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30x90cm Light-Efficient Diffusion Material Strip Easy-open Umbrella Softbox
The 30x90cm Easy-open Umbrella Strip Softbox is an easy-to-use modifier which attaches to the front of your light, flash or strobe, to help reduce the spread and light intensity without sacrificing the softness. This softbox features an easy open mechanism which allows it to be setup with easy, great for on location. The reflective interior helps maximise light efficiency all whilst providing a natural looking non-artificial light. It is considered the workhorse to a photographer’s equipment arsenal, great for almost any shooting situation whether you shoot still life, portrait, landscape, commercial, fashion, food, product, or macro photography.
The 30x90cm Easy-Open Umbrella Strip Softbox encloses around your bulb, comprising of a highly reflective interior which helps to bounce the light around for maximum light efficiency, with a black exterior material to reduce light spill.
The rectangular shape helps to emulate a natural window light giving a more uniform effect, great especially for portraits and commercial photography and useful used as a hair or fill light.
The softbox helps to reduce sharp shadows, making them softer thus giving you a more natural looking light. This is probably the easiest and most effective solution to diffuse shadows, for a soft, even light. It is an effective, lightweight tool for reducing light intensity without sacrificing softness.
The opening mechanism within the softbox is designed for quick and easy set-ups, opening like a regular umbrella, it expands into a softbox. It will save you precious time, with a high-quality sturdy build it offers an easy and effortless solution to setting up your softbox, particularly well-suited for outdoor and on-location use.
Included with two layers of diffusion to help soften the light, giving you more control over your light and helping to further reduce harsh shadows, providing a more even, soft light. And a honeycomb grid which attaches effortlessly to the front of the softbox, giving a narrower spread of light by restricting the beam without spilling onto the background.
The 30x90cm Easy-open Umbrella Strip Softbox also has a unique design which allows it to be used with a wide variety of different flashes, thanks to the interchangeable speedring you can use this on almost any flash on the market. This helps to give all photographers, a high-quality, low-cost solution to their modifier needs. These include, Bowens, Hensel, Elinchrom, Broncolor, Multiblitz, Profoto and Speedlite/Barebulb (please view compatibility table for more information)
The 30x90cm Umbrella Strip Softbox compromises of high-quality strong rods which slot into the hardwearing nylon material which softens your light source without altering the colour temperature. These all attached to the external mount ring which mounts the light fitting on the outside of the softbox, allowing for easy access to your flash, strobe or speedlite with easy access to controls, or utilizing the line-of-sight from your slave trigger.
The 30x90cm Easy-open Umbrella Strip Softbox includes a padded carry bag which makes it ideal for transport, great for portability and carrying your softbox wherever you go, on location or in a studio.
The Easy-open Umbrella Strip Softbox is considered the workhorse of a photographer’s equipment arsenal, providing a soft, even, natural-looking light. With an easy open mechanism, it is great for almost any shooting situation whether you shoot still life, portrait, landscape, commercial, fashion, food, product or macro photography, and ideal for the travelling mobile on-location photographer.
Please note the flash unit and stand are not included with this item.
PLEASE NOTE: This listing is for the Strip Easy-open Umbrella Softbox only and does not include a light.
Fitting Type | Compatible Brands |
Bowens S-Type | Pixapro, Lencarta, Godox, Aurora, Lastolite Lumen8, RimeLite, iLux, Walimex VC / K +DS, Jinbei, Bowens, Interfit: Stellar and Venus Series |
Elinchrom | Elinchrom, Interfit EX and EXD series, Calumet Genesis Studio Flashes |
Hensel | Hensel Porty, Expert Pro, Integra Pro, eFlash, EH Heads, EH Mini and EHT flash heads |
Broncolor (Big) | Broncolor Primo, Pulso, Siros, Minicom, Unilite, Litos, MobiLED and Flashman flash heads |
Multiblitz (V-Type) | Multiblitz Magnolite, Magnolux, Ministudio, Variolite, and Xenolux, and Flashpoint II flash heads. |
Profoto | Profoto Flash Heads |
Softbox Dimensions | 30x90cm |
Shape | Strip |
Length When Folded | 61cm |
Fitting | Interchangeable Fitting |
Box Weight | 1.67kg |
Box Dimensions | Approximately Height 18.5cm Width 18.5cm Length 72cm |
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Order Date (if received before 3pm) | Cost | Latest Expected Delivery Date |
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UK Standard Delivery | £3.99 | 2-4 Days |
UK Express Delivery | £5.99 | 1-3 Days |
UK Next Working Day | £8.00 | Next Working Day |
UK Next Working Day (Guaranteed) | £15 | Next Working Day |
UK Before 2pm Next Working Day | £18.00 | Before 2pm Next Working Day |
UK Saturday Delivery | £30.00 | Saturday |
UK Sunday Delivery | £30.00 | Sunday |
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