Trying Out My New Photek Softlighter II

I've had my eye on the Photek Softlighter II Umbrella Softbox for quite awhile and decided to bite the bullet and get it. It's like a poor man's OctaBox that produces a very nice soft light for cheap.

It's a simple design of an umbrella with a diffuser panel on the front. I used it with a Canon Speedlite to photograph these products below. It was a simple one light setup that produced nice soft highlights and shadows.

I'm anxious to use it in a portrait session scheduled for next week.