fact, you can watch the video or watch the pictures. That's how it works

I couldn't care less of taking pictures of walls again watch the video

watch the video Alex koloskov used 2 softboxes first then 2 softboxes with 2 panels (closer to the target) then grids on the strobes and panels (no softboxes) look at that... the explanation as of ...

they don't because the beam stays straight , the material is too close to the light source all you get is a reduced intensity and a waste of flash power (along with the absurd complexity of the ...

a scrim will diffuse softboxes and kitchenware do not but the kitchenware at least force the amateur to bounce the flash thanks to the link provided in this thread everybody can see how useless a ...

thanks for the parade and links problem is that this is still the most important lighting forum in the world and those gadgets are expected to go under inspection none of the lighting in the ...

so the thing that there is no servo zoom wide to tele is because they forgot? if they want to help the consumer soooo much I mean.
and a dual pixel AF is really tough to make?

a collapsible 24x36 scrim on a stand or c-stand a 24x36 sheet of pvc paper 10,000 times better than any other useless gadgets: real diffusion . portable