The current rfi 5ft Octa is SO difficult to assemble – I can never do it on my own, and so I hardly ever use it. If I had a quick release version that assembles like an umbrella or the Clic octabox, I would use it all the time! (To be compatible with B1's and D2's)
I find it surprising that all Profoto softoxes require you to insert each rod one at a time. Better soft boxes these days are designed with the rods permanently attached to the speed ring (and fabric permanently attached to the rods) with some way of quickly opening it when required.
An easily detachable, magnetic dome diffusor for the larger sized B1/B1x strobes would be really useful. It would create more even light across softboxes, or any modifier designed to make a larger, softer source.
If this were coupled with a clear glass cover to replace the stock frosted one, you probably wouldn't lose much power from the strobe.
I can use a 105mm & even a 150 softbox on my B10's because when I first purchased them and realized they were too large for the strobe.... I created and then produced a small metal arm that when attached to the light stand creates a 45 degree angle to the B10's light stand. COMPLETELY removing any and all weight & stress on the B10. I even reached out to Profoto with the idea but no one reached back. I have photos
The front of the softboxes should be available. Why not print any finny pictures on the surface? May be a smily or a sun, Palm beach or snow on mountains? Just to make models hapy.
I was recently shooting with my a10, my clic soft box, and trying to use gels at the same time. I realized that the magnet wasn't strong enough to hold both the gels and the clic soft box, so I had to shoot without gels. I would love a solution so that I could use both at the same time!
Umbrella quick opening softbox for B10 with build in light weight speed ring. The Profoto clic softbox octa and SMDV flip 20 and 24 are great idea for location shooting
