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Concentrate the light from your shoe-mount flash for dramatic cinematic lightingwith the easy to use snoot. Perfect for everything from dramatic portraits to concentrating light on background elements. Attaches and removes in seconds using the popular Speed Strap (not included). Made of tough ballistic nylon with grey interior that produces a soft falloff. Fits most any on-camera shoe-mount strobe. 8.5" long. Exclusive Patent Pending design.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By NPB Photo
Amazon Verified Purchase
Simple as that. It needs more "Velcro". It's also not as obedient to my wishes as what I thought I was paying for. The layers of fabric and stitching make it resistant to rolling into a nice neat tube.
I'm keeping it because it does the job, and looks professional when I get it out, but it feels more like an intermediate prototype which was rushed to market rather than a well designed and field tested product.
I'm keeping it because it does the job, and looks professional when I get it out, but it feels more like an intermediate prototype which was rushed to market rather than a well designed and field tested product.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Hankk
Amazon Verified Purchase
I use this mostly as a flash reflector, not a snoot. The Honl ads show and discuss it being used this way. It works well, and the photos often turn out awesome. I use it for a lot of close-in portraits, and using a large and asymmetric reflector like this adds a lot of great shadows to faces. It's very moldable, so you can make off-axis light sources very easily with it.
But I've got a gripe with it, which is that it does a lousy job of staying in place. The fabric is thick but still pretty floppy, and for many of my shots, it's fallen over (from vertical), or collapsed on itself. I think it could really use to be made of stiffer fabric, and/or have more stiffening around the edges. There is some, but not much. Also, more velcro around the edges would help it stay rigidly on the flash better. As it is, there's just a few points of contact of velcro, and that adds to its floppiness. I've beefed it up with more velcro myself (a bunch of dots of the self-adhesive stuff) but for $30, they should make it right.
Another minor issue: I think the interior should be made of white fabric, not the silver/grey that it is. All the grey does is absorb light, and the purpose of a reflector is to reflect it. A lighter color would allow for more shots on a charge of the batteries.
But I've got a gripe with it, which is that it does a lousy job of staying in place. The fabric is thick but still pretty floppy, and for many of my shots, it's fallen over (from vertical), or collapsed on itself. I think it could really use to be made of stiffer fabric, and/or have more stiffening around the edges. There is some, but not much. Also, more velcro around the edges would help it stay rigidly on the flash better. As it is, there's just a few points of contact of velcro, and that adds to its floppiness. I've beefed it up with more velcro myself (a bunch of dots of the self-adhesive stuff) but for $30, they should make it right.
Another minor issue: I think the interior should be made of white fabric, not the silver/grey that it is. All the grey does is absorb light, and the purpose of a reflector is to reflect it. A lighter color would allow for more shots on a charge of the batteries.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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If you're into lighting at all, this is definitely a useful tool. While I love DIY stuff, and had a DIY snoot for a while, I love the quality, durability, ease of use and professional look of Honl products, including this snoot.
While some have criticized the cost of David Honl's products, I find his prices more than fair when compared with the quality of the products. Along with this, I've purchased the speed strap and a flag/barn door, and am actually waiting for delivery on some Honl Grid attachments that I just ordered from Adorama. I plan to buy even more of his products in the future.
While some have criticized the cost of David Honl's products, I find his prices more than fair when compared with the quality of the products. Along with this, I've purchased the speed strap and a flag/barn door, and am actually waiting for delivery on some Honl Grid attachments that I just ordered from Adorama. I plan to buy even more of his products in the future.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This will be working and in my kit LONG after my cereal box snoots are in shreds...
May 30, 2008
By Schuylercat
Amazon Verified Purchase
(copy of my review of the 5" snoot from Honl)
The title says it all - these doodads are durable and easy to use. Yeah, they're $20, and that will buy a lot of duct tape to skin the cardboard for a home made job, but I save the home made stuff for custom shapes: this (and the 5") are great tools, always in the bag, and in constant use.
Highly recommended.
The title says it all - these doodads are durable and easy to use. Yeah, they're $20, and that will buy a lot of duct tape to skin the cardboard for a home made job, but I save the home made stuff for custom shapes: this (and the 5") are great tools, always in the bag, and in constant use.
Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Rick
When using as a reflector, it can produce some nice soft lighting when used up close. However, the material is too flimsy and floppy to reliably stay in place. The top half will often double over during a shoot. I've lost some good shots thanks to the flimsiness. It definitely needs more velcro and a stiffer material. When used as a snoot, I don't like the reflective surface, so I usually turn it inside out where the dark side is on the inside. The price is ridiculous for a bit of fabric, especially when you consider that you will also have to pay $10 for the Honl speed strap. That's $40, and it's simply not worth it.
Instead of the Honl, I can recommend the Rogue Flashbender, which has much stiffer material and has a snug fit to the flash.
Instead of the Honl, I can recommend the Rogue Flashbender, which has much stiffer material and has a snug fit to the flash.
By Amo
Amazon Verified Purchase
Simple but effective way to enlarge one's light source when using speedlights. Results are not much different from a small softbox.
Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a good snoot, sturdily built, would have given it five stars except I didn't like the tag area in front, but don't let this deter you from purchasing the product, the product itself is good. :)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
I love this product. This is one of the most flexible and versatile attachments I have ever used on a flash. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Daniel G. Lebryk
4.0 out of 5 stars
Speed Snoot
Nice portable snoot that works well with the speed strap. I wish that is worked better with the honl grid because sometimes your really want to use both. Read more
Published on May 16, 2011 by S. Benning
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for lighting
I have just received this snoot -- it works well at diverting the light and making it much softer on my subjects!
Published on January 30, 2011 by B. Sherwin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than a cereal box for sure!
I know many people make snoots out of cereal boxes, but this Honl snoot will still be working when they've gone through their 578th cereal box snoot. Read more
Published on October 27, 2010 by N. Croft
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exceeded my expectations
This product has exceeded my expectations. If you are like me that didn't know if you should get this one or the smaller unit, go for this one. Read more
Published on March 13, 2010 by LG
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Snoot
This is a high quality product that does what it is supposed to do. No reservations in recommending this item. It does require the purchase of their strap to make best use. Read more
Published on June 9, 2009 by Christopher Vardas
