Aurai apprécier un petit rappel de trucs pour son utilisation avec flash, comme degré de zoom flash recommandé pour portrait selon distance du sujet.

These are compact, and fit neatly onto the same tripod as my lights, great light distribution. And also lovely light colour regardless of the warmth of colour lens I have on my lights. They work great with LED lights particularly. I'm so impressed by the quality of the product as well, sometimes these are quite flimsy and can tear easily, but the Westcott diffusers are great quality and thick material. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

Einfach ein tolles Produkt. Ich bereue den Kauf keine Sekunde. Habe 2 Schirme gekauft & beide sind super. Lassen sich schnell aufspannen & auch schnell wieder zuklappen. Die mitgelieferte Tasche schützt vor Dreck.Alles prima. Der Durchmesser der Stange mit seinen 8mm passt durch die gängigen Schirmhalterungen

Short and brief. (?)I have been shooting professionally for a long time. Portraits, head shots, corporate exec's etc...etc. I like to work tight (close to the subject) and this of course denotes setting your Speedlights on a lower power. Usually, my units are set around 1/16th power. This umbrella is so good at transmitting light that I had to reduce my flash units to 1/64th power. (less power = more flashes & faster recycle time) But what surprised me the most, was how much softer the light is with this unit. It really is fantastic ! The build quality is very good. For those who say different, I would say: "Hey folks...it's an umbrella...not a TRUCK". Really...??As for its packaging: I welcome the fairly heavy clear plastic case. I can't see where anyone can b#$@h about the black sleeve that it fits nicely into. Just gently twist the top umbrella (like you do any portable rain umbrella) so it is easily started into the sleeve.I love the ease of collapsing antenna. This is also built of a strong hexagonal shaped metal shaft, and telescopes vey smoothly. And I do believe it will last!Ending: I have been around a few blocks in this life, and this is the best portable, packable, usable, practical, best deal photo related piece of gear you'll ever buy!!! That's a mouth full...but all true. Oh...and did I mention that it has a professional look about it that is certainly deserving too!I ordered two more today, and I don't need them, I am just afraid they (Westcott) will find out what they have and double the price.There...what else could you ask for? Do yourself a favor...buy this one.(or better yet, buy two and save yourself more time and shipping) Your Welcome, Bill Boone.

Sa compacité est pratique si l'on doit se déplacer autrement qu'en voiture. Il remplit parfaitement son rôle, parait de bonne facture et ne semble pas trop fragile par rapport à un parapluie photo classique malgré sa tige télescopique.Livré avec un étui opaque noir + étui plastique pour bien le préserver.

No lo he usado intensivamente todavía, pero me gusta mucho porque se siente muy sólido y de calidad. Además, tiene un paso telescópico, lo que lo hace más portátil todavía. Puede usarse con rótula triflash, aunque va justo de diametro. Está muy bien.

The umbrella is nicer than I expected after reading the reviews. I wanted a moderately sized white shoot-through umbrella specifically to use while on the go. I decided on this instead of one with a removable cover () because I think a shoot-through is sufficient for the majority of mobile applications. I also wouldn't bother with removing and putting a cover back on and would probably just leave a removable cover at home anyway.The package comes with a clear plastic cover, and a black nylon sheath that is admittedly tight-fitting. I think this is good as it makes the whole setup more compact and protects the white surfaces completely. I use this with a standard Strobist setup: , , and holding up a and wrapped with . With this setup everything is reasonably solid, the flash points directly in the middle of the umbrella, it's portable, and takes great photos.PROS:- It provides very nice, soft light. The "optical white satin" has a nice sheen to it and gives off very nice, diffuse light.- It collapses very small, is light, and very compact when collapsed.- It opens to a good size, and is competently built. It won't take abuse as it's a lightweight affair, but it will last if handled with care. You can't expect an especially strong shaft because it's hollow and therefore collapsible (with the exception of the reinforced tip for attaching to an umbrella holder). Any umbrella will break if knocked over on a stand enough times.- The end of the shaft has been reinforced with a solid metal piece to keep you from accidentally crushing the hexagonal hollow shaft when attaching it to an umbrella adapter. The old workaround of glueing in a sawed off pencil is no longer required. This is a nice improvement made by Westcott recently and I applaud them for that.- There is a lever-action "button" to snap the umbrella in the open position and close it easily. I really like this feature.- The case is nice and tight fitting. It's pretty easy to get the umbrella in if you twist the fabric it closed tightly before inserting it into the sheath.CONS:- The "tips" around the diameter of the umbrella are a bit sharp, likely to accomodate a removable cover. I would prefer if the ends were capped in some way, or perhaps rounded at the ends. I may just cap the ends myself.SUMMARY: A very nice umbrella with very minor drawbacks. I will definitely buy another one for back-up, and intend to get several more sizes and types.*UPDATE (9/10/2012):- A 2"Wx16"L mailing tube from the Post Office holds it perfectly if you prefer a sturdier case.- After comparing the fabric and build quality on a few cheaper umbrellas, the Westcott is the one to get. The "Optical White Satin" provides very nice light, it has a nice sheen to it.- Seeing the "spokes" in the catchlights bug me a little, but I fix that in post. I can't really blame the umbrella, though. At least the catchlights are round, which is what I personally prefer in most cases. For square catchlights I use a softbox (e.g. ). A softbox has less light spill, is more directional, and has nice square catchlights. On the other hand, it's 10x more expensive.*UPDATE (12/27/2012):- I still really like it, but now I wish I bought the . The cover is useless as a bounce umbrella, but the cover would be handy to partially cover the umbrella when you need to feather the light. The shoot-through gives very pleasing results, but it kind of sprays light everywhere which is a problem if you'd like to keep the flash off the background, for example.

I just received my Westcott 43" Umbrella a few days ago so I haven't had much time to play around with it but it seems to be well made, looks professional when mounted on a light stand, and it was fairly cheap. It's a nice size when open and it's very compact once you fold it down, could easily fit into your camera bag or backpack. I bought it as a shoot through umbrella but I guess you could also reflect it. Mine doesn't have the Adorama logo on it like a few other people have mentioned, maybe they stopped doing that? But anyway, it's a decent piece of kit and I'm more than happy with it!

I bought three of these umbrellas over a year ago after reading about them in a Strobist article. They have been fantastic. They hold up as well as the much higher priced brands after over a year of commercial field abuse. Their most endearing attribute is that they double fold when collapsed, so they are ultra compact when folded. Best of all, I have not had a single failure of any kind since I bought the trio. I am not overly gentle with my photo tools, and this product has never let me down. Buy a lightweight, ultra collapsible stand, bungee the two together, an you have a portable light studio for your Speedlight and Pocket Wizard combo that is as as compact as a small folded newspaper, and pleasingly light to boot.One review mentioned that the umbrellas included the Adorama logo on the outside perimeter. It's very true. I was surprised to see dual brands printed there, but after considering that my first purchase from Adorama was in the early 1980's, and that I have bought everything from film to large format lenses from Adorama since that time without a single complaint, I welcome the Adorama logo as an old friend, and I'm more than happy to display the name wherever I shoot.