Photoflex Litedome Medium

[agresbach]

Originally Posted by RustySterling

Mostly, I have Westcott Softboxes for strobes. I also have a Photoflex Extra Large Softbox (54x72), which is absolutely wonderful. I also have a Photoflex medium softbox setup for Speedlights, which I love when I am out in the field. It works just great for that applications. But in the studio, given what I have, it really is kind of tiny compared to everything else I have. So I can't really do a true studio comparison to my studio setup.

Nonetheless, the shots you have captured with you setup are great. Keep it up. And keep on growing.

thank you for your feedback! i'd agree you probably cant compare them to a true studio setup but for people like me just starting out and learning/experimenting they seem to do a great job! adds so many more lighting options! trying to come up w/ some ideas on how to use it for a couple good maternity photo's of my wife before baby #2 arrives in the next couple months now !

[k9mom]

Originally Posted by agresbach

One thing that i have to try and rig up is a way to cover the back of the dome to avoid light leak. The XS size (which is designed for speedlights) comes w/ a velcro back flap to take care of this and Photoflex informed me because of the new popularity using them w/ the larger sizes they are going to look into making one for the bigger sizes. right now i'm just throwing a small towel over it but i might try and rig up a small square w/ velcro w/ a cutout for my speedlight.

Ahhhh! I have a 24"x36" softbox and found mounting it on my 430EX II speedlite a bit tenuous as the diameter of the opening of the speed ring was much larger than the speedlite and so left a big gaping hole for light to leak through. I hadn't even thought about using a towel or something to seal the gap...

[klam]

Remember that closer(distance) the softbox is to subject the softer the light, further the softbox harder the light.

Nice pics.

Originally Posted by agresbach

ok well i received the softbox and stand. only had a short stretch to play with it so i dont have any sample shots yet but i can say my 430ex ii definately is powerful enough to work with it. it will just depend how far back i can use it.

i am testing so far w/ my off camera 16ft ettl cable and have on order my rf-602 wireless system so i can go wireless .......but now i just have to teach myself how to use the manual mode on the flash lots of learning and practice ahead of me!

[agresbach]

Originally Posted by klam

Remember that closer(distance) the softbox is to subject the softer the light, further the softbox harder the light.

Nice pics.

thanks! my new favorite toy

[bhursey]

What do you need to mount it to a speed light do you need an extra bracket... Like I have a standard light stand and an umbrella bracket.. How would I hook it up?

[agresbach]

Originally Posted by bhursey

What do you need to mount it to a speed light do you need an extra bracket... Like I have a standard light stand and an umbrella bracket.. How would I hook it up?

for my setup i have a standard light stand and one of these:



Amazon.com: Photoflex ACB222SM Adjustable Shoe Mount: Camera & Photo

bottom mounts to a tripod or light stand, it has hot shoe brackets for the speedlight (that slide back and forth) and has a mound for the softbox (that can slide up and down to adjust accordingly). works pretty good i think!

also i have one of these shoe mount multiclamps of theirs too to give you a little more flexibility of tilting the box up and down


Amazon.com: Shoe Mount Multiclamp: Electronics

there might be other ways to do this but this way seemed pretty simple to me and did what i wanted. i paired this w/ either my 16ft ettl cable or using my rf-602 wireless triggers (ridiculously cheap $30 but you have to go manual power only) and i'm good to go!
i can try and take a picture of my setup if anyones interested in seeing it all put together

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by agresbach

for my setup i have a standard light stand and one of these:



Amazon.com: Photoflex ACB222SM Adjustable Shoe Mount: Camera & Photo

bottom mounts to a tripod or light stand, it has hot shoe brackets for the speedlight (that slide back and forth) and has a mound for the softbox (that can slide up and down to adjust accordingly). works pretty good i think!

also i have one of these shoe mount multiclamps of theirs too to give you a little more flexibility of tilting the box up and down


Amazon.com: Shoe Mount Multiclamp: Electronics

there might be other ways to do this but this way seemed pretty simple to me and did what i wanted. i paired this w/ either my 16ft ettl cable or using my rf-602 wireless triggers (ridiculously cheap $30 but you have to go manual power only) and i'm good to go!
i can try and take a picture of my setup if anyones interested in seeing it all put together

Also does the softbox come with a speed ring? I am noticing that there are two hot shoes on this adapter. Does this mean you can sorta put 2 flashes one higher than the other on the setup ?

[agresbach]

Originally Posted by bhursey

Also does the softbox come with a speed ring? I am noticing that there are two hot shoes on this adapter. Does this mean you can sorta put 2 flashes one higher than the other on the setup ?

the medium one doesnt. but if you're just using it for a speedlight they have a very basic plastic speedring for $25-30 that i ended up getting. if you get the XS size then you get the speedring thrown in.

not really, no.....i'm not sure exactly why there are 2 hot shoe adapters. (since they are on a level plane with each other so you wouldnt be able to have one higher than the other.)

[zona5101]

Originally Posted by agresbach

the medium one doesnt. but if you're just using it for a speedlight they have a very basic plastic speedring for $25-30 that i ended up getting. if you get the XS size then you get the speedring thrown in.

not really, no.....i'm not sure exactly why there are 2 hot shoe adapters. (since they are on a level plane with each other so you wouldnt be able to have one higher than the other.)

You can add your PW to the second mount...here's more from the Photflex website:
Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware

[tonyniev]

nice photos, what model and accessories did you have to buy to use your 430EXII? I am interested as I received yesterday the impact 2x umbrella kit and I may be able to use the same brackets and stands?