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It's not quite the one I remember either tbh. He does reference an earlier thread on that one but I don't think that one was it either. For me, I've found those "Stofen" type boxes for the end of your speedlight don't make as much difference as you might think. Similarly, the results for the...

Here's the thread (or a thread from Hoppy on the subject anyway) https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/filling-a-softbox-with-a-speedlight.656033/

I think you'd have to prise the ability to remotely control the flash power from my cold, dead fingers, but I don't use TTL flash - it just introduces another element (ie what the camera thinks the flash exposure should be) which is based on things in the frame that could change shot-to-shot...

Yeah it looks like Godox have successfully started a standard for flash control. There's another outfit called Geekoto https://shop.geekoto.com/products/geekoto-gt200 that also offer Godox X compatibility, and it looks like you can buy them in the UK now. I like Geekoto as they make an...

Overpowering the sun is also part of it tbh :) (it's just the special case of very powerful ambient).

If you don't need to use it on rocks/stairs etc then a regular aluminium light stand will be best. I have half a dozen of these https://www.lencarta.com/gb/lencarta-light-stand-265cm-pneumatic-air-damped they're really light for the size, with a broad base and clamp-free locking mechanism

Yes this is a better solution :) Optional NSFW :)

Great review Garry . I have 4 different types of these and they're each flawed in their own way. All of them eat an insane amount of light, large flash heads are the least efficient drivers for these spot projectors as the light source is not centred with the lens: it goes around the edge of...

I almost never use a softbox on location - the bare AD200, often with a warming gel and a tube for control is much more effective. Usually more directional than fill for me, but I find a hard light looks much nicer (often emulating sunset light). In the works. I decided to write the...

hmmm :) I'll have a think. You've covered quite a bit of ground! Maybe something alone the lines of combining ambient light and flash..

I went with a long tube made from rolled up matt black card stock over the end of my lens. You can see it on the camera in this write up of a darkfield shot of a smoking bulb I did ten years ago https://owenlloydphotography.com/smoke-part-2-smoking-bulbs/

Damm Barney - that must have been a long exposure.. :P

I think I've used the auto zoom once - zoomed to 300mm from the back of the hall, I took a picture of my then 6-year-old daughter in the school nativity, and the SB900 flash zoomed to match. (well 200mm which was it's max focal length). Like @Phil V said - I mostly use it on camera in manual...

They are without doubt the best stands I've ever used. Quarter turn loose to solid, lightweight and matt-black. And - no collars to break. (and I put wheels on 3 of mine too :) )

It's what you need though - or some variation of it. (although sadly, the D850 has no pop-up so won't act as a commander without a suitable flash on the shot shoe - still has the PC-Sync socket though) My tests ten years ago https://owenlloydphotography.com/testing-macro-solutions/#more-2108...