Video Lighting Kit Review: Photoflex 3 Octodome nxt Softbox Light (page 2)

Photoflex has produced quite the unique product line in its Octodome Softbox and it would be well used by virtue of its beautifully even and controllable soft light. The Starlite lamps are advertised as having a "shatter resistant Pyrex ® outer shell allowing cooled handling of the halogen lamp without danger of contamination by hands but none the less come with no carrying case or protective covering. The kit, while having bags for the dome and its accessories has none for itself (without an additional purchase). At $615 the carrying case seems like it should be included.

Number of Lights in Kit: 1
Lamp Types: 2x Starlite
Watts per Light: 500w & 1000w
Carrying Case: not included
Handles on Lamps: Yes (removable)
Scrims: soft grid
Gels: no
Maximum Tripod Height: 8' 2"
Total Weight of Kit (lbs.): 21 (28 with bag)

• Shallow depth
• Even soft light source

• Case not included
• No protection for fragile lamps

Great softbox but as a pricey kit lacks flexibility.

Bruce Coykendall is a commercial and television producer.

$615 ($730 with carry bag)
Photoflex Products Inc
97 Hangar Way
Watsonville, CA 95076
(800) 486-2674
www.photoflex.com

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