Neewer 32 inches/ 80 centimeters Octagonal Softbox Umbrella with Red Edges and Carrying Bag for Portrait or Product Photography, Suitable for Canon Nikon Sony Speedlite, Studio Flash (Black)

This octabox is fantastic value for money, it's easy to set up and pack away, doen't take up much space when packed up, it's lightweight and seems to be built reasonably well (though I've only had mine for a few months). However, there are a couple of important limitations to note before buying one of these: -1 - due to the design where the stand passes through the inside of the octabox it is not possible to aim the unit down by anything more than a very acute angle, if you have a boom stand or if you don't ever intend on aiming the unit downwards this may not be a problem2 - best be able to remote control your light, otherwise you will have to pull open the diffusion panel to access your light to change it's settings every time you need to change your exposure, this was a real pain before I got my radio controller for my flash units!In the future I will probably buy a similar product which uses a Bowens mount for the light (and stand) at the rear, but I definitely don't regret buying this unit, still useful and very compact, excellent value for money!Side note; - I found that having my flash head about 5" away from the rear reflective surface gave me the most even coverage of light, moving the flash further out creates more of a hotspot in the middle.

Took a while to arrive but I used it on the very it did so. It was a windy day and because of it's size was vulnerable to being blown over. It gives a good spread of light and is simple to carry and erect. The material is adequate for the amateur photographer but is definitely of a lesser quality than an umbrella I purchased through 7dayshop, but because of it's portability, usefulness and cost I have given it 5 stars.Update: I have used this softbox several times now and it's limitations of this style of softbox is that you cannot tilt them and this one is no exception. That said, it does give good soft light but I have come back to say that it blew over (they are susceptible to breezes etc) and the shaft has buckled and bent thus rendering the the product useless!. On inspection it is because the shaft is hollow and only made of a soft metal and very vulnerable. I liked the portability of this product but my replacement will be the Godox http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Octagon-Umbrella-Reflector-Speedlight/dp/B0105U0R0W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451262748&sr=8-2&keywords=godox+softbox and before I use it I will look to see if I can re-inforce the hollow shaft in advance of using it.

I'm going to use it on a covered location with a speed light. Only then will I be able to accurately give an appraisal . The physical handling and setting up.

Easy to open and put down. Front cloth slides right over and is tight fitting. Good value.

One of the metal bits came slightly bent out of shape & I was afraid to bend it back right into shape Hence the 1 star loss. Other then that its perfect

Just a great product, hasn't let me down yet. Ensure you have a stand with an umbrella hole, otherwise you need to buy a cheap, easily found device that will fit on any pole to place a speedlite on top. Important point- it is not designed for modelling lamps, you need a rotalux square or octagonal lightbox and a speedring for those.

It's compact while folded down. I like it

Very basic. Balance carefully and try to set everything before closing it off unless you have remote control of flash settings but fair value for money.