We resume our weekly highlight on Broncolor light shapers with SOFTBOXES in various formats; square, rectangle, strip and Octa. Detailed specifications on each softbox may be found here.
As with our previous post on Reflectors , the constants are as follows;
Camera: Phase One XF IQ3 100MP
Lens: Schneider Kreuznach 240mm LS f/4.5 IF
Exposure: F/11, 1/125s, ISO 50
Lamp: Broncolor Unilite 3200 powered by Scoro 3200 S
The front surfaces of the softboxes were maintained at a distance of 1m from the subject’s face to ensure the comparisons are fair.
The variables are the softboxes and the power level on the Scoro to adjust for the varying intensity of the light. The Scoro S power level ranges from 1.0 to 10.0 with every round number being halve of the next; eg. 10.0 = 3200 J, 9.0 = 1600 J, 8.0 = 800 J, etc.
We strongly recommend that you view the images below on a calibrated monitor instead of a mobile device. The differences for most of the images are subtle so the small screens may not display them accurately. Although the shots were taken tethered through Capture One, none of the images has been edited in any way.
We start off with comparison groupings by the softbox categories.
SQUARE AND RECTANGLES
STRIP (vertical angle)
BEAUTY BOX AND OCTA
35 X 60
60 X 60
60 X 100
90 X 120
120 X 180
30 X 120
30 X 180
BEAUTY BOX 65
OCTA 75
OCTA 150
We realize the differences are incredibly subtle and the results of these demonstrations are not sufficient for most photographers to form definitive conclusions upon. Hence, we will conduct more demonstrations over the next few weeks to further present the unique characteristics of each softbox. This will include half body portraits and various angles of light source to show relativity between softbox sizes and light coverage.
To be continued…
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