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Wed May 12, 2010 4:34 pm

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Hello!
I am trying to select appropriate Foldable Sofboxes and Octabox.
I am going to take them out of studio with me a lot, so, size and weight (when they are collapsed) is very important to me.
I've checked PDF's on site, but didn't find this info.
Can somebody give me this information?

Best regards,
Boris




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Thu May 13, 2010 3:28 pm

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All of them are about 8" in diameter due to the integral speedring.
Length when folded is as follows:
FSB1036=21"
FSB2436=26"
FSB3240=30"
FSB3060=44"

FSB35=15"
FSB47=20" (*edited, this was originally stated as "FSB37")




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Thu May 13, 2010 5:05 pm

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The integrated speedring stays perpendicular to the shafts of the 'box. This means that they do not fit compactly.

The tradeoff of collapsible 'boxes vs traditional ones is this:
Advantage: Much, much faster to set up.
Disadvantage: A little heavier, and bulkier when collapsed.

For travel, my inclination might be to go for traditional-style 'boxes, or to forego 'boxes entirely in favor of other modifiers such as diffused PLMs.




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Fri May 14, 2010 7:21 am

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Hello!
Thank everyone for information.
Can somebody post a picture of folded foldable softbox or octabox?
Best regards,
Boris




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Fri May 14, 2010 11:14 am

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Technical Support wrote:
All of them are about 8" in diameter due to the integral speedring.
Length when folded is as follows:
FSB1036=21"
FSB2436=26"
FSB3240=30"
FSB3060=44"

FSB35=15"
FSB37=20"


Thanks..any idea what the folded length of the big 47" octa is? I think it was fairly long as well...




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Fri May 14, 2010 11:20 am

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Thanks..any idea what the folded length of the big 47" octa is? I think it was fairly long as well...

I think there was a type error.
According to the site there is no FOB37, only FOB47.
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Boris




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Fri May 14, 2010 11:22 am

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Boris is correct, I have changed the original post to reflect correct part numbers.




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