Impact Softbox - 24 x 32" (61 x 80cm)

  • Price: $64.95
  • B&H # IMSB2432
  • Mfr# SB-6080

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The Impact 24 x 32" Softbox is designed for use with all standard monolights, with the use of a matching speed ring. It includes a Bowens type speed ring, so that it is directly compatible with current Bowens and Impact monolights (except the 100EX).

When compared to larger softboxes, this size will provide a light quality which is more spectral, with a faster gradation from highlight to shadow areas. 24 x 32" is best suited for a 1/2 length portrait of 1 - 2 people, or a product shot of 2 - 3 smaller-than-a-breadbox items.

The softbox features a beaded silver interior, and its front face can be removed for easy access to the light and the interior baffle from the front. Also, it provides the option of shooting without the front face for an increased output, more specular quality of light.

Adapter ring is included for current Bowens and Impact (except the 100EX) monolights.
Recessed front face helps to control light spill and facilitates the attachment of an optional fabric grid.
Size 24 x 32" (60 x 80 cm)
Shape Rectangle
Compatibility Any standard monolight (not hot lights)
Removable Face Yes
Removable Baffle Yes
Accepts Grids Yes
Required Speed Ring Bowens style - included
For other popular heads, see "Accessories" Tab

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Impact Softbox - 24x32"
 
4.0

(based on 27 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (9)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (11)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (0)

90%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Durable (9)
  • Lightweight (9)
  • Consistent (8)
  • Reliable (8)
  • Attach securely (6)

Cons

  • Weak (3)

Best Uses

  • Portraits (13)
  • Photography (9)
  • Indoors (8)
  • Strobe lighting (7)
  • Artificial lighting (6)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Semi-pro photographer (8), Pro photographer (6), Semi-professional (4), Professional (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (9)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Better light than an umbrella

I've used this product for portraits and product shots. I find that it provides better, more even light than an umbrella. It was kind of difficult to set up for me, because I ...Read complete review

I've used this product for portraits and product shots. I find that it provides better, more even light than an umbrella. It was kind of difficult to set up for me, because I had never used a softbox before, and it came with no instructions. It took a couple trys to get assembly right... and it was difficult. I dont want to take it apart to bring it anywhere. I do mostly location shooting, so this sits at home while my umbrellas come with me for soft portable light.

The picture doesn't show it, but it actually comes with a removable baffle for the inside, which was a nice bonus. Also, the exterior surface is easily removable (but it stays on well)

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Nice equipment but treat it carefully

Nice finish, but is difficult to set up, because it don't came with any usefull instructions. You will need them from the internet.

My advice will be to use the ...Read complete review

Nice finish, but is difficult to set up, because it don't came with any usefull instructions. You will need them from the internet.

My advice will be to use the letter "C" on the addapting white plate.

Also, becareful with the velcro, because they material is not so heavy duty as it seems, and will tear apart easy.

When inserting the metal tensors, use the letter "C" and start with the velcro open (and will be the last to insert), making a line, and later complite the cross. You will understand.

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5.0

Great for Portraits!

By Photos In The Woods

from Chicago, IL

About Me Semi-pro Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Consistent
  • Lightweight
  • Reliable

Cons

  • Not the easiest to set up

Best Uses

  • Artificial Lighting
  • Photography
  • Portraits
  • Strobe Lighting
  • Weddings

Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

These softboxes are the perfect size for headshots and portraits. Not too small, the 24"x32" gives you enough fill for any type of portrait. May want to invest in something larger if doing larger group shots. Could be a bit easier to set up the box itself.

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4.0

Nice size for portraits of 1 or 2 people

By Weebol

from KY. USA

About Me Semi-pro Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

    Cons

      Best Uses

        Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

        Nice softbox but no way to add an eggcrate grid. Easy enough to set up as far as softboxes go.

