Neewer 47''/ 120cm Octagonal Softbox Umbrella with Carrying Bag for Portrait or Product Photography, Suitable for Canon Nikon Sony Speedlite, Studio Flash (Black)

A must have if you are relying on off-camera flashes for your studio needs. Great direction of light. The diffuser fits well and casts a nice even soft light. For those who complain that this does not angle down enough - move the speedlite deeper into the octobox. If that isn't enough, use a boom to get the correct angle (to be honest, you should have a boom if you are using an octobox as a key light). Booms are available on Amazon for less than $30. This item is not heavy and will be fine on "inexpensive" booms. I use this heavily in my studio and at location shoots. I also use this occasionally with my X1600 strobes. If you use it with monolights do NOT use the modeling lamp as you will melt the frame and fabric. For the money, this is one of the best modifiers out there. Combine this with a Yongnou YN560-III, a YN560-TX and a white piece of cardboard as a reflector and you'll be able to create some very great images for around $130.00 total. Most octoboxes cost well over $130.00 by themselves.

I bought this to fit in my photo gear bag that I use for airline travel. It is much lighter and more compact than any of my other pro softboxes. It's a unique product and fills a nice niche for photographers. Inexpensive, but well made. I don't think it would survive much abuse, but if you damage it, just buy another one.It took a while to get used to the fact that I couldn't easily access my AD200 strobe once I closed it up inside the softbox, but with modern wireless control, you rarely need to touch your strobe.My only minor complaint is that when everything is set up on a light stand, you can't angle the softbox downward without hitting the light stand. I guess you could use a boom, but that kinda defeats the idea of portability.

Excellent umbrella softbox. Considering this is my first experience with a softbox like this it was very easy to setup and use.Using this primarily for portraits but with great results with my Sony A6500 with Nissin Air commander with Di700A. It takes a little practice on how far to set it up from the subject and how deep to set the flash in the umbrella but if you have a patient subject you will no doubt get great pictures.The quality seems to be good but I will have to see if it holds up over time and will update my review should it not. I have purchased other Neewer products in the past and have been impressed with the quality and functionality for the price. For now I'm satisfied and for the price I can happily recommend this.

This is my first softbox, so I do not have much to compare this to. I do have a set of umbrellas that I use, but this lets me have a bit more control over where the light is being thrown. The diffuser adds a wonderful soft light that does some incredible things with skin tones.Set up is pretty straight forward and it opens up just like an umbrella. There is a zippered opening to get your stand through the bottom and then mount the flash on the inside.Pros:- Easy set up and take down, although there it is a bit of trick to fold the diffuser panel correctly to get it back into the carry bag with the softbox. I’m sure once you do it a few times, it will not be an issue.- Size – this thing is really large (over 4 feet diameter!) once you get it set up and you can direct a nice wall of light with this thing.- Diffuser makes a wonderful soft light.- Seems like it is well constructed for the price. I am not sure if it would survive a tumble in the wind, but I plan on mostly using this indoors.- Provides good lighting with both a speedlight and plug-in strobe.Cons:- The flash unit goes inside the umbrella. If you have a manual flash, adjustments are best dialed in before you Velcro on the diffuser panel. Having it on the inside really can’t be avoided with this style of softbox, but it’s something to be aware of before buying.- There is no articulating arm on the mount, so you will not be able to angle this unit. Your only option is straight up and down. Because it is so large, it hasn’t been a problem for me. One other reviewer suggested mounting it on a boom stand, which would be a pretty easy solution to adjust the angle.Overall, I am very happy with this softbox and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an affordable, yet quality entry to expand their flash photography gear. I have had a good experience with the Neewer brand so far. I have this softbox paired with the Neewer 250W Studio Flash and I have been very happy with the results.

great size very good light modification for portraits, I use it with a normal flash. Price is great! fantastic for on the go or light home studio

This affordable flash umbrella was perfect for a recent outdoor photo shoot. It’s large but easy to handle and maneuver. Has nice zipper on bottom that allows tripod to pass thru with ease.If there’s wind, be ready to catch it. The white diffraction cover attaches with Velcro and works fine. No major complaints.Are there better, more precise reflective soft box style flash umbrellas? Sure, but you get what you pay for. Happy flashing

Great size and silver reflective bounce light was rated best for me and how I do my OCF photography...The things I did not like where that you can not point this octagon soft box downward..... so I had to purchase a boom with counter weight, and that did the trick, now it goes in any angle I want ... The next thing I did not like was the fact that you have to open the diffusser cloth, to get to your light inside to change the power or shut it down, but this issue is minor to me. It has a cloth diffusser with velcro on the ends, to place around the inside front, help displace the light. You could use it without the diffusser in place (like a reflective umbrella if needed.) In fact it opens like an umbrella with a short stem, so every thing is inside of the octagon.Over all I do like this unit, and rated it a five stars. It does get the job done, and was worth the price.Thank you guys for being so prompt with my order and shipping to me on time...