Portable Softbox

[Odyssey-Boy]

yeah, think i need to get... cos always kana wind blow and topple haha

im used to lightstands topple .. problem solved when i used 2.9m heavy duty stands..

 

[daredevil123]

im used to lightstands topple .. problem solved when i used 2.9m heavy duty stands..

heavy duty stands will also topple. I had one topple at Marina barrage once... forgot to bring my sandbags that day and paid the price of a bent shoot through umbrella...

Really need to have a couple of sandbags handy when shooting outdoors.

 

[daredevil123]

yeah, think i need to get... cos always kana wind blow and topple haha

Sandbags are quite cheap. Just need to figure out where to get the sand. LOL.

 

[Cowseye]

Sandbags are quite cheap. Just need to figure out where to get the sand. LOL.

The beach

 

[daredevil123]

The beach

Salty sand leh.... LOL

 

[SkyStrike]

Salty sand leh.... LOL

er, just curious...does the salt matter? here I tot salt will suck up more moisture which is good in a way?

 

[Cowseye]

I dun think it's good for your equipment as it can corrodes them.

 

[daredevil123]

er, just curious...does the salt matter? here I tot salt will suck up more moisture which is good in a way?

THe sand bags will not affect camera equipment... but salt does funky stuff to metal parts. And beach sand will leak from the bags and get all over everything and the car. I am thinking of swapping out sand with small pebbles...

 

[Cowseye]

THe sand bags will not affect camera equipment... but salt does funky stuff to metal parts. And beach sand will leak from the bags and get all over everything and the car. I am thinking of swapping out sand with small pebbles...

Then back to the same question, where to get so many pebbles?

 

[eleveninth]

Then back to the same question, where to get so many pebbles?

They got water bags also, if u wotried cannot find sand.

 

[ziploc]

Actually as far as I'm aware people use stones/pebbles instead of sands. Can also use camera bag if your tripod does not need weighing down.

 

[daredevil123]

Actually as far as I'm aware people use stones/pebbles instead of sands. Can also use camera bag if your tripod does not need weighing down.

I am one of the few idiots that took the name literally and use sand.:mad2:

 

[daredevil123]

Then back to the same question, where to get so many pebbles?

Buy from aquarium... or from gardening suppliers.

 

[Cowseye]

Buy from aquarium... or from gardening suppliers.

Interesting, can reuse.

 

[ziploc]

Actually marbles (bakuli) work great as well, but I think nowadays they are a bit hard to find.

 

[Cowseye]

Actually marbles (bakuli) work great as well, but I think nowadays they are a bit hard to find.

Daiso and aquarium.

 

[SkyStrike]

THe sand bags will not affect camera equipment... but salt does funky stuff to metal parts. And beach sand will leak from the bags and get all over everything and the car. I am thinking of swapping out sand with small pebbles...

icic...but after looking the following posts, I think pebble is still a much better choice :bsmilie:

 

[Odyssey-Boy]

heavy duty stands will also topple. I had one topple at Marina barrage once... forgot to bring my sandbags that day and paid the price of a bent shoot through umbrella...

Really need to have a couple of sandbags handy when shooting outdoors.

If u use an umbrella, of course the lightstand set will topple when a strong gust of wind hits it.. That's one reason why I don't really like to use umbrella(s)..

 

[Cowseye]

If u use an umbrella, of course the lightstand set will topple when a strong gust of wind hits it.. That's one reason why I don't really like to use umbrella(s)..

Large soft boxes won't??

 

[eleveninth]

Large soft boxes won't??

normal size one also proned what. lols.