Broncolor Para 222 F Reflector Kit without Adapter, Includes F222 Focusing Tube, Safety Rope, 4x Suspension Ropes, Trolley Bag

2021-01-30T09:26:31

I've being using the 133 cm version of this umbrella for a year. I found it a little small for a full body portraits when I'd like to keep the light soft. You still can have a full body coverage but the umbrella should be placed farther away, and that magical "3d" Para light effect is gone... I finally decided to give the 222 cm version a try and not disappointed [LOL]. It's much more forgiving and flexible compared to the 133 in terms of placement and tilting. You can stay in front of it with a little to no impact on your subject. It doesn't need to be lifted high - just so the umbrella's center point would be on the subject's head level. You can also place this umbrella ~2-3 m from the subject and still have plenty of space to take pictures and not getting it in the frame. The deployment process is not as fast compared to the baby paras, but it's still pretty straight forward and easy. My only wish is to have an actual BAG for this Para, not that joke that comes with it. Of course it's not an issue if the umbrella always stays in studio, but for transportation the bag made of some random thin material and all these loose foam pieces are pointless. Broncolor, please, make a decent bag. It's ok to charge a "Broncolor price" [i.e. a lot of money] for it, but it's something this umbrella is really missing. To sum this review up - if I would be allowed to have just one lighting modifier and nothing else - that would be the Para 222. With a very minimum effort it allows to achieve outstanding, unique looking results.

Oleg M.