How do you know if an umbrella costing $100 is any better than the $5 one? It’s quite hard to tell the difference in terms of light quality, especially if you’re a beginner. But I assure you, expensive light modifiers are quite different from the regular cheap ones. That difference is noticeable only after you’ve used them for some time. My first light modifier ever was a very cheap umbrella. I bought it from Amazon, and it did great things: for a few test shoots and for 1 job. After being used for a few projects, the umbrella disintegrated. Being quite upset, I was lucky enough to see a Profoto umbrella going for $30 used. Not being too much more expensive than a new one from Amazon, I decided to give the Profoto a go. The only difference, except for the coating (white as opposed to silver) that I found out was quality. Here’s why you should care about quality in your umbrellas and modifiers in general. I agree, there are a lot of photographers who claim that their latest third-party modifier can do everything an Elinchrom can at a quarter the cost, and it comes with a speed-ring, […]
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