Best Wattage For Softbox Lighting

The light meter says f22.

Best wattage for softbox lighting.

It s all in the modifier. I think it has to be worked out by the lumens value of the light source and not the wattage as the wattage value is power used not brightness and this varies with type of light think energy saver bulbs all the best. Every modifier light position tilt turn or ambient light makes all the difference. Blindguytakingpictures wrote in post 16559777 after doing some research i am opting for a softbox setup over an umbrella setup.

The other strobe you put on a softbox and it measures f11. That s a full 2 stops less with the strobe at exactly the same power. Soft light less shadows flattering portraits. Found the following 2 setups.

Soft lighting umbrella kit day light color 700 watt output. I would like to buy a kit of continous light with cfl compact fluorescent light bulb for 1 video. If you re looking for the best softbox lighting kit you should choose this kit. As to whether you can conveniently get shots with 800 watts in a softbox.

The softbox has 110 inch umbrella built into it with 5070 nylon. 3 pcs 45w cfl bulb 3 pcs bulb socket 2 pcs 33 inch. Starting to get the picture. Obviously i would like to keep iso at 200.

It s high energy efficiny and reaches wattage up to 2500. Review of the best continuous lights. The first is 1600 watts using florescent bulbs. These kits generally include three softboxes.