wireless softbox

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So now thats its pretty much winter and all my shoots are outside I want to get a softbox. I want a wireless one and one with strobes. Im sure that I have no clue what im talking about which is why I google isnt liking me, so, any ideas?
 
sadly the vagabonds are still on backorder.. the vagabond minis look pretty snazzy though.. and they weigh 1/4 the amount of the vagabond 2 ... which can be a blessing.. or a curse depending if you need the batteries weight to hold the light stand down
 
As mentioned, a softbox is just something that goes over your light. First you need to decide on the light you want to use.

You could get a continuous light type (regular light bulb etc.) or you could get a flash/strobe (either a 'hot shoe' type flash or a studio style 'strobe'.
If you are shooting people, I'd recommend the flash/strobe.

A flash unit is a lot more portable, since it can run on AA batteries. And with a wireless flash trigger, you could be wire free.
A studio type light will probably be more powerful and will likely recycle faster, but it will need to be plugged in. You could use a portable battery pack, but those get to be big & heavy, not to mention that the light itself it bigger & heavier than a flash unit.
 
So now thats its pretty much winter and all my shoots are outside I want to get a softbox. I want a wireless one and one with strobes. Im sure that I have no clue what im talking about which is why I google isnt liking me, so, any ideas?
Shoots of what?

What you are shooting has a lot to do with what equipment will work.
 

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