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GODOX 80 cm Octagon Umbrella Softbox review

An 80 cm octagon that folds like an umbrella and takes a speedlight through a zipper, for about $60. It has no Bowens ring.

Big light from a speedlight

At 80 cm, it turns a speedlight into a large source. A softbox makes a small light source larger, and a larger source gives softer shadows. Every diffuser also costs some light.

Umbrella-fast

It opens and folds like an umbrella.

Mounting

You need a bracket that holds the flash and the umbrella shaft.

Pair it with

The Godox TT600 on our flash shelf.

Setting it up

Open the octagon like an umbrella, slide the shaft through a speedlight bracket on a stand, and point the flash into the box through the zipper opening. The silver interior bounces the light forward through the front cover.

Speedlight power

A speedlight inside an 80 cm octagon loses some output to the diffuser. For portraits at a few feet, a speedlight like the Godox TT600 at mid power is usually enough.

What it does well, and what it gives up

Strengths

  • Large octagon for round catchlights
  • Folds like an umbrella
  • Cheap way to soften a speedlight
  • 135 ratings at 4.3 stars

Compromises

  • No Bowens ring: speedlights only
  • No inner diffuser listed
  • Bracket not included

Specifications

Size80 cm (31.5 in) octagon
StructureUmbrella fold
InteriorSilver
DiffusionFront translucent cover
MountingZipper opening; shaft through a speedlight bracket
UseSpeedlights, per Godox
In the boxBag
Amazon referenceB0767KYPVW
EAN0608065941919

What people ask before they commit

Can I put my Godox SK400 in it?

No. It is designed for speedlights and has no Bowens ring.

What do I need to mount it?

A light stand and a speedlight bracket with an umbrella hole.

Why an octagon?

An octagon gives rounder catchlights in the eyes than a square box.

Where this one places on its bench

At $60, it is the 4 cheapest of the 9 models in this category published here.

  • Cheapest on the bench$45
  • Median$60
  • Dearest on the bench$120

Our score

7.8/ 10

A cheap, quick octagon for speedlight portraits.

The price on Amazon.com

This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $60 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.

Details checked on November 2, 2026.

What use this one answers, among photo equipment

Speedlight owners who want a big, soft octagon for portraits.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for photo equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we judge this photo equipment on

Each amount in a write-up is what the listing showed when that page was written. The figure next to the product is pulled in as you read, and it is the one that counts.