Forum Posting on Digital Grin: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=141470&highlight=honeycomb+grids

I found something better and cheaper than HONL

I like small portable lighting (a-la strobist) so I have been trying tons of different modifiers for cool effects. I ended up investing $150 in HONL stuff but now I've found something better. (Message me if you want to see my work with the HONL grids)

I got the link off another thread here (can't remember) www.honeycombgrids.com

I ended up buying the $50 kit which comes with all 3 grids and a speed strap. This same thing would cost $100 from HONL.

They sell three different speedlight grids that actually are better and cheaper than HONL. They don't offer the cool snoot or gobo like HONL so you will still have to get those elsewhere but they are all compatible.

The 12" speed strap they sell is very much comparable to honl. They also sell a 10" which is supposed to be a more exact fit. In all fairness the rubber on the honl seems to have slightly more grip. Not enough to worry IMO. The stitching and everything else is just the same.

The grids are better than honl. They weigh about half as much but they don't feel like they will fall apart. The weight will actually make them perform better because no matter how correctly I attach the HONL, it sags and you don't want a sagging grid.

Now I am confident that I could literally stand on the HONL and not break it. These honeycomb grids aren't for standing but you could throw them across the room, sit on it, whatever and they wouldn't break. They also have velcro all the way around vs the honl just two sides.

In all I'm very impressed and I wish I knew about these a few months ago.

BTW: if you are a DIYer they sell the honeycomb material in any size for your own projects. About 12 cents per square inch.

I'm very satisfied with your laser speed grids. They were among the best photo equipment purchases I've made in years.

The ordering was simple and the products arrived quickly. The grids work as advertised. They are lightweight and easy to install. The grids can be customized with other flash products and attach firmly to the Nikon speedlights I use.

Best of all was the price, which represents a great value compared to other grids in the marketplace. That's no small consideration in the current economic climate.

I shoot for a New Jersey newspaper chain and I'm anxious to incorporate the laser speed grids in my assignments. I've specialized in available light shooting for years because I didn't want to lug around cases of lighting equipment and the assistants to set up lights. The new generation of speedlights and products like your laser speed grids make it simple to achieve studio-like results in the field.