Hey guys so MagMod just launched their brand new products today and I've had a chance
to play with these for the last couple months and I just wanted to share with
you some of my absolute favorite things about these new products...so first and
foremost is it's just how easy it is to open so here's the box I pull it out of
my bag right and and this is watch how quick this is
okay here I am opening it...that's it it was that quick in a snap here I am
closing it...literally it's just open and closed there's no soft box that I've
ever used it as easier than this so that's that's one of my favorite things
about it I'm gonna put that guy down I'm gonna actually pull at the stand so I
can show you guys a few more things about the new MagBox system that I love
right here on the front you're gonna see this is what we call the FocusDiffuser
now before I tell you about the focus diffuser I want to show you the old way
of doing this all right here's how most of us have done this in the past and
this is what we call the grid right you guys are familiar with the mad grids
well this is a grid that we used to kind of untangle and somehow strap it to our
soft boxes and and the idea was that this would help to control the light
right so the light wouldn't spill everywhere the problem with this old
system is that it would actually you lose light power when it would go
through those grids so MagMod has changed the game with this new design
and what this is is what this is we call the FocusDiffuser...the FocusDiffuser
it helps to focus your light so it doesn't spill it all over the place so very
similar to the grid you're basically taking your light and instead of going
everywhere it's focusing it down and it's going through this panel right here
which is the diffusion panel so not only you're getting focused light but you're
getting it diffused and get this guys this is the crazy part...I mentioned with
the grid you're losing light with this guy you're actually based compared to
these other soft boxes you're getting one and a half to three times more
effective light output compared to these other soft boxes...that's crazy
here's the other cool thing is the design on this from front to back is so
perfectly done mathematically wise that the light when it goes from your flash
to the front of this panel you get this perfect illumination across the whole
thing now some boxes they'll try to add baffles or bounce cards and things like
that and they're to get that perfect illumination but MagMod did it just with
math...math and science and engineering right it's crazy and I
because now we don't lose that power and like I said we're going through this
FocusDiffuser focusing that like it's guys it's insane you're gonna absolutely
love this...I've loved shooting with it and the amount of power you can get out
of your flashes with this focus diffuser is incredible...so I'm gonna pull this
back and I'm gonna show you guys the other thing that I love about this and I
haven't seen this any other softbox before this is an integrated Gel slot
built right into the MagBox system...so you're gonna see right here I'm gonna
pop this guy out okay... this this is our CTO Gel they had the whole set of gels
that you guys love so much...is you can literally just take these and pop them
right in to the MagBox...it's that easy..now some of you watched a popular video
we did on YouTube with the CTO and the CTB gels and all that kind of stuff...now you
can do that right with your softbox...so I can go out I can shoot a couple at
sunset and get this beautiful warm sky or blue clouds or whatever I'm looking
for with the gels in a softbox so I get large light sources and still use my
gels and not have to try to kind of clip them to the sides or tape them in or
somehow finagle them to my MagMod flashes...it's all built right in
it's absolutely incredible...now you guys might have noticed that this box is attached
to this system right here this is what we call MagRing in our MagShoe...
i'm gonna tell you about each of them here... in just a second but...I'm gonna start
with the MagRing...alright so watch how easy this attaches just check this out
I've never seen anything work this easily so here's the MagBox...you're
gonna see these magnets on the back and it just literally snaps right into your
MagRing...it's that simple...if I want to detach it I just press this little
yellow little lever on top and I can detach those magnets from the MagRing
here's the other cool thing about the MagRing...you see this back here if I
open these up...this is where I put my flashes...okay now all of you probably
already have these MagGrips on your flashes this is where it gets fun you
just take these and you can stick them right into the back of the MagRing
check that out...now watch I can secure these so now that those flashes aren't
going to go anywhere...so not only are the magnets holding them in place but also
these latch doors are basically holding them secure...it's awesome
now guys I know the questions gonna come up it's gonna say "Hey Trevor can I
use even a bigger flash like an AD200?" ...right? these guys are really popular
right now these AD200's...I'm gonna go ahead and just stick these right
inside the MagRing and check that out not only are they held there but I can
also secure them down and now we basically got this crazy amount of power
crazy amount of power to be able to go out in a portable solution and shoot
it's almost like taking a studio strobe that you'd have to plug into a wall
somewhere and be able to have that portable power to take it out...here's the
other cool thing guys check this out...if you're a husband-wife team or if you
ever shoot with another photographer this is like a must-have and the reason
is because you could have one flash if you said "Well Trevor I don't
need all that power on my shoot"...You could have one flash let's say this is
channel one and maybe this is channel two and you could be shooting with this
flash here and your assistant could be shooting this one or your second shooter
could be shooting with this one you guys are both using the softbox you're both
using integrated gels think about it on like on a wedding
dance floor now instead of putting up multiple stands you could have one stand
with two flashes on two different channels and being able to shoot you
know each of you from that same light you could have different lenses
different angles all that kind of stuff but you're still you don't have to worry
about multiple stands so it's it's a real game-changer
my friend Charmi Patel told me about that so I just wanna make sure I share
it with you guys as well...so love this guy...now here's the other thing
let's just say I'm shooting...I'm taking pictures here and I'm like man I just
wish I could adjust that angle of that flash just a little bit right well
before I would have to come in here and have to try to figure out how to kind of
adjust the knobs and hold one side and kind of adjust it down a little bit or a
lot of times I would just put my camera down or hand it to somebody come over
adjust everything right...now when I'm actually shooting I just come over here
with one hand I press that little yellow button right there...boom I just my angle
and I'm done it's that simple it truly has never been easier
I'm telling you what I've been using this on shoots it has made it like fun
in fact I had to kind of get used to it because it was like I wasn't even used
to in the beginning I was always so it was so complicated how to make it you
so difficult...so now it's just so easy...so the other thing I want to show
you guys...is I can take this right off the stand and there's...it's basically
designed to fit comfortably in your hand...so now if your let's
you're shooting somewhere where you can't use a light stand right maybe
you're shooting out on the street or you're shooting in a place like where
there's lots of rocks or things like that and you just want your assistant to
be able to hold it they can literally just take it off the stand and be able
to hold it there and comfortably it just fits right in their hands kind of
ergonomically designed for that...so I love that aspect of it as well...lastly I want
to share with you guys...this is the way to hold it all
so MagMod has designed this MagBox case...this case basically holds not only
the products not only the the MagBox system...but you can throw some flashes in
here...in fact let me just I'll just load it up right now okay
I'm gonna throw some flashes....so I can stick a MagRing I could put a MagShoe
I can throw various things I put my FocusDiffuser or slide that in there I
can close this down on the other side I can slide my box in there...so I got this
whole lighting kit now that basically I can just take with me on shoots my
assistant can hold, I can hold it...makes it really easy to just have everything
all in one place...now guys there's a lot of really cool stuff that
the MagBox system is...and that MagMod has came out with...but I think
the number one thing that I've discovered over the last couple months
of using it...is just the amount of confidence that it's given me while
i'm out on shoots...I don't have to worry about my flashes falling from a cold
shoe I don't have to worry about making sure I have enough power coming out of
my flashes or that I'm losing power if it's going through baffles and diffusion
all that kind of stuff...it's just it's like it's helped me in my flow it's
helped me...I feel like just have like I said more confidence when I'm out there
and just be more focused when I'm shooting with my clients so I can
produce better images so...that's what I've loved...guys I'm gonna be in the
MagMod Community...so if you have any questions you want to hit me up...feel
free to ask me...I'll share some more photos that I've taken with the new
MagBox system as well and I hope you guys find it as refreshing as I have
thanks so much guys...take care