Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46"

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Great umbrella. It is very sturdy and well made. Easily removable cover, but it does take a second. I wouldn't consider that a con though.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Use mainly as a shoot through for indoor location work instead of carting softboxes. Used on my Bowen Gemini 500 Pro units. You may need to watch it closely if used outside as it will catch the wind. Very happy with the build quality and it feels like it will last a long time. Would not hesitate to buy another one if needed.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Paid a little more for this brand, but the quality is evident.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

I am have only been doing commercial photography for a year. I have had some pretty awful equipment.

I used this as a bounce back and as a shoot through on two different occasions for head shots for real estate agents. It worked better as a shoot through.

It was durable and easy to use. Dollar for dollar this is the best umbrella I have ever had.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

If your looking to but an umbrella that will last this is it. Better than many other big brands I have owned. Very sturdy construction and works great with a 46" Softlighter diffuser.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

This umbrella is a solid choice for off-camera flash photography. It's very sturdy and opens and closes with ease. It does a great job at producing soft light either when bouncing the flash off the reflective surface or shooting through the white surface. It's not super quick to remove the backing but also not as hard as I expected. Basically, you need to pop off little metal tubes that go over the end of the umbrella spikes. The shaft of my umbrella came slightly bent and there is also a small discolored spot on the white fabric, but neither of these are a hindrance to its use.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Well build, well packaged, easy to use and gives great results. Also a great price, so I think this is the best umbrella of it;s size on the market.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Very handy and well made.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Works like it's supposed to. Bowens is high quality. [...]

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Works great, has good light quality.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Excellent umbrella for the price. Well built and comes in a travel bag for protection. The only negative thing about the umbrella is that removing and reinstalling the black cover is a bit tedious. Since I am using it for bounce, it is a non-issue for me. But if you will want to use both bounce and diffusion modes, you may want a different umbrella.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

The silver backing, covered by the translucent material, bounces back a good amount of softened light from my speedlites. It is large enough to cover 3 people full-length. The entire unit does not feel flimsy, is stronger than the average umbrella.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

The 46" Bowens umbrella was my first shoot through/covertible umbrella...needless to say it works very well. The construction is very good and very easy to work with. The shaft is very solid and the sheath is very convenient. Would highly recommend.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Great diffusion in any of its configurations, strong and well built

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

I had a nikon lighting kit with an umbrella and this umbrella is easily twice as good. Shoots thru or reflected, it does the job very well. Also 2 of this size is perfect for groups (10-20 people) imho!

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

We use Bowens Umbrellas for our photography, we utilize both the 36" and 46" umbrellas daily they are very versatile. We love having the ability to fine tune our lighting by either using the umbrellas as reflective or shoot through and they are reasonably priced.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Very happy with it,works great and seems very sturdy.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

Indoor photography with 2 nikon speedlights together under this umbrella.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

5 stars for value here. This is a very economical way to instantly improve your lighting. I used the umbrella to reflect a 600watt lamp on to the subject. It did a nice job of diffusing the light but also allowed me to "aim" the key light exactly where I wanted it to go.

Comments about Bowens Umbrella - Silver and White, 46":

It's a good size umbrella and it came with a nice cover. I wonder if I ever will take the black over off though, wish they would make it less steps to tear down the black cover in the future.