[Aluminum] Once again, B&H has helped me obtain optimal creativity!

[Aluminum] GIVES BEAUTIFUL LIHT & NICE CATCH LIGHT. I LOVE THE NICE SOFT SUN LIKE LIGHT COMES OUT OF THIS. LIGHT WEIGHT & GREAT COLOR VALUE. I USE IT WITH MY NEW PROFOTO B1 500 AIR TTL.

[Aluminum] I use this octabox for both indoor and outdoor applications. Get a good solid stand for it and you don't have to worry as much about the wind taking this away with your strobe. The round catchlight in the eye is more pleasing to me than a square or rectangular softbox. I use it with my Profoto B1 500 airttl.

[Aluminum] I have used this softbox for years at my school and studio that I frequent and am thinking about buying my own. This works as a great addition to any light setup and works amazingly for beauty and portraits and as the main light for fashion work. There are other reviews saying they are having difficulty removing the rods from the speed ring, but that is the case for most speed rings (it's the same with Broncolor, Elinchrom, and Chimera speed rings) This modifier works best on a single pack and head fully mounted on a standalone c stand with weighted arm and wheels. This allows for portability in the studio but not on location. This light is difficult to assemble and disassemble but I've only seen this size octabox in studio settings, never in an on location setting.

[Aluminum] There's a reason that Profoto has some of the most quality products around. This softbox is solidly built and once I figured out how to set it up it was fast and easy to build it. Despite the solid construction, the weight of the softbox is light and it doesn't get hot when used with their 500/500 D1 lights.

[Aluminum] Its the quality of build and light shaping that I expect from Profoto, and I bought it to shoot a few fashion lookbooks and campaigns. Since the few fashion shoots, it has sat unused, and I recently sold it. I definitely made my money from the shoot and it had its use, but make sure youre going to use it a lot. I own the 5 also, so thats probably why it never came out of the bag since. But, I havent really touched my 5 either.

The only cons that I can think of are that the rods take some time to break in, its heavy, and be ready to muscle putting the thing together.

If youre using this, make sure you have a properly weighted and sized c-stand or boom with a counterweight. Its not that heavy to hold, but its positioning on the light makes the stand endure an off-center weight which can really be dangerous if not properly set up.

[Aluminum] Profoto has the reputation of being expensive, but giving great light. This softbox is no exception. I love the quality of light I get from it.

Other reviews have called it poorly designed, being hard to put together and take down. I don't think the criticisms are fair. It's just a question of technique and practice.

I suspect some people are trying to assemble the rods in the wrong order. It's necessary to assemble rods opposite to each other (3 o'clock position then 9 o'clock, etc.). If someone is trying to insert rods next to each other around the periphery, they will likely fail.

On disassembly, the rods will be under tension. If you pull up on the rods as you take them out, it will reduce the tension and be much easier to accomplish. The quality of light from this softbox is worth the effort.

[Aluminum] Same fit to replace severely bent rods in the Octa.

[Aluminum] I have experience with Profoto softboxes so I knew what I was getting. What I didn't expect was the 'new feel' of them. I'm not sure if Profoto enhanced durability with the softboxes or maybe I was using the older OCF versions, but this thing is built like a tank. If the shell gets torn, it's totally on you. It's just so durable. I see this thing lasting me 20 years.

The durability and beautiful light you get from this Profoto softbox and slight premium you pay for it make it a hands-down winner.

[Aluminum] Somehow lost one of the rods of my octa, and it turns out a septa is a really lousy replacement -- ordered this rod replacement kit, and the octa is as good as new! It was a special order so it took a while, which is a shame since I couldn't find this kit offered anywhere else in the US and I can't be the only one who's ever been in this predicament. Very pleased when it finally arrived though!