dumb question about omni bounce?

[summerwind4]

i feel silly asking, but i need to know why the instructions for my stofen omni say "never shoot straight on with the omni-bounce attached."

ok, why is that?
does it cause harm to the flash unit?
i'm shooting with a 580EX.

[scottbergerphoto]

Shooting straight on with the Omnibounce won't damge your flash. It just isn't very effective. It just reduces the intensity of your flash but doesn't diffuse it very well.

[summerwind4]

thanks..........after getting it today i shot some tests and see what you were just talking about. the straight on shots actually looked better than the flash without the omni. don't laugh, but i did all this and then thought "hey, i wonder if there are any worthwhile tips that came with this thing, and then proceeded to read the instruction sheet"..LOL
i can be such a moron at times.
thx for putting my fears to rest.

[tim]

If you shoot straight on people come out looking orange i've found, no idea why.