B&H has the Westcott 43″ Apollo Orb Speedlite kit for $99.95 (reg. $149.95) as one of its Cyber Monday deals. The kit includes an 8′ stand, a mount with a cold shoe and the 43″ Apollo Orb octobox. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Profoto RFi softboxes are a new line of easy-to-use softboxes that are available in 12 different sizes across 4 models – rectangular, square, octagonal and strip. The RFi softboxes are not limited to use with only Profoto strobes thanks to speedring adapters for at least 26 other brands. [click to continue…]
Here’s a great video from Joe McNally and Adorama TV. Joe’s working a Nikon D800 with the built-in flash as the commander flash, a Lastolite Ezybox softbox with grid and a red-gelled speedlight for a background light.
If you haven’t checked out Joe’s book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, there’s lots more of great speedlight info like this in there.
Adorama has a nice deal today on the Flashpoint 2-light softbox kit for $99.95. It’s normally $134.95, which is a good price already, but lights and softboxes for under $100 is a real steal.
Westcott has unveiled its latest holiday promotion – a lighting accessory kit, which includes six different light modifiers and two 10′ x 10′ backgrounds. You get the full set for $299.90 during the holiday promotion.