Photoflex Umbrella with Adjustable Frame - Hot Silver with Black Backing - 45"

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Excellent quality construction at a very reasonable price. This is my first umbrella and indeed impressed at the high quality level. Much more reasonable than a soft box.

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great value ,good quality,adjustable frame easy to set-up,overall very good product

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I got the umbrella 2 weeks ago, and was surprised to find that the support bars/things whatever you call them were plastic not metal! The material itself is good, but the plastic really made me frown on the quality on this. Portraits do the job, but I would have a back up umbrella if you are on location in case it breaks. I don't think that it will be dependable in the long run, unless you keep it open all the time on your stands.

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It's a perfect size to use one small strobe and shoot from headshots to full lenght.

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I used to use translucent ones before, but I love this kind better. It gives much softer light on the subject. Perfect size for the portrait and full body shot from distance.

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I've used many of these. Always great.

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I use this for shooting small groups with my strobe and it actually gives me almost 2 stops more light at 10ft.

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This is my first umbrella so I wasn't sure what to expect. I am pretty pleased with it so far...it doesn't seem too flimsy and it folds up compactly.

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In all honesty, I haven't had the opportunity to use this umbrella more than a couple of times since I bought it, but that's sufficient for me to decide that this one's a keeper. Price is very good. Now... it IS a light duty piece of equipment for studio or indoor location use only. But that's how and where I intend to use it, so no problems there.

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Works as it should. Being able to convert this to a (softbox) is laughable but, as a reflector it works quite nice. Build quality is very nice and it should hold up to some wear and tear.

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Nicely priced umbrella that gets the job done.

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I recently bought my first one of these, just to try them out. I bought it from B&H because they are hard to find in Montreal and about twice the price.

I find this is a very neat product. Much of my work is done on location with just a couple of monolights and/or several portable flashes mounted off-camera. As I like to keep my location kit simple and light and quick to se up, I prefer using umbrellas to softboxes wherever possible.

This Photoflex adjustable frame umbrella illuninates very well and is easy to adjust and set up. you can buy several for the cost and weight of a single softbox, and my location kits will henceforth have a few in each.

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I did a side-by-side comparison between this umbrella and my 43" Westcott Soft Silver Collapsible Compact umbrella. I used a Sekonic L358 flash meter to measure both of them from the same distance (about 15-20 feet), using the same flash on the same stand. This umbrella gave a reading of f/6.3 @ ISO200, while the Westcott could only manage f/4. That means I have a stop and a third more light when using this umbrella - which is HUGE. It's solidly built, super shiny, and very efficient. If you shoot outdoor portraits, stop shopping for other umbrellas - save yourself a bunch of time and just buy these.

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I'm using it currently for portraits and band photography.
It definately covers a single person, and even could light a group of 5
The build is sturdy, and it's very compact when folded.

Sb-800 is great for it too.

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I use this on location photo shoots where I am not the most gentle person with some of my gear. This item has so far taken everything well that I have thrown at it. I also keep it packed in a bag that also has light stands so far not a mark on it.

Works as intended and handles the abuse.

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I have different sizes of this umbrella, I like shooting through it with half of the black turned back. That way the light is more controllable and I can keep the light off of the backdrop if I don't want it there.

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Easy to mount and good reflection.

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Great umbrella at a great price. This is my second one of these, they always seem to blow over on location shoots the wind. Not the most durable, but I'm pretty rough on them, for this price I'll keep buying them when they get too deformed from the falls.

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Easy to use. Light weight and easy to carry.

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I am able to use these umbrellas in all photos in dispersing a well rounded lighting to my subjects. I haven't found anything so-far wrong with what I need it for as yet.