hey guys my name is Francisco Hernandez and today I'm doing a review on a new
product by godox unfortunately it's not a new like just
yet but it is an awesome type of product that I both highly recommend and use all
the time and that's an octa box the specific octabox that i'm gonna talk
about in today's video is the new godox 120 l parabolic softbox
if you guys are wondering the differences between a parabolic octa box
any shadow octa box there's something that definitely deserves its own video
to talk about but to give you guys a quick summary a parabolic arc box is
gonna have a more narrow focused beam of light that's gonna be similar to like a
grid-like effect and because it's gonna be more focused and more narrow it's
gonna have a bit more contrast a shallow octa box is gonna be more of a wider
beam of light and because it's wider it's gonna have a little bit less
contrast as always with every product that review i'm gonna show you guys
behind the scenes look into a portrait shoot they did using this product the
Galax 120 L so stay tuned to the end of the video to see both the footage and
the photos that I created using this octave box before I continue I do want
to let you guys know that this octa box actually comes in two different sizes it
comes and a 90 centimeter version and a 120 centimeters which of course is the
one that I decided to go with and both of these Arthur boxes actually come in
two different variations there's a light version and a heat resistant version the
main difference between the light version and the heat resistant version
is a type of material that the rods are made out of the light version has rods
that are made out of fiberglass which of course are gonna be very tough but also
light the heat resistant version is gonna have rods that are made out of
metal which of course are also read tough but also more heat resistant if
you guys are interested in knowing the differences in weights between the two
different variations I'm gonna go ahead throw that information on the screen so
you guys can see for yourself if you want to get the lighter version or the
heat resistant version I personally went for the lighter version because I tend
to need to be more portable during my photo shoots
alright so now that I told you guys that I'm gonna go ahead and show you guys
what this modifier comes with the first thing that you'll see when you get this
octa box is that it comes in a nice carrying case that's gonna be able to
carry everything that you get with this modifier of course and when you open up
the case more than likely the first thing that you're gonna see are either
metal rods or fiberglass rods sticking out of the octa box itself and some more
things that you're gonna find inside of the case are gonna be the inner
diffusion panel and the outer diffusion panel which of course are going to be
something you use if you want extra soft light and
nine out of ten times I'm more than likely using both the inner diffusion
and the outer diffusion of whatever out the box that I'm using you're also gonna
find a reflective liner which is gonna be part of the octa box that you're
going to add to the back of the outer box so that no light spills towards the
back and the last thing that you're gonna find is the octave box adapter
ring which more than likely is gonna be Bowen smelt but of course if you decided
to go for another mount it's gonna be that mount alright so now I want to go
ahead and tell you guys some of the pros and the cons of this modifier and I'm
gonna go ahead and start with the pros because there's more pros than there's
cons one of the main pros that I can tell you right off the bat about this
octa box is that once you assemble it it feels so sturdy and so tough and durable
and I don't ever have to worry about it kind of collapsing on its own which is
actually something that I've experienced with cheaper octa boxes in the past
whether it's strong winds made it collapse on its own me bumping it
slightly making it collapse or me putting it to the ground too fast making
it collapse on its own and I don't feel like I'm ever gonna have to worry about
that happening to this specific octa box the second Pro that I wanted to talk
about is actually something that I mentioned towards the beginning of this
video and it's that extra added contrast that you get using this octa box if you
guys are familiar from work at all you would know that I'm a big fan of the
retouching method of dodge and burn and the whole point of dodging burn is to
add some extra contrast to your images and using this octa box I feel like it
has a built-in dodging burn effect so if I'm ever doing a photo shoot and I want
that extra contrast or if you guys want that extra contrast in your images that
I would definitely recommend looking into getting this octa box the third
pose I wanted to talk about is something that I didn't realize I liked before
because I never experienced it before and that's the reflective liner on the
back of the active box the reason why I'm saying it's a pro is because what I
didn't realize with my other active boxes is sometimes I like to get a good
grasp of the modifier before I attach it to the length I'm using such as the
Explorer 600 for example so I really want to get that good grasp before I
attach it to the light and lock it into place and sometimes depending on the
modifier that I'm using the okto box that I'm using game at grasp is kind of
hard so the fact that this reflective liner is removable I can just remove it
get that good grasp attach the light and then put the reflective liner back on
and it's something that I definitely did enjoy while using this octa box the
fourth and last Pro that I wanted to mention about this octa box is the price
at the time of making this video it costs
a hundred and twenty dollars and I know that might seem a little bit expensive
considering the fact that it's not an easily collapsible one it's definitely
something that you have to experience for yourself because once I experienced
how well-constructed it was and how great the light output was it started to
feel like it easily cost more than two hundred dollars so the price is
definitely a pro in my opinion the first kind about this octo bunks that I have
to mention is easily the fact that you have to assemble it and if you guys know
me you know that I tend to recommend octa boxes that open and close very
quickly and this was one that's not as quick as you know a couple seconds but
it is kind of pretty quick at about maybe a minute maybe a minute and a half
to assemble it but of course I shoot on location all the time so that's why I
would have to assemble it and disassemble it but if you tend to shoot
in studio all the time then this is something that you and I have to
experience you know having to assemble it over and over again you can just
assemble it and just leave it in your studio the second con about this octave
box is the fact that it does not come with a grid so although I rarely use one
myself I know that you guys out there might want one so if you want to get
this octa box and you want a grid didn't expect to pay an additional I think
thirty dollars I believe for that grid the last kind about this octa box is a
big one both literally and figuratively and that's because I didn't realize how
big it was from the front to the back and a little bit from the top of the
bottom over I just didn't realize how big it was until I actually got it and
used it and even when I took my behind-the-scenes photos I realized that
it was a pretty big octa box like I mentioned before I typically use shallow
octa boxes so I didn't realize how long and big this one was gonna be until I
used it if you want to get this arctor box and you work in a studio space
definitely be conscious about how much space you have to work within because it
is a big modifier and of course you want to shoot it with this dr. box outdoors
then you won't have to worry so much about the space alright so that's pretty
much it for my review of the good ox P 120 L parabolic softbox I hope you guys
enjoy the BTS footage and the photos that you're about to see and if you
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help you out and the way that you guys can help me out is by commenting with
what you want me to give you guys so whatever
has a lot of likes is more than likely gonna be the thing that I give away I'm
thinking right now either the Explorer 600 or a pair of Glocks 8200 s which is
the evolved to hundreds in case you didn't know that all right take care
guys and I'll see you in the next video actually before I show you guys the
footage I should want to give a quick thanks to everybody who was actually in
the video that went to the photo box that are part of the video you're about
to see and I also think the model we're making it out to model last-minute if
you guys are curious about any of the gear that you used in the video it's not
going to be listed in the description area below alright take care guys