Strip softbox for flashguns

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Hi all,

I'm currently doing a small research as I would like to buy strip softbox that I can use with my flashguns. Can you point me to the right direction?

I would like to try some car details photography and a small strip box would be perfect for it

Thanks,

Seb
 
The problem with a strip softbox and a hotshoe flashgun is getting the light to reach the ends fairly easily. You can use a 3 x hotshoe Flash > S-fit adapter with with flashguns, this will do the job pretty well, if you want to try it with just one flashgun you can use this adapter and a Stofen diffuser, but it won't give the same results.
 
blinkerz said:
Westcott Apollo strip.. just one speedlite needed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ZOot3XUeo
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They may call that a strip softbox, I don't. I call it a small rectangular softbox and the claim that they make in their promo video that the light is even may be true because of its small size and rearward-facing design, but it would be much more believable if they showed meter readings.
 
Yes its certainly not a perfect solution, i think with stripboxes theres always going to be compromises when adapting for speedlites to get a true stripbox.

Lencarta solution is a way of getting a more realistic/even spread.. at the cost of setup time and expense of multiple flashguns.
 
Lencarta said:
Excuse me with the blatant sales pitch, but you can buy a SmartFlash 200 studio head from Lencarta for £107 inc p&p and VAT. Also there's 5% discount on everything til the end of March. That might solve all the problems. (y)
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No problem :) But this head doesn't come with battery pack ;)

I'm liking Safari Li-On a lot, but I won't be buying a new flash system until September.
 
Garry Edwards said:
They may call that a strip softbox, I don't. I call it a small rectangular softbox and the claim that they make in their promo video that the light is even may be true because of its small size and rearward-facing design, but it would be much more believable if they showed meter readings.
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I was expecting something much narrower.

It may seem a naive question, but with a single light source in the middle of a stripbox do you get even light? Surely there's a drop off at the edges?


I did see some nice double flash mounting brackets:
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/531777714_CdSnp-O.gif
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/548747413_vGZqk-XL.jpg
but $171 is a bit much.


Lastolite do the hotrod strip softbox
http://www.lastolite.com/hotrod-strip-softbox.php
 
Byker28i said:
I was expecting something much narrower.

It may seem a naive question, but with a single light source in the middle of a stripbox do you get even light? Surely there's a drop off at the edges?


I did see some nice double flash mounting brackets:
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/531777714_CdSnp-O.gif
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/548747413_vGZqk-XL.jpg
but $171 is a bit much.


Lastolite do the hotrod strip softbox
http://www.lastolite.com/hotrod-strip-softbox.php
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There's no problem whatever with the Lencarta strip softboxes fitted to a studio flash head. What you need to remember is that studio flash heads (cheapos excepted) don't have built in reflectors and so the light bounces all round the softbox, multiple times, and ends up pretty even by the time it reaches the front diffuser.

But that doesn't hold true with the vast majority of hotshoe flashguns, which is why you need multiple flashguns at different angles - a single flashgun directs the light forwards only, and even if you set it to minimum zoom and stick a Stofen diffuser over the top, it's highly unlikely to cover the whole area with the limited amount of distance involved.
 
I'm just running a small project (a "booklet" about strobist lighting) and want to push my speedlites to the maximum. Stripbox will be a challenge (I agree with Garry about the light spread), but it will allow to take some decent shots
 
Garry Edwards said:
There's no problem whatever with the Lencarta strip softboxes fitted to a studio flash head. What you need to remember is that studio flash heads (cheapos excepted) don't have built in reflectors and so the light bounces all round the softbox, multiple times, and ends up pretty even by the time it reaches the front diffuser.

But that doesn't hold true with the vast majority of hotshoe flashguns, which is why you need multiple flashguns at different angles - a single flashgun directs the light forwards only, and even if you set it to minimum zoom and stick a Stofen diffuser over the top, it's highly unlikely to cover the whole area with the limited amount of distance involved.
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Of course. Obvious when you think about it, which explains the multiple heads or the need to point the flash rearwards and bounce the light. I'm guessing there's a size issue as well? Studiolight strips can be much longer.

I like the look of the chiaro strips, some nice features there.
 
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