No, sorry. I don't own any softboxes other than the small size "brolly
box" that the Bees sell. <http://www.alienbees.com/brolly.html>
I bought them to have something very small to be used in my house but
haven't had to buy anything else as I now have full access to a well
supplied studio which has very nice Photoflex softboxes. I have some
Photoflex umbrellas and I can say that everything I've seen from
Photoflex is very well made. I'm also told the Photoflex softboxes are
color neutral... but maybe not so important in these days of digital and
custom white balance settings.
But Photoflex ain't cheap. If I needed some softboxes myself I'd
probably buy something cheap on ebay and throw it out if it wasn't good
enough. I did buy some cheap umbrellas once but now I'd pay the freight
for Photoflex. No comparison on construction quality.
Chuck Norcutt
Jeffrey Keller wrote:
> Chuck, did you get a soft box from Alien Bees? or do you have any other
> recommendations?
> Thank you,
> -jeff
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>>From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>I own four B800's and love them. But for the space you're working in
>>you probably don't even need the amount of power put out by a B400.
>>B400's produce 160 watt/seconds, B800's do 320 watt/seconds and B1600's
>>do 640 watt/seconds. For purposes of comparison a T-32 produces 100
>>watt/seconds. If you have a T-32 or two or some other form of portable
>>flash you might want to try just bouncing them in the room or firing
>>through some sort of diffuser panel. Since a two T-32's or a T-45 will
>>give you a bit more power than a B400 it could give you an idea of how
>>much light you need.
>>
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>>Any other questions about Bees ask away. After owning these I can't
>>imagine putting up with lights that need a power pack. Even though each
>>head has its own power supply the heads are very little heavier than
>>most other heads that don't.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
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