puredrifting
Major Contributor
Hi all:
Yes, I am at it again. I just like my CoolLights LED256 so much that I had to figure out a way to mount a softbox to it. I did the same with my LED600s, creating a custom speedring for a medium Chimera but the LED256 is much smaller and lighter so it needed a smaller, lighter softbox.
Fortunately, I had an extra Photoflex Litedome Q3-9 strobe softbox laying around from my still photo kit. This is a 15.5" x 11"5" cheap strobe box. It is a really cheap and flimsy softbox that is designed to only work with strobes. With tungsten lights, you would never even consider using this sort of cheap softbox, it would melt. Same with the speed ring, it is made out of plastic, not metal. The LED256 doesn't seem to really generate much heat so I thought that using this softbox might actually work.
I was able to hack together a mount system using various bits and pieces I had laying around the office to make the softbox to LED256. The 1/4" 20 to 5/8" stand adapter that ships with the LED256 is fortunately tapped with a female 1/4" 20 inlet. I rigged up the softbox so that it would thread straight into the inlet on the stand mount that comes with the LED256. There is a nice gap of around .5" between the edge of the speed ring and the face of the LED256 so that there will be no heat buildup. The resulting light quality is much softer and has more wrap than the stock LED256 features. This will be a great light for events or even an interview in a pinch.
Enjoy!
Dan
Yes, I am at it again. I just like my CoolLights LED256 so much that I had to figure out a way to mount a softbox to it. I did the same with my LED600s, creating a custom speedring for a medium Chimera but the LED256 is much smaller and lighter so it needed a smaller, lighter softbox.
Fortunately, I had an extra Photoflex Litedome Q3-9 strobe softbox laying around from my still photo kit. This is a 15.5" x 11"5" cheap strobe box. It is a really cheap and flimsy softbox that is designed to only work with strobes. With tungsten lights, you would never even consider using this sort of cheap softbox, it would melt. Same with the speed ring, it is made out of plastic, not metal. The LED256 doesn't seem to really generate much heat so I thought that using this softbox might actually work.
I was able to hack together a mount system using various bits and pieces I had laying around the office to make the softbox to LED256. The 1/4" 20 to 5/8" stand adapter that ships with the LED256 is fortunately tapped with a female 1/4" 20 inlet. I rigged up the softbox so that it would thread straight into the inlet on the stand mount that comes with the LED256. There is a nice gap of around .5" between the edge of the speed ring and the face of the LED256 so that there will be no heat buildup. The resulting light quality is much softer and has more wrap than the stock LED256 features. This will be a great light for events or even an interview in a pinch.
Enjoy!
Dan
