Glow EZ Lock Deep Parabolic Quick Softbox (20")

Glow EZ Lock Parabolic Softbox

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Glow EZ Lock Parabolic Softbox 

Shop the Glow EZ Lock 20" Deep Parabolic Softbox for beautiful, controlled light. Durable, easy setup, Bowens mount. Includes grid. Order today!

Before you embark on your next photography project, consider the Glow EZ Lock 20" Deep Parabolic Softbox, a portable and versatile light modifier renowned for producing stunning fashion and portraiture images. This high-quality softbox features the innovative EZ Lock system, eliminating the need for complex assembly or alignment of speedring holes. Designed with a 16-rib structure, this softbox operates much like an umbrella, opening and closing with ease. The EZ Lock system, centered around a robust shaft, allows for a simple push-lock mechanism to open, and a wide button for a painless close. The deep parabolic design of this softbox mimics the advantages of a metallic magnum style reflector without its delicate nature. Built for both studio and on-the-go use, it boasts sturdy aluminum support rods for structural stability and extraordinary fabric strength. The shape of this softbox is ideal for light transmission over both short and long distances, thanks to its mirror-symmetrical parabolic design. This design enhances the energy output of a monolight, allowing for a wide range of uses, from a soft quasi-reverse umbrella to a super hard polished magnum bullet, depending on your needs. The Glow EZ Lock Deep Parabolic Softbox ensures that all the light from your high watt second flash is utilized, surrounding your subject with rich, even light, full of detail and realistic tactile quality. This unique modifier design form factor allows you to master the light, serving as a key light, a prodigious reflector, an outsized focusing umbrella, or a softer light source when using the gridded outer diffuser shield. The reversible opaque deflector cover enables light to bounce throughout the softbox, resulting in a softer spread of indirect light. The effect is gentler than a standard reflector and markedly less harsh than a speedlight. By flipping the deflector plate, you can achieve varying levels of light distribution. The inner diffuser incorporates a central circular panel to avoid hotspots while maintaining the pop of the silvered rim of material extending beyond its position. The use of both outer and inner double diffusion material produces very soft light, providing three levels of contrast, sharpness, and dimension. The Glow EZ Lock 20" Deep Parabolic Softbox is highly efficient, producing flattering results that reveal the human form with grace and warmth. It's ideal for full-length fashion, portrait, and beauty photography, providing even, pleasing, and contrast-balanced light coverage. The interchangeable speedrings offer adaptability to almost any speedlight, monolight, or large barebulb strobe, making this softbox an optimal tool for mastering all location situations where quality counts. The finely finished silver interior lining makes it easy to achieve magnificent specular highlights, brings out sharp details, and provides the most focused indirect lighting, along with soft shadow definition. Constructed with attention to detail, from resilient form-fitting fabric to flexible aluminum frame ribs, the Glow EZ Lock 20" Deep Parabolic Softbox sets the standard for portable light control. Like all Glow products, it comes packaged in a fitted, durable fabric pouch for protection during transport and storage. Experience the Glow EZ Lock difference and illuminate your subjects with smooth, exciting light.

The quality of light you get from this is really good, especially for the price. 48" is pretty large but if you have the space, you'll be really happy with the results you can get from this. My biggest complaint is how much of a pain it is to put together. I often find that the rods get twisted when transporting in the included bag and even though they're in the correct position, I'm usually not able to straighten them out enough to extend the umbrella mechanism. Because of that, I have to constantly reassemble the soft box almost every time I use it and it's kind of an unwieldy mess due to its size. In my opinion, this kind of defeats the purpose of the "EZ lock" system. That being said, most of my use is in the field where time is often of the essence. If you're mostly working in the studio and don't often move from location to location, I think this is a great option. I'm probably going to explore another option with a less fiddly rod system but will hang onto this as a backup.

Good quality for the price but frustrating to use in the field

I purchased this mainly for product photography, and if I ever need a bit of extra power outdoors from one of my strobes.  This particular 20" Deep Para gives about 2 more stops when used strictly as an open reflector (without  any diffusion or the reflection plate)!  These products are such high quality and so inexpensive, they're a no-brainer!!!

If you think you want/need it, get it!

It is my first umbrella shaped modifier. I like the versatility. You can use it with just the silver interior, or you can add the inner and outer baffle/diffusion cloths. The set up and takedown is really easy as well. It's great as a directional modifier that has varying degrees of softness. I know there are comments out there about this not being a "true" parabolic umbrella. I can see why, now that I know more. But I do not regret this purchase.