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        3.0

        Nice softbox, but hard to set up

        By Christopher

        from Torrington, CT

        About Me Pro Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Consistent
        • Reliable

        Cons

        • Hard to setup

        Best Uses

        • Artificial Lighting
        • Portraits

        Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

        To be honest, I don't mind this softbox. It's pretty well built, but the shear irritation for set up and break down is enough to warrant 3 out of 5 stars.

        There are NO INSTRUCTIONS provided & I almost broke it trying to assemble the unit. To save you time and effort: use the B-points on the ring and find the Velcro corner last.

        I think the inside diffuser is a little dark, but that's a personal preference & I wouldn't mark points off for that.

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        • No

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        4.0

        do the Job

        By Felix

        from Puerto Rico

        About Me Pro Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Consistent
        • Easy To Setup
        • Lightweight
        • Reliable

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Photography
          • Portraits

          Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

          1. in the studio for Portrate
          2. it hase a god size for the Job i am doing
          3. i wesh the front para was in textile not in plastic or wat ever it is

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          • No

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          3.0

          Needs assembly instructions

          By CM

          from Ontario, Canada

          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Photography
              • Portraits

              Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

              Great product but needs to come with instructions on how to assemble.

              Seam ripped while attempting to put together.

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              • No

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              4.0

              Hard to set up and clumsy

              By Zach

              from Wyoming

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Consistent
              • Reliable

              Cons

              • Hard to set up

              Best Uses

              • Photography
              • Portraits

              Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

              I gave this 4 stars because nothing more should be expected from softboxes but hard to use. They do what they are made for as long as you have a while to set up.

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              • No

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              5.0

              Great

              By Noir13

              from Weston, CT

              About Me Semi-pro Photographer

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Consistent
              • Lightweight
              • Reliable

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Artificial Lighting
                • Photography
                • Portraits
                • Strobe Lighting
                • Weddings

                Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                A little difficult to set up but I expect that from a softbox as everyone I've ever used has been a little difficult to set up. This works very well and is a great value for the money.

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                • No

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                4.0

                Great Piece of Equipment

                By Chet

                from Ohio

                About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Consistent
                • Lightweight
                • Reliable

                Cons

                • Hard to set up

                Best Uses

                • Photography
                • Portraits
                • Strobe Lighting

                Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                These softboxes are great. Easy to use and break down fairly easy. Not as versatile as other boxes out there, but certainly do a great job for me.

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                • No

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                4.0

                Does the job.

                By Miles

                from Henderson, NV

                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Consistent

                Cons

                • Hard to assemble

                Best Uses

                • Artificial Lighting
                • Photography
                • Portraits
                • Strobe Lighting

                Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                Provides good even soft lighting, fantastic for children portraits.

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                • No

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                5.0

                Great quality material for hotlights!

                By Eli

                from São Paulo, Brazil

                About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Easy To Setup
                • Openings for ventilation
                • Quality material

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Photography
                  • Strobe Lighting

                  Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                  Don't forget to buy the correct speed-ring with it....suitable for your hotlights!

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                  • No

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                  4.0

                  Softboxes

                  By puznum

                  from cedarhurst, ny

                  About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Consistent
                  • Lightweight

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Artificial Lighting
                    • Photography
                    • Portraits
                    • Strobe Lighting

                    Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                    I give these only 4 starts because they were difficult to put together but the light quality it great. Lighting is soft but sharp and consistent.

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                    • No

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                    4.0

                    So far so good

                    By AP Photography

                    from West Virginia

                    About Me Pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Lightweight
                    • Reliable

                    Cons

                    • Hard to put together

                    Best Uses

                    • Artificial Lighting
                    • Portraits
                    • Strobe Lighting

                    Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                    Soft boxes are pretty standard. They work really well. I am very glad they have two diffusers. The only cons are they are hard to put together and you have to completely take them apart to put in a bag.

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                    5.0

                    Perfect!

                    By ivanpo_designer

                    from Bogotá - Colombia

                    About Me Semi-Professional

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Durable
                    • Easy To Use
                    • Lightweight

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Portraits
                      • Product Shooting
                      • Studio

                      Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                      It´s perfect softbox, you don´t need more!

