Name: Westcott 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella with Removable Black Cover - Fiberglass Frame
Brand: Westcott
SKU: WEU45WB
Price: 37.90 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (169 reviews)

Westcott 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella with Removable Black Cover - Fiberglass Frame

Westcott 20x

Westcott

Westcott 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella, Cover - Fiberglass Frame

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Shop the Westcott 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella. Durable fiberglass frame, removable cover, 1-stop diffusion. Perfect for speedlights & studio lights. Order today!

Why settle for anything less than professional-grade lighting control in your photography and videography projects  Introducing the 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella with Removable Black Cover, a stylish and functional accessory that is essential for any serious photographer or videographer. Crafted with a high-quality, durable fiberglass frame, this umbrella is designed to endure the rigors of both studio and on-location shoots. The flexible fiberglass ribs paired with a sturdy steel shaft ensure that this umbrella can withstand frequent use, making it a reliable choice for professionals.The large 45-inch size of this umbrella provides extensive coverage, making it versatile enough to meet a wide range of lighting needs. Whether you're capturing portraits, group shots, or working on a video set, the expansive reach of this umbrella ensures that your subject is evenly lit with soft, flattering light.The white interior of this umbrella is engineered for high reflectivity and diffusion. It softens and expands the light from your source, delivering a natural and gentle illumination that reduces harsh shadows and highlights. This feature is particularly beneficial for outdoor photography and videography, where bright or harsh lighting conditions can be challenging.Moreover, the removable black cover adds another layer of versatility. When attached, it prevents light spill and directs the light more precisely onto your subject, offering you greater control over the lighting in your scene.Mounting this umbrella is a breeze, thanks to its compatibility with most studio lights, which include a built-in umbrella receptacle. For those using speedlites, a variety of mounting brackets are available, many of which offer adjustable and tiltable options for precise light positioning.Elevate your lighting setup with the 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella with Removable Black Cover. Its combination of style, durability, functionality, high-quality construction, and versatility makes it a standout choice for photographers and videographers aiming for perfection in their work.

Well made. Consistent and balanced soft light.

Great umbrella

You need a big light source that wraps around your subject, this is it. I have used these umbrellas for years now and there still like new. very light and portable.

Good product

It has a good price and this brand is well renowned.

Agood tool to be working

Second STU after 3 years of use on the first. These things are fantastic.

Great Quality STU

The size of this umbrella is phenomenal - great to throw in a bag, and combined with an admittedly ill-fitting diffuser for a different westcott umbrella, makes a half-decent softbox. But the positive aspects end there. The idea that the cover is "removable" is a stretch. Can you remove it? Technically, yes. Can you put it back on in front of a client? Absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt, NO. First of all, when you remove the black backing, you're left with razor-sharp points at the end of each rib. Like seriously you or your client could VERY easily lose an eye on this. Second, as others have noted, there are no instructions, and I feel lucky to have discovered that the cap holding the black backing on is threaded. It doesn't even remotely appear to be screwable, and the idea that you'd use your fingers to twist this 1mm thick metal cap could not be further from obvious. The main issue comes when you're trying to put it back on - it takes a good 5 minutes while seated to get the metal cap to screw back into the top of the umbrella. I wish they'd just make a collapsible umbrella with a well-fitting diffuser instead of this gimmicky stuff that only half-works. That all being said, I'll still use this, I just won't ever take that cover off.

Yeah don't ever take the black cover off

Great small umbrella

It's great, better built than some other's I have used, easy to work with too. I like it and will be buying more. Yours truly Bob

No worries, ready for work and ready when you are.

Love it! Fits inside case and diffuses the light beautifully

perfect for my kit

My go to umbrella as long as there's no wind. Does great reflective with the cover on or emmisive with the cover off.

Versatile umbrella

product is sturdy, comes in a great bag for storage and travel, fit nicely into my lighting kit bag.

Great product!

Great umbrella & Price!!

The correct size for my flash units and needs.  Quality is what I expect.

Shoot thru umbrellas; good value for money and purpose

Works great

Easy to setup and easy to put away. I have more expensive umbrellas that break easily when setting them up. These pop open and close easily and will last forever.

Easy to use & store

Doesn’t fit the Godox ad400pro, because of the shaft shape, but seems pretty well built.

It’s ok

It did the job.

Great shoot thru umbrella, well made and portable.

Great STU

Just as expected.  Nicely made and a good medium size for travellng.

Nice!

Excellent quality umbrella.  I like the removable black cover and the soft light the umbrella interios produces when I bounce flash units into it!  Get one!

60" Umbrella

Works well and produces very soft light to fill shadows.

Wescott Umbrella is a keeper!

Umbrellas are the best first investment in light modifiers. This one is versatile and outstanding. Throws out broad soft even light, whether using as shoot-through or bounce with or without the black outer cover. Highly recommended.

Must-have

WORKS GREAT IN THE STUDIO OR ON LOCATION. FOLDS SMALL ENOUGH FOR STORAGE, BUILT WELL FOR LASTING DURABILITY.

WESTSCOTT  UMBRELLA

Good quality umbrella, would definitely purchase again if needed d & recommend to others

Good Quality

This umbrella is a pain in the a-- to use and will account for over half of your time while your are trying to setup and store away your lighting gear..

1. There is no way to open, handle, close this umbrella without the cover popping off the tips of the umbrella wires.  You will get three tips on while 4 more pop off.  

2. The sleeve it is supposed to store into is way too tight.  You will feel like you are nearly breaking the umbrella if you try to squeeze/twist it into the sleeve.

Somebody at Westcott should be forced to actually USE this umbrella a dozen times.  He would then be in a mood to jam it up the a-- of the damfoo who designed it.

Not normal Westcott quality.

I was very pleased with this modifier.  It was an excellent deal and it was better quality than I expected for the price.  It seems sturdy and durable.  Perfect for feathering and softening light.  Highly recommended !

Better than expected

I ordered these to use for my CPP exam as they are the required size for the exam. They’re sturdy and work great. Exactly what I needed.

Exactly what I needed

No where on or in the box are there instructions showing that the silver cap that fastens the black cover to the top of the umbrella is threaded.  Intuitively, it appears that the cap snaps on and off.  Of course, attempting to snap off the cap resulted in breaking the cheapo plastic threaded mount rendering it useless.  All of this before actually using it!  So, how did I find out how to remove the black cover?  The instruction are buried in a 2014 YouTube video.  C'mon man!

Lousy Instructions & Instant Breakage

I had used these umbrellas before and they are perfectly adequate for my needs.

Just what I needed

I used it recently in a family photo I took at night.  I used two umbrella's and a camera mounted flash.  There were 35 people who were lit well enough so that with Lightroom adjustments it came out great.
 
Folds up nice and easy to carry with it plastic case.

Westcott 45" Optical White Satin Umbrella with Removable Black Cover - Fiberglass Frame

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