
On the back of the Snapbag the airline-style track mates with the Track Pin. The SnapBag features an all-new secure and intuitive mounting system called the Airline Track and Pin. The Magic Cloth certainly helps to soften the light up. The Magic Cloth attaches directly to the front of the SnapBag using velcro. Having a bit of depth between the Astera tube and the front diffusion certainly makes a big difference. Most softbox solutions for LED tube lights have tended to place the diffusion very close to the tube light which doesn’t help that much with creating a soft source. What I really like about the SnapBag design is that it is reasonably deep. Despite being a simple concept I can’t think of any other softboxes that allow you to do this. The user simply adjusts the SnapBag opening via dual hook and loop straps until the light is focused and angled as desired. This lets you suppress the beam spread or increase it. The SnapBag has the ability to be adjusted so that the front opening can be narrowed or expanded. This new special metallic fabric interior that is combined with a fold-over design is claimed to increase illumination by 80% more than if you were using the tubes alone. The inside of the SnapBag is lined with reflective material to increase the light’s output.


Again, by making a tailored solution for certain lights, little details like having direct access to the controls can be achieved.

On the back of the SnapBag, there is a velcro panel so you can directly access the Titan/Helios controls and run a power cable out if you are not running the fixture on batteries. You could choose not to use the velcro straps as the metal cradle holds the tube securely. The design allows you to place the Titan/Helios into a metal cradle, and then there are four sets of velcro that make sure that the tube light won’t move around. The SnapBags for the Astera Titan/Helios Tubes come with an Airline Track and Pin, one front diffusion MAGIC cloth, and a carry bag,
