This is a Smith-Victor 32BW 32" Black/White Umbrella. Umbrellas soften, broaden, and slightly diminish the light output of any tungsten or flash light source.

Umbrellas with a white interior will soften and weaken light more than an umbrella with a silver lining. Silver umbrellas also soften light, but not as much as white umbrellas. They do not diminish the light as much as white umbrella.

White silk, and taffeta umbrellas without a black backing or with a removable black backing may be used in the traditional bounce method, or as a makeshift shoot-through softbox, although the use of the light will not be as efficient as with a closed-sided lightbox.

There are umbrellas that change the hue, or tone of the light. There are umbrellas that change tungsten lights to daylight balanced lights. There are umbrellas that bounce the light, then soften it even more on the way to the subject. At this point, we cross over into Softboxes, which is covered in Softboxes.

Choice of umbrella size is determined by the size of the subject, and the strength of the light supply being used. Choosing an umbrella surface is as subjective as choosing a brush and paint.

Removable Black Backing

Perfect size for 1 or 2 person head shot, or something as large as a breadbox.

Removable black backing allows you to use the umbrella in shoot-through mode.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the color temperature of these lights?

A: I think the bulbs that come with the kit are pretty warm - 3500K or so. But you can use other bulbs too - daylight (5000K) incandescent or even CF for lower light use.

Q: 2. It says in the description that it has cold Shoe mounts. That would take a camera mounted flash unit? The umbrella mount (UM4) says in its description that the Flash mount is optional. Are 2 flash mount adaptors included in the kit?

A: Yes, in my set there were flash mounts included. Cold Shoe means that it is just a physical mount for the flash, it cannot communicate with your flash, like a hot shoe would.

Q: 3. Can this fit into the Broncolor Siros L built in umbrella holder?

A: Thanks for asking Alexchious! Yes, this umbrella does fit the Siros L. That said, the Siros L umbrella bracket is a little on the tight side but it will accommodate the Master Parabolic 32 just fine.

Q: 4. What's the inside diameter of this bag?

A: The inside we feel is approximately 5-6" in diameter.

Q: 5. What is the weight capacity of this dolly?

A: This dolly has a load capacity of 44 pounds.

Q: 6. Do these lights (Smith-Victor KT750LED) have a on/off switch? and/or dimmer too?

A: They have an on/off switch.

Q: 7. how much does it weigh?

A: The dolly weighs 4.5 lbs (2 kg).

Q: 8. Can this be used as a reflective umbrella? When using as a shoot-through, how much light is reflected back into the room?

A: This is a translucent umbrella, which will reduce the light by about 1 stop when the outer portion faces the subject.

Q: 9. Can this be used with CFL bulbs, and if so, what's the max CFL wattage it would accept?

A: I think this will work with any bulb with an Edison base. While I have not used it with CFL's, I have used it with a dimmable 90-watt equivalent LED bulb with no problems, and also attached to an LED dimmer.

Q: 10. Would this tripod be a good choice for a counterweighted binocular parallelogram?

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