COB LED through Thick Diffusion vs Panel through Thin Diffusion

[Andrew C]

Hi everyone,

In terms of softness, putting a COB LED light like the 600d Pro through an 8×8 Magic Cloth, vs a Panel like an Aputure Nova through 8×8 1/4 Grid. I know output wise the COB will be brighter, but in terms of quality of the light, COB through thick diffusion vs Panel through thin diffusion, assuming they fill out the frames, what do people prefer?

Also, as a side note, would you ever go straight through a 4×4 diffusion frame with a hard light, or when sources are that small are you typically bouncing?

Thank you!

Andrew

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