Profoto 254711 RFi 36-Inch Octa Softbox (Black)

Unfortunately, I was somewhat disappointed with this Octa Softbox and give it 3 stars based on the difficulty of set-up. The quality of material and sturdiness is fantastic and it looks like a high-end product (to justify the price), but it’s extremely difficult to set-up and tear down. In fact, my assistant didn’t have the finger strength required to bend and insert the rods - I had to take time away from the client in order to put together the softbox. I do NOT recommend this product for location photographers, the Westcott Rapid Octa Softbox for Profoto is a much better solution. Actually, I found the Rapid with the deflector plate to provide a much more even light as well, with the Profoto Octa Softbox providing a slight hot spot. I LOVE my B1X’s and am amazed that Profoto can produce such finely engineered lights and yet produce a softbox that’s nearly impossible for anyone without the strongest of hands to put together. Hopefully they will improve on this in the future.

Excellent quality and light flow... pricey tho.

Just got and testing it out with my son. I like the size and looks well made. Will be using it for a maternity photo shoot this weekend. I found it to be a little hard putting it together, but once done feels very solid. using it with my Profoto D1 heads.

While the product is top notch I was very surprised when unpacking it the one of the rod ends came off even before I got a chance to assemble the softbox. Easily resolved with a bit of glue but not what I would have expected from a premium product.

I love the look of the light with this modifier. The assembly isn't super easy, but it isn't super difficult either. I usually leave it assembled to make my life easier.