What are the Best AFFORDABLE Bowens Mount Softboxes?

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We recently purchased 4 Glow EZ Lock Bowens Mount Softboxes from Adorama. Our goal is to see whether the money savings is worth it on this affordable softboxes. The Glow brand softboxes are roughly 1/5th the price of the comparable Westcott Rapid Boxes.
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Glow 31"x47" Rectangular Softbox www.adorama.com/glsbez3147.html
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@joes2828 Жыл бұрын

I have the same 48 inch EZ Glow softbox which I bought used in 2019 and it’s still going strong. I’ve used it for weddings and sessions and the light quality is magic. For budget friendly options, look no further. I don’t think the cost of the Westcott justifies the extra cost when the Adorama brands work just as well.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

I have definitely been impressed with them and enjoy them!

@bala1000mina Ай бұрын

Thank you for the helpful and informative video! Good luck!

@kennethjonesphotography Жыл бұрын

Good analysis. Thanks. By the way, you overlooked the fact that when you buy the Westcott Rapid Box it DOES NOT come with a light fixture adapter; you have to buy the Bowens adapter SEPARATELY at a current cost of $29.90 (currently at B&H which is the same price directly from Westcott). Ridiculously expensive, in my opinion.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response. That is an interesting point. When we purchased our Westcott Rapid Boxes, they were already bowens mounts so it looks like they have changed how they make these.

@dymone4894 Жыл бұрын

Very clear review.

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@paz09 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video. To me, if you even get half as much use out of the cheaper model, you are still coming out twice ahead and you can buy a replacement when you need one. I have a smaller Westcott softbox that I purchased when I first started to get into them and it is fine, but it has some issues now, and when I went to price the grid, I realized that I could get a bigger softbox from another company with a grid for less than the price of the grid! Just not worth it! What I look for now is the umbrella style--I have a Godox rectangular softbox that I purchased early on, and it has the rods, and they do bend and the diffuser never sits on the front perfectly as a result. And it is a real pain to open and close, so I just leave it open and at home if I have to go anywhere!

@lightexplorer 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I was shopping around for my first few Softbox modifiers and B&H has a bunch of Godox products that are poorly rated. I found out about this Glow EZ brand from another product photographer on KZbin and glad I came across your video. This helps reinforce my decision to purchase Glow EZ soft boxes over the plethora of options on the market.

@LarimoreStudios 8 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful! We still use them all the time and love them!

@lightexplorer 8 ай бұрын

@@LarimoreStudios Got mine today and aligning/removing the center plate from the center rod is a little tricky but beats other softboxes where you have to attach each individual rod to the mount. I also saw there is an improved version called the ParaSnap where you just close or open the mount on the back to assemble it even faster. The only problem is that the ParaSnap is double the cost of the EZ Lock version but that might be worth it to a professional who needs absolute speed.

@AnthonyToglife Жыл бұрын

I have a ridiculous amount of Glow EZ Lock modifiers and I've never had any issue with the Bowens mount and I've put these modifiers on well over a dozen different lights. I'm thinking you just got a bad one (I have two of those strip boxes).

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback!

@oscarmolina8178 Жыл бұрын

I hope you can see this. I have seen that the glow ez lock octa 48 tends to fail when I comes to the rods, mostly breaking down. Is it a common failure?

@AnthonyToglife Жыл бұрын

@@oscarmolina8178 I have the 48” octa and deep para and neither have suffered any failures, nor do they have any noticeable wear. I use the 48” octa quite a bit too. But, they are budget modifiers so if you’re rough with them, you’ll be more likely to encounter some issues.

@Taniaisunique7 9 ай бұрын

Will these work for Godox ad400pro?

@PeterAlanJohnson Жыл бұрын

I'm curious whether constantly ripping the diffuser and grid off is actually more likely to cause damage than leaving it on, there must be SOME amount of strain when you do that. Does anyone know?

@LarimoreStudios Жыл бұрын

That is a good point. It does add strain when pulling it off. Honestly, they probably don't make a huge amount of difference either way. We have been leaving the diffusion on but we take the grid off