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Editor's Choice 2007: Lighting

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Quantum QF69 Mini Folding Softbox


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The Quantum Qflash has long been the event photographer's run-and-gun flash unit. Its sheer power and extensive exposure options, including wireless TTL operation, have helped make it an industry standard. Its oversized parabolic reflector and multiple diffusion panels produce just about the softest light of any portable, on-camera strobe we can think of. But with its QF69 Mini Folding Softbox, Quantum has taken soft on-camera light even further.

With a surface area about one foot square and a light spread of 180 degrees, the QF69 lets you use flash with any wide-angle lens you please. But at under three inches deep, it's much flatter than comparable devices, making it less cumbersome at crowded cocktail parties or wedding receptions. To mount it you simply remove the Qflash reflector then slide the softbox (which folds flat for storage and transport) over the flash head. The unit has an internal baffle for reducing any hot spot, and, as you'd expect, is designed so as not to block the Qflash AE sensor. About $75 (compare prices).

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