Tiago Pimentel Share Posted February 9 Hi guys, I want to replace the cheap cloth that came with my octabox, but I'm undecided between silk or cloth. I want the best possible results on skin tones. Do you guys suggest silk or cloth? Thanks Tiago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Santucci Share Posted February 22 I believe poly silk is what's used for "silks." In terms of durability, I would go with silk. Cloth, like cotton based cloth, will get dirty pretty easily. I would buy an actual silk that's just large enough for your purpose and have a tailor sew it to match the original diffusion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parnell Share Posted February 22 As Chris said, ‘Poly Silk’ is usually what is used. Gridcloth is also a pretty durable option, with options of 1/4, 1/2 and Full. You can also purchase Magic Cloth, or Halo Cloth, which is the beautiful heavy diffusion used on chimeras. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart Brereton Share Posted February 23 9 hours ago, Matthew Parnell said: You can also purchase Magic Cloth, or Halo Cloth, which is the beautiful heavy diffusion used on chimeras. Magic Cloth is great for big, multi lamp rigs like overhead soft boxes, but I think it’s overkill for things like Chimeras and Octos. It cuts an awful lot of light, and it’s not actually any softer than grid cloth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mullen ASC Sustaining Member Share Posted February 23 It also depends on what is behind the diffusion, an array of LEDs or a single tungsten halogen bulb, etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Sanchez Sustaining Member Share Posted March 4 Does your softbox have a baffle inside? If so, then a heavier front diffusion like magic cloth would be unnecessary. In no baffle, then refer to David's response. I'd go with a 1/2 grid to start. Most softboxes come with a couple diffusions like 1/4 and 1/2, because realistically, there are different cases for both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiago Pimentel Author Share Posted March 4 Hey guys, I'm using spot leds behind it such as the aputure 300d. I ended up selling the softbox and bought the angler boombox 48inch. I should get it tomorrow and the diffusion material, from the photos alone seemed a lot more convincing. Anyone has any experience with this softbox? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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