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                      5.0

                      Great softbox for beginner studio setup.

                      By rocky2428

                      from Lehigh Valley, PA

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Durable
                      • Easy To Use
                      • Lightweight
                      • Reliable

                      Cons

                      • No instructions

                      Best Uses

                      • Studio

                      Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                      I got this softbox as part of a monolight kit and I LOVE it. I've only just begun exploring studio light and really like the way you can control light with the softbox. Dimensions are great for a small studio setup and seems to be very good quality. The speed ring took a little figuring out (I just googled "speed ring impact" and found enough instruction to get it set up), but once you have it together, it's well worth it.

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                      3.0

                      nice but fiddly

                      By BobA

                      from York, PA

                      About Me Semi-Professional

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Durable
                      • Lightweight
                      • Nice even light

                      Cons

                      • Hard to assemble

                      Best Uses

                      • Home
                      • Portraits
                      • Studio
                      • Traveling

                      Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                      the light is very even from these softboxes. Its nice that the box rotates as needed. But, there are no directions for assembly and it isn't straight forward how to do so. I did figure it out. Breaking them down isn't so easy either. Otherwise they work well, and have no light leakage from any of the joints.

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                      3.0

                      Mixed Feelings

                      By Chase

                      from Boulder, CO

                      About Me Semi-Professional

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Soft Light

                      Cons

                      • Bulky
                      • Not Durable
                      • Poor Design

                      Best Uses

                      • Everyday use
                      • Portraits
                      • Studio

                      Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                      The light is great. It does exactly what I want it to do.

                      However, setting this beast up is a pain. There's no instructions and it's not intuitive at all. I used the "C" holes like other reviewers recommended and that worked out. Storing this guy is big pain too because it doesn't collapse. The speedring isn't the best either.

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                      4.0

                      Good not amazing

                      By Jeremy the Fashion photographer

                      from Central America

                      About Me Pro Photographer

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Attach Securely
                      • Powerful

                      Cons

                      • Too Focused

                      Best Uses

                      • Indoors
                      • Low Light

                      Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                      Its good at what it does, useful for face and half body portraits and hair lightning, not much useful for other things, tho nice for a begginer

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                      4.0

                      Solid Design

                      By BurbankPhoto

                      from Burbank, CA

                      About Me Pro Photographer

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Attach Securely
                      • Durable
                      • Good Color Value
                      • Powerful

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • General Use
                        • Indoors
                        • Low Light
                        • Night Time
                        • Outdoors

                        Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                        Apart from breaking a sweat putting this thing together, I couldn't be happier. The material is strong, and the finish is nice. Color output is beyond what I expected!!

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                        4.0

                        Better light than an umbrella

                        By Rich

                        from Central New Jersey

                        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Attach Securely
                        • Good Color Value

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Indoors

                          Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                          I've used this product for portraits and product shots. I find that it provides better, more even light than an umbrella. It was kind of difficult to set up for me, because I had never used a softbox before, and it came with no instructions. It took a couple trys to get assembly right... and it was difficult. I dont want to take it apart to bring it anywhere. I do mostly location shooting, so this sits at home while my umbrellas come with me for soft portable light.

                          The picture doesn't show it, but it actually comes with a removable baffle for the inside, which was a nice bonus. Also, the exterior surface is easily removable (but it stays on well)

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                          5.0

                          I need buy this product again

                          By Thor_wl

                          from Valencia, Vzla

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Attach Securely
                          • Durable
                          • Long-Lasting

                          Cons

                          • Complicated to assemble
                          • Weak

                          Best Uses

                          • Indoors
                          • Outdoors
                          • Special Events

                          Comments about Impact Softbox - 24x32":

                          it´s necessary for me

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                          What's in the Box

                          Impact Softbox - 24 x 32" (61 x 80cm)
                          • Poles
                          • Interior Baffle
                          • 1 f/stop front diffusion cloth with Touch Fastener
                          • Mounting Ring for Impact or Bowens Monolights (except 100EX)
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