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Anyone use the Paul C Buff Giant 60" Octabox?
I'm in Philly and thinking of getting this. Wondered if anyone has one I can borrow to try out or at least hear your thoughts and looking for samples. Thanks! Sep 28 17 08:21 am Link It should be okay as they've sold a lot of them. I went another route with their white 86" umbrella for more softness and their black front spill kill fabric which makes it a large shoot-through Japanese lantern. Cheaper overall, but being an umbrella with the single shaft, it gets too heavy on the aluminum support rod so I replaced the rod with some hardened steel drill rod from W.W. Grainger (I think it was metric too.). It also needed another support stand between the umbrella and rear cloth to hold it due to the weight as it sits far out front of the strobe, but it produces a nice round catch-light while being very soft. It needed the wider reflector too for coverage. The umbrella's (PLM) tube is pretty big and a box is needed for the rear cover. The smaller 60" Octabox may be better suited for weight. Following was shot with the 86" white umbrella only (No rear cover due to confined work area and one stand., ~8 foot distance.) as a shoot-through:  Sep 28 17 08:52 am Link Actually I was thinking of the 60" x 30" softbox. Never mind. Sep 28 17 09:33 am Link I have a couple and they are well made but heavy and put a lot of weight on the light. I find that the Westcott Mega JS Apollo works about the same and weighs very little, is quick to set up, and no weight on the light mount. Sep 29 17 10:42 am Link Bourbon Street wrote: I'm a big apollo fan. I saw a guy named gary huey on adorama and switched to apollo a couple years back. I also ended up switching to godox lights and using wescott soft boxes. They make a great pairing. Sep 30 17 02:16 am Link Bourbon Street wrote: Paul C. Buff is pretty animate about NOT attaching their Giant 60" Octabox directly to their lights... Sep 30 17 03:41 pm Link Thomas Van Dyke wrote: Thanks for the compliment. I was mistaken and actually have the 30 x 60 boxes. Back when I bought them I don't remember Buff having that new adapter. You're right, the 60 x 60 would bust the light for sure. Sep 30 17 05:19 pm Link I've got the 35" and 47" Octabox versions and like them a lot. I have all 3 sizes of the PLM silver (with white diffuser) and love those. Outdoors I use PLM because they set up quicker and have even protected my light when it took a tumble. I don't have enough space indoors or a need for a grid on a light source that big or else I'd get the 60" octa (with that stand adapter). Oct 01 17 10:02 am Link |
