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Old 08-12-2007   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: Walmart Softbox

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Originally Posted by Freezframe_2 View Post
69.95 in Canada. How bad can it be ?? Everything got it's limitations.....I sure some one will make it work.....

Brady
Really, how bad CAN it be? Let's see.....

Looking at the specs, it's a 16" x 16" square softbox. Too small for anything except macro subjects. The point of a softbox is to provide soft light by diffusion and relative size. The generally accepted size to accomplish that is a softbox 2.5 times the size of the subject. Perhaps with a 6" subject and the softbox positioned as close as possible to that subject there might be some use for a softbox that small.

But wait...there's more....

The lights are 20 watts. How bright is 20 watts ? It's hard to even find a lightbulb rated as low as 20 watts. You'll need a dark room just to be able to see if these lights are turned on.

Save your money if you want to buy lighting equipment that you can actually use.
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