I think it has to be worked out by the lumens value of the light source and not the wattage as the wattage value is power used not brightness and this varies with type of light think energy saver bulbs all the best.
Best wattage for softbox lighting.
That s a full 2 stops less with the strobe at exactly the same power.
It s high energy efficiny and reaches wattage up to 2500.
The first is 1600 watts using florescent bulbs.
It gives maximum reflection because of the inner lining with reflective face.
Soft light less shadows flattering portraits.
The purpose of lighting with softboxes is to soften the quality of light produced by the external flash.
If you re looking for the best softbox lighting kit you should choose this kit.
The softbox has 110 inch umbrella built into it with 5070 nylon.
I would like to buy a kit of continous light with cfl compact fluorescent light bulb for 1 video.
Blindguytakingpictures wrote in post 16559777 after doing some research i am opting for a softbox setup over an umbrella setup.
Review of the best continuous lights.
The light meter says f22.
Starting to get the picture.
Obviously i would like to keep iso at 200.
As to whether you can conveniently get shots with 800 watts in a softbox.
These kits generally include three softboxes.
Found the following 2 setups.
3 pcs 45w cfl bulb 3 pcs bulb socket 2 pcs 33 inch.
It s all in the modifier.
The other strobe you put on a softbox and it measures f11.