Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ?

CanonYouCan · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Dorr-Go-...item3a5c165ebe

Saw it once on an event, it looked ridiculous, but is it any good?

gonzogolf · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

Ridiculous. Like the fong, and the stofen these do little but eat battery power. The limited circumstance where they might work is an a room with white ceilings or walls, but if you have those, then you dont need it to begin with.

mike_d · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

That looks like it comes with built-in lens flare. At least the Stofen cup is small.

Foodguy · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

happy2010 · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

I haven’t found them useful (even for off camera mount; my Interfit Strobies Portrait Kit had one included)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...trait_Kit.html
So I think you would get more satisfaction by using the money on a nice restaurant dinner!

[Having said that, in fall 2010 (in my neighborhood about 10 houses away), I observed a film crew utilizing a large 3-4 ft/(1.2 meter) one in an off camera setting, for the making of a high-end car Christmas TV commercial/ad. Filmed in early evening, yet finished TV ad had a daytime look].

Mary

Mark1 · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

On camera they are useless. As an off camera modifier they can do ok. Just look what David Hobby does with his paper "chinese lantern". This can do something kinda like that, but not as soft of light.

Quiexo · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

Got one in a kit (a China rip-off of the Interfit Strobies Kit) that was given to me as a Christmas gift (at my request...

), managed to use it a couple of times on-camera, didn't think it was that bad, especially if you are bouncing it...thought the results was fairly decent. What was more difficult to get over is the amount of strange looks/ridicule you get from people...took some shots at a family gathering, and everyone just couldn't stop giving me crap about it...

digital paradise · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Looks ridiculous to me.

kokakaste2 · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Profoto thinks it is a good idea.

Image from - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._and_Ring.html

Village_Idiot · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kokakaste2

Profoto thinks it is a good idea.

Image from - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._and_Ring.html

I get why this would be used for an OCF light that has a built in reflector. If you needed a bare bulb flash, it would provide that look. On camera? I don't see the need for it. To make it large enough to give a diffused light it would start to eat power and interfere with the lens unless you had it pointed up.

kokakaste2 · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

I know.

I don't think that modifier like that would be any good on small flash (e.g. with fresnel lens in front and not bare bulb).

shankarhokie · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Peter Nguyen mad a clone from a light housing from HD and here is his image

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=3&theater

He used these

http://www.ebay.com/sch/oeccamera/m.....c0.m270.l1313

bdillon · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

Good or ridiculous is based upon what you can do with it. No mod is really ridiculous if you apply it in a manner that works for you and focuses on its strengths, even Sto-Fens or Fongs.

Ever done a portrait in a large room and wanted to kill all ambient but end up with a large black hole in the background? Pop one of those on your flash (the Fong is great for this, too) and either hang it from the ceiling out of frame, or get it up high on a stand out of frame. Fills that back area perfectly.

A Stofen on a strobe shoved into a lamp shade works great to mimic a light bulb, though lately the best use I've found for it is to spit my sunflower seed shells in it. You gotta think dual purpose here. That globe would make a great home for a betta when not in use.

phuang3 · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

This globe is very useful when shooting in a room. Use it like a bouncing flash, it creates a smooth ambient light which makes the subject looks more natural.

watt100 · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by phuang3

This globe is very useful when shooting in a room. Use it like a bouncing flash, it creates a smooth ambient light which makes the subject looks more natural.

it that was true I would get one of those knock-off globe diffusers but I think it's like the rest of the plastic on-camera flash diffusers. Kinda like putting a plastic milk carton on your flash

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#1
CanonYouCan Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 936	Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Dorr-Go-...item3a5c165ebe Saw it once on an event, it looked ridiculous, but is it any good? __________________ 5D MKII \| 15 2.8 FE \| 35 1.4L \| 135 2L Tokina 16-28 2.8 \| Canon 24-70 2.8L I \| 70-200 2.8L II 580 EXII \| 270 EXII \| ST-E2 \| 16" Beautydish \| 31" Octagon softbox umbrella \| 9x36" Stripbox

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#2
gonzogolf Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,563	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Ridiculous. Like the fong, and the stofen these do little but eat battery power. The limited circumstance where they might work is an a room with white ceilings or walls, but if you have those, then you dont need it to begin with.

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#3
mike_d Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,966	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? That looks like it comes with built-in lens flare. At least the Stofen cup is small.

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Foodguy Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Having too much fun in the studio Posts: 794	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? __________________ My answer for most photography questions: "it depends...'

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happy2010 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 237	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? I haven’t found them useful (even for off camera mount; my Interfit Strobies Portrait Kit had one included) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...trait_Kit.html So I think you would get more satisfaction by using the money on a nice restaurant dinner! [Having said that, in fall 2010 (in my neighborhood about 10 houses away), I observed a film crew utilizing a large 3-4 ft/(1.2 meter) one in an off camera setting, for the making of a high-end car Christmas TV commercial/ad. Filmed in early evening, yet finished TV ad had a daytime look]. Mary Last edited by happy2010 : 21st of May 2012 (Mon) at 17:34.

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#6
Mark1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,659 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? On camera they are useless. As an off camera modifier they can do ok. Just look what David Hobby does with his paper "chinese lantern". This can do something kinda like that, but not as soft of light. __________________ Keep in mind "Its not the camera, its the photographer" works just as well for bad pictures as it does for good ones. www.the6by6frame.wordpress.com

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#7
Quiexo Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 271 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Got one in a kit (a China rip-off of the Interfit Strobies Kit) that was given to me as a Christmas gift (at my request...), managed to use it a couple of times on-camera, didn't think it was that bad, especially if you are bouncing it...thought the results was fairly decent. What was more difficult to get over is the amount of strange looks/ridicule you get from people...took some shots at a family gathering, and everyone just couldn't stop giving me crap about it... __________________ 1D MkIII, 5Dc, Samyang 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 24mm f1.8 + 35mm f1.4, Canon 40mm f2.8 pancake + 85mm f/1.8 + 100mm f/2.8 macro

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digital paradise Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,736 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Looks ridiculous to me. __________________ *Website* ~ *Buy/Sell Feedback*

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#9
kokakaste2 Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 3,529	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Profoto thinks it is a good idea. Image from - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._and_Ring.html __________________ Oskar (Oscar) - stuff I use - Flickr - My Facebook page

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#12
shankarhokie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Saline, Michigan Posts: 1,839 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Peter Nguyen mad a clone from a light housing from HD and here is his image https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=3&theater He used these http://www.ebay.com/sch/oeccamera/m.....c0.m270.l1313 __________________ Shankar Perpetual learner. FLICKR -- Gear-- Facebook

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#13
bdillon Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 660	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? Good or ridiculous is based upon what you can do with it. No mod is really ridiculous if you apply it in a manner that works for you and focuses on its strengths, even Sto-Fens or Fongs. Ever done a portrait in a large room and wanted to kill all ambient but end up with a large black hole in the background? Pop one of those on your flash (the Fong is great for this, too) and either hang it from the ceiling out of frame, or get it up high on a stand out of frame. Fills that back area perfectly. A Stofen on a strobe shoved into a lamp shade works great to mimic a light bulb, though lately the best use I've found for it is to spit my sunflower seed shells in it. You gotta think dual purpose here. That globe would make a great home for a betta when not in use.

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#14
phuang3 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 7	Re: Flash Globe Diffusor : any good or ridiculous ? This globe is very useful when shooting in a room. Use it like a bouncing flash, it creates a smooth ambient light which makes the subject looks more natural.

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