Strobist ballhead, speedlight and umbrella test

[RKDauph]

In Joe McNally's CLS video it showed him using a ballhead to align the flashhead along the umbrella stem axis. Made sense that it would distribute the light more evenly; so I bought the rig. Here's the test results - you decide.

No diffuser on speedlight.

Single SB800 set to TTL into Wescott 42" shoot through umbrella.



With speedlight difusser installed.

The ballhead is the Manfrotto Lite Tite Swivel+Umbrella Adapter 26
The coldshoe is the Stroboframe Shoe-type Flash Mount Cat. No 300-SHO

[z-monster]

Nice field test. I can see a difference.

[RKDauph]

Here's the side view with difusser.


Left: Upright Right: Laid out

[figment]

veruh nice. so basically get it as centered as possible, good to know.