brian_hubbs

I too am impressed by Matt's explanation of the Ezybox. Just awesome. The Ezybox, Morris, and Alzo also seem really useful. Maybe even the Westcott Mini Apollo. They just seem like a better investment for me right now and maybe even a little more versatile.

Hello, my first post on here after lurking in the Lighting Forums for quite awhile. It all has been extremely informative.

 

I'm looking for a Strobist approach to softening the light coming from my SB800 and SB600. I currently have two

Manfrotto 8' stands with umbrella swivels for this setup and have currently been using a Lightsphere clear and

cloudy. I have a Savage Port A Stand sytem on order thru B & H Photo. The Lightspheres work great indoors with

white walls but leave a little something to be desired outside. I was think of just going the white translucent umbrella

route, but want something that won't take off on me like a sailboat in a gale if it gets a little windy.

 

I've read of the Micro Apollo, the Morris softbox, the Lastolite Ezybox, and the Lastolite Trigrip diffusers mounted on

a lightweight lightstand. Is there anyone using any of these that can tell me of their experiences and how they

work? I realize that these will also be prone to the wind, but not nearly as much as an umbrella.

 

Also can the Elinchrom Portalites, particularly the 21" version, be used with my flashes? What would I need to adapt

these for hotshoe use?

 

Thank you very much.