Great Directional and Versatile Modifier

My previous review was for the 48" version of this softbox and there is little variance in the review for the 28." I love this softbox for it's quality of light and versatility. Switching between bare buld and LED lighting and being able to use the same softbox is a dream. There are times that I want the lighting that a bare bulb or a diffused tube type lighting can provide and sometimes for the sake of just getting the job done with LED makes this the "go to" tool. Build quality is good and a brand that is gaining a strong reputation for quality and durability. Highly recommended

Regardless of the size, these tools deliver

I have been looking for a long time for a softbox of this build quality and that would produce the soft even lighting that this box produces. I have read other reviews and watched tons of videos on this device and the consistent complaint is that it is difficult to assemble. Well for me, that just isn't true. The build quality, the accessories supplied with the device and the price has made this my new favorite toy. The light is soft and diffused wrapping the subject making it easier to work with. I mounted mine on one of my C-Stands because it is pretty large and because the weight is not evenly distributed. Once opened and locked I attach the speedring and then mount to the stand. Thay way I am not having to fuss with getting the slots on the speedring aligned and the softbox attached. Because of its size and the volume of space the must be illuminated, I recommend that you not try to use this with an shoe mount speed light. My recommendation is that a monolight is used and one with sufficient power to illuminate the whole box. I am using a Flashpoint Streaklight 360 and no reflector. The shot was captured with a Nikon D700 ISO 200, f/8 1/125th sec. A gray card was used to measure the light and to reduce the amount of post production work required. SLR have come a long way in the last 40 plus years but, I still use a gray card to balance the light in every scene. The lens is a Tamron 45mm f/1.8 Di VC. Great shallow depth of field

I really like this box and it will probably replace my Chimera for my portrait work as the main light. I will remove the interior baffle to change the quality of the light and in other cases I will add the eggcrate to limit the light spill outside of the frame.

Highly recommended.

Big soft light at its finest!

I have used the 48" version for five years and it is the best light modifier and now I have the small version and it works great. The flexibility is amazing.

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Great value Softbox

Yes I would 
Recommend this product excellent very much like this product

Very good product easy to set up and great lighting spread

Easy to use !

Great price, many features, carry on bag, very well built and very portable.

Great product

Great little soft box

I'm loving this for portraits. It comes with the grid and two diffusion panels, to adjust spread and crispness. You can also adjust the reflector plate inside, which affects spread. The possibilities are varied, but if you need more spread, choose a wider parabolic shape/curve, or save money with an umbrella.

Setup and takedown are easy, and I feel confident about the longevity of the metal arms inside. I would recommend this softbox or similar to anyone. I prefer the round shape of this one over Glow's octagonal offerings. The shape of reflections in the eye are much more natural.

Great softbox with no cut corners!

Excellent product, it was complete and outstanding, the quality is great. Totally recommend it

Excellent Product

Used for this current Prom Season and has been such a great product for production and mobility. Being able to setup and breakdown has been such a timer saver with this product from Glow EZ Lock

Mobility Improvement

Easy to setup.  Good quality of light. Being so deep it can get a little unwieldy like all parabolic softboxes.

I like the light from this!

I cannot say enough about the build quality and ease of use! You absolutely cannot beat these for the money!

This is my absolute favorite light modifier that I own

De los mejores difusores que he comprando, me encanta que es muy fácil de armar por su mecanismo como de "sombrilla" te ahorras un dolor de cabeza.

Sencillo de armar

This is an amazing photographer?s tool. Very fast to setup and breakdown, good quality.

Amazing

Love this.. perfect for my key light music video

Great softbox for under 200

Nice soft light. Beware outside on windy days. Less than Ez to open and unlock. Put the mount down on the floor.

Not that EZ

My new go to for tight spaces and dramatic lighting.

Perfect

The Glow parabolic softbox is great. It was easy to setup straight out of the box. Highly recommend.

Quick and easy softbox

This is a monster light modifier, not only is it 48" wide but when they say deep, they mean deep. Ultimately it was too large for my space and I traded it in. But if you have the room and some weight/strength to push down to lock it in place, it's a great modifier.

So massive and hard to setup, but Beautiful light

Simple to assemble and dissasemble, does great with it's diffusion of light. Love the simplicity of the umbrella style assembly.

Overall great

Soft look

Nice

In comparison to other soft box manufacturers the Glow modifiers after a lot of quality for the price. From the materials and build but also in the application of use and results.

Glow EZ Lock Deep Parabolic Quick Softbox (20")

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