Glow EZ Lock 60" Octa Small Quick Softbox, Eight-Sided Parabolic Softbox Opens Up and Closes Down Easily, This Bowens Mount Softbox with Quick Speedring Swap is an Ideal Speedlight Soft Box.

I'll compare this item to the Godox softbox that I bought for half the price.The Godox started to get some tears after a few months and it was impossible to disassemble without potentially breaking it. Still, it boasted a great price if you intended to leave it set up in the studio.The Glow EZ is the softbox you want for travel and outdoor work. It's similar to bringing around an umbrella and it sets up about as easily. It's massive, so the light is beautiful and soft. It has a little reflector you can attach to the center that eliminates the hotspot from the strobe. That's great if you care about even lighting on someone's face. The grid it comes with is essential for controlling where the light hits. It's a huge light source, so without a grid it will wash over everything. Sometimes that's what you want, but you've got the option of creating a more dramatic look.The picture I'm uploading is a test shot I did while using it for the first time. Those are just some wrinkled curtains in the background and I didn't bother using a rimlight, but this pic should still give you an idea of the quality of light you can expect

Very easy to set up and use. Produces smooth beautiful light. Adorama rep Jonny Edward did an excellent demo at WPPI expo showing all the features. I use this modifier both for fill and key light. Included grid controls light spill.

Love how portable and easy to use! Takes about 3 minutes to assemble and less to collapse and put in carrying case.

Great quality and very easy to assemble. Clicks in to a Bowens mount with issues. It also comes with the grid (rather than being made to purchase that piece separately) so it’s easy to adjust lighting when needed.

Bought this as a background for headshots as I had to shoot in a smaller space and couldn't properly light the regular paper background. It worked perfectly! When all the diffusers were used I got a very nice even off white background plus a bit of a hair light. The only drawback is that the bag doesn't have a carry strap, will have to add it myself.

Like other Glow products I am generally happy with this item. Though it is mostly well made they always seem to skimp on some detail or the other. On this octagon the inner diffuser is held in place with little snaps, instead of velcro. This is kind of a pain, but one of the snaps stopped working after just several uses. There is no replacement so now I have held in place with a safety pin. I also have one of their 40" beauty dish, which also puts out great light, but on that one one of the plastic ribs came loose after just two uses.Sooooo.....if I wanted to buy a comparable Westcott product it could easily cost 4 times as much, so one has to take that into consideration when sizing up a product. I shouldn't have to gerry rig something that I buy brand new, but at this price, it is not too upsetting.Good bang for buck, puts out very nice light, just not manufactured to the strictest of tolerances.

Needed a larger light defuser for corporate type portrait session. This worked amazingly. Large enough for what I needed and yet not so large to make it difficult to handle.

I'm a professional photographer and have tried out A LOT of gear recently to see what I like best for indoor shoots. This softbox is top of the list. I also rented a Westcott Rapid Box Switch 48-inch Octa-L for Alienbees which I also liked but is in a higher price range. This is soft, beautiful light paired with my Alienbees but has enough pop to really make portraits shine. I love it and will keep using it!