Westcott 450 Photo Basics 45-Inch Soft Silver Umbrella

by F.J. Westcott Co.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 30 x 2 x 1 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P3XC3Y
• Item model number: 450
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The 45-inch soft silver umbrella softens and spreads light. Soft silver offers a very natural and pleasing effect onto your subject(s).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars No problems, I can't complain, September 8, 2010

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Michael Allebach "Tattooed Bride Photographer... (Philadelphia, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Westcott 450 Photo Basics 45-Inch Soft Silver Umbrella (Electronics)

This umbrella works fine with my setup but I find myself going for the double fold umbrella. If you are a wedding photographer or someone who needs to pack lighter - go with a double fold umbrella. This one is fine otherwise.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as expected, September 27, 2008

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Shauna Downs (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Westcott 450 Photo Basics 45-Inch Soft Silver Umbrella (Electronics)

In my experience with this umbrella, it performs as I expected it to. The build quality is pretty average and I haven't had any problems with it being overly fragile or tricky to manipulate. One thing to note is that it does not have a black backing so it does tend to spill more light through it than a black-backed umbrella generally would. I use this one mainly outdoors so the stray light isn't that big a deal but if I were shooting in a small studio with light-colored walls I'd probably go with an umbrella that didn't allow stray light to bounce around quite as much.

0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Essentially useless., September 15, 2008

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College-Selection-Crazed Mom (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Westcott 450 Photo Basics 45-Inch Soft Silver Umbrella (Electronics)

This umbrella does a poor job of reflecting light onto photography subjects. A piece of foam board with a shiny surface that you can buy at Home Depot works far better.