Best Wattage For Softbox Lighting

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.

Best wattage for softbox lighting.

The softbox has 110 inch umbrella built into it with 5070 nylon. These kits generally include three softboxes. Obviously i would like to keep iso at 200. The purpose of lighting with softboxes is to soften the quality of light produced by the external flash.

That s a full 2 stops less with the strobe at exactly the same power. Soft light less shadows flattering portraits. It s high energy efficiny and reaches wattage up to 2500. Blindguytakingpictures wrote in post 16559777 after doing some research i am opting for a softbox setup over an umbrella setup.

It gives maximum reflection because of the inner lining with reflective face. Starting to get the picture. Found the following 2 setups. The other strobe you put on a softbox and it measures f11.

Every modifier light position tilt turn or ambient light makes all the difference. Soft lighting umbrella kit day light color 700 watt output. If you re looking for the best softbox lighting kit you should choose this kit. 3 pcs 45w cfl bulb 3 pcs bulb socket 2 pcs 33 inch.

The light meter says f22. I would like to buy a kit of continous light with cfl compact fluorescent light bulb for 1 video. As to whether you can conveniently get shots with 800 watts in a softbox. There are kit of 2000 3000 4500 e 6000 watts.