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Speedlight with 60 inch umbrella
got a 60 inch umbrella, planning on using it with an sb910 for portraits or small group shots when i want to travel/pack light, thinking weather i should use the diffusion panel or diffusion dome also, what do u do
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here's an idea for testing this: take a very underexposed photo of the inside of your umbrella with the speed light firing into it. you'll be able to see how evenly the light is spread over the umbrella surface. if you see a dark circle on the edge, move the speed light further from the umbrella.
my guess is that you won't need a diffusion dome for full coverage. in that case, putting a diffusion dome Is pointless, as you'd be wasting valuable light.