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Dubsta
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:37
Which is the best one? What do you use?
Dubsta
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:45
Omni-bounce I bet....lol.
markubig
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:57
put your flash in the bounce position and attach a white index card/business card to the back using rubberbands, so that it's sticking about 2-3 inches above the flash. i learned that from this forum, and it's given me the best results of everything i've tried . . . including the omnibounce IMO.

Oh, and it costs you less than $1.00;) :D ;) :D

Good luck!
Scottes
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 19:25
Lumiquest UltraSoft or Pocket Bounce, depending on the situation.
LouDawg
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 19:26
I've had some great results with the Lumiquest 80/20 bouncer.
markubig
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 19:48
Are there any supporters of Gary Fong's Lightsphere II? I did a thread search and there doesn't seem to be many people here using it yet.

Results from here (http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=3354218&showprevnext=1)seem to be outstanding . . . check out his video . . .

i think i'm going to try it out.
Amstaff
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 19:56
I have the omnibounce for the 580 and it works great. The 580 has a built in diffuser(?) that pulls out from the top of the flash. It is like a credit card size white plastic card and a clear reflector that fold at a 90 degree angle and covers the flash. THis actually has worked very well in many situations where you do not want the full flash hitting your target.
ahmadof
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 20:31
i just looked at the video for the lightsphere II. look sgreat... anyone with real experience?
mbze430
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 22:22
I use the Lightsphere II, and I used to use the omni-bounce. Never again. However, if I want to get crazy, I sometimes put on the Photoflex Xtra Small softbox :)

I will post some pix with lightsphere II

BTW, I posted pictures of the Lightsphere II and the Photoflex Xtra Small softbox on another thread here...you can see the physical size if you can find that thread.
Eric DeCastro
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 22:28
Omni-bounce I bet....lol.

it's what i use.
mbze430
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 22:41
Ok here is a shot I took in a restaurant using my Elan 7E + 24-70 f/2.8 L w/ 580EX + Lightsphere II. I set it for 1/125 because I didn't want the interior lights. Film was NPS 160.
blackviolet
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 23:06
i have both omnibounce and lumiquest. indoors, there isn't too much difference between the two. outdoors, it's a whole 'nother story. you can put an insert (white, silver, or gold) to change from 80/20 to 100% reflect. also you can then put a diffuser on top of that.it beats carrying a brolly and bracket around...