Anybody using Lastolite Ezybox II square 90x90cm?

[Somersetman]

I've got one of these and whilst it is super-quick to assemble it really does droop alarmingly when attached to my studio lights - I was wondering if anyone else has one and could comment on how they find it?

If you take a look at Lastolite's own video:

View: https://vimeo.com/70864938
At the 3 minute and 5 second point) you can see a hint of the problem - note how the axis of the light points a little way above the horizontal, but the softbox itself points a little way below? It becomes much, much worse when I add the grid to the softbox... now I have to point the light 15 degrees upward to get the front face of the softbox anywhere near vertical! Seems like a poor design to me.

Note that this (probably) doesn't apply to the mark I version of the Ezybox as it has a different construction.

 

[JennyGW]

I'd be sending that back.

 

[quango2k]

camera trickery going on there.

I have the 60cm, 80cm and the 102cm octa and none of them sag at all..they are very solid and robust.

I actually have 2 x 60cm ones as I over ordered and now have the spare for sale on Ebay as I wont ever need it..these things are great!

 

[Somersetman]

Yeah, I have the 80cm Octa and the 60cm square and they're awesome - the Mk II 90cm square is a different design in that it only has two "spung" panels, not four, and this is where the problem lies. I wish I'd never sold my Mk I 90cm square now!

 

[quango2k]

my 60cm are both two sprung panels with poles (like tent poles) top and bottom to link the sides together and once its all built up they are solid.

 

[Somersetman]

That's interesting - I obviously have an earlier 60cm, as it the classic four panel design. The design of yours sounds much like the Mk II 90 cm square, so perhaps it's a good basic design that doesn't scale up very well!