Westcott 43" Optical White Satin Collapsible Umbrella
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Westcott 43" Optical White Satin Collapsible Umbrella
Customer Review: A compact workhorse at a bargain price
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought three of these umbrellas over a year ago after reading about them in a Strobist article. They have been fantastic. They hold up as well as the much higher priced brands after over a year of commercial field abuse. Their most endearing attribute is that they double fold when collapsed, so they are ultra compact when folded. Best of all, I have not had a single failure of any kind since I bought the trio. I am not overly gentle with my photo tools, and this product has never let me down. Buy a lightweight, ultra collapsible stand, bungee the two together, an you have a portable light studio for your Speedlight and Pocket Wizard combo that is as as compact as a small folded newspaper, and pleasingly light to boot.
One review mentioned that the umbrellas included the Adorama logo on the outside perimeter. It's very true. I was surprised to see dual brands printed there, but after considering that my first purchase from Adorama was in the early 1980's, and that I have bought everything from film to large format lenses from Adorama since that time without a single complaint, I welcome the Adorama logo as an old friend, and I'm more than happy to display the name wherever I shoot.
Customer Review: Item received was damaged or used
Summary: 2 Stars
I ordered this umbrella directly from Adorama along with a couple of pocket wizards, bogen lightstand and a light meter. The umbrella had the Adorama logo on it ... not a big deal. What was a big deal is that the umbrella appeared to be used. The rod, end of the umbrella is damaged like someone had clamped on it to tightly already and the umbrella's rod appears to have been shortened. I've emailed Adorama and have yet to hear back.Customer Review: Umbrella
Summary: 3 Stars
Cheaply made but will do for now. The ends doesn't have the plastic caps which makes the tips of the umbrella very sharp. It's very dangerous where it could cut you and damage your equipment.
Adomara also added their logo on there. Not a big fan of their logo on my umbrellas, but hey it's cheap and we have the choice to buy it or not.
Customer Review: Not 43 inches... more like 36.
Summary: 3 Stars
Ordered this umbrella for the large size via Adorama, but though the packaging says 43", measured across the diameter of the umbrella opened, it is 36" rib tip to rib tip, 34" side to side, which is quite a bit smaller than what I expected. Do they measure across the arch of the umbrella?Customer Review: practical product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first time to use umbrellas, and by using this one .. I had great results by using Speedlite 580EX II with it. perfect small packing size and light weight. very good for using indoors and outdoors. I liked it