What would you guys recommend for Canon 580EX II? Especially for weddings?
Thanks.
| POLL: "Your Favorite Diffuser for Canon 580 for Wedding Photography" |
 Bare Flash | 4 4.4% |
| Bare Flash in a Bracket | 4 4.4% |
| Built-in Flip | 6 6.6% |
| Flip Card | 16 17.6% |
| Gary Fong (Please Describe which one) | 20 22% |
| Other (Please Describe) | 41 45.1% |
Baadil Senior Member  856 posts Joined Mar 2005 Location: London More info | Jul 27, 2007 19:58 | #1 What would you guys recommend for Canon 580EX II? Especially for weddings? Canon EOS 400D Xti (Poor man's 1D,) Canon 50mm 1.8 II, Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5.6, Canon 18-55mm Kit; Canon 17-55mm 2.8 IS
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 27, 2007 21:09 | #2 Lumiquest ProMax System with a camera flip bracket. Dave
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TeeWhy "Monkey's uncle"  10,596 posts Likes: 5 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA More info | Jul 27, 2007 21:12 | #3 |
adblink Goldmember  1,458 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2007 Location: Hamilton, Ontario More info | Jul 27, 2007 22:41 | #4 i voted for other because I dont even have my flash yet and wanted to see the poll results |Canon 40D + BG-E2N | 580EXII | 430EX | Phottix Atlas Triggers
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BradT0517 I almost caught fire  3,010 posts Joined Aug 2006 More info | Jul 27, 2007 22:49 | #5 I would say Flash on bracket with a Sto fen omni bounce on the flash. I have seen many pros use a similar set up.
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jul 27, 2007 23:13 | #6 Lumiquest Promax System (+ bracket) beats them all in versatility, efficiency, shadow control and size of apparent light source. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me  34,090 posts Likes: 44 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Jul 27, 2007 23:22 | #7 Lil' white card. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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bieber Goldmember  1,992 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Bradenton, FL More info | Jul 27, 2007 23:23 | #8 I've tended to find that the ceiling works as the best diffuser, if you must have your flash on-camera. It makes for an _enormous_ light source. EOS 20D w/ BG-E2 grip
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SunTsu Goldmember  1,593 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Westcoast, Canada More info | Jul 28, 2007 04:03 | #9 I've always used the built in flip card, but a thought just came to mind. The flash card is about the same size as the flash head, so I wonder if it makes that much difference at diffusing. I kind of think that it is the same, but weaker because of the bounce. Any ideas? Canon 5D Mark II+BG-E6, Canon 5D+BG-E4 | 200-400mmL IS, 85mm F1.2L II, TS-E 17mm F4.0L , 16-35mm F2.8L II, 24-105mmL IS, 70-200mm [COLOR=#000000]F2.8L II IS, 100mm F2.8L Macro IS, 100mm F2.8 Macro, 40mm F2.8, 1.4x II, 2.0x III | EF12+25 II | Canon 600EX-RT (x5) | Gitzo support
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CurtisN Master Flasher 19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jul 28, 2007 07:49 | #10 SunTsu wrote in post #3624057  The flash card is about the same size as the flash head, so I wonder if it makes that much difference at diffusing. That's because it's not a diffuser. It's a catchlight panel. It's made for when you're bouncing flash off the ceiling. The ceiling is your "diffuser". The catchlight panel just provides a bit of fill, and catchlights of course. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me 34,090 posts Likes: 44 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Jul 28, 2007 07:54 | #11 Curtis N wrote in post #3624531 That's because it's not a diffuser. It's a catchlight panel. It's made for when you're bouncing flash off the ceiling. The ceiling is your "diffuser". The catchlight panel just provides a bit of fill, and catchlights of course. Right. And technically neither are these: Curtis N wrote in post #3623280 Lumiquest Promax System (+ bracket) beats them all in versatility, efficiency, shadow control and size of apparent light source. Joe Demb Flip-it (+ bracket) is also a worthy competitor. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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FrankTheSpank Member  169 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: Stockton, CA More info |  First time out with my Gary Fong Lightsphere II clear. Gotta say... I like it! I wasn't the photographer for this wedding, it was my friends and he asked if I could take some candid shots. I if were the photographer I wouldn't have pulled that cake table out only far enough for them to slide between it and the wall behind them for this shot... even then the shaddow wasn't that bad. I used the Lightsphere pointed up with the inverted dome on. The photographer actually had the very same lightsphere I had but used it pointed forward, I caught her looking at me taking pics and later on in the evening she had it pointed up as well  You can see her rig in this shot:  Canon 1D Mark II N | Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L | Canon 50mm f/1.4 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO HSM Macro | Canon 430EX | Lightsphere II
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MikeMcCusker Senior Member  650 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Smyrna, De More info | Jul 28, 2007 08:14 | #13 Curtis N., 20D with grip, 50D,Canon 50mm 1.8II,Canon 18-55,Canon EF 24-105mm IS, Canon 70-200 2,8L, Canon EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6, 580EX, 430EX, ST-E2
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me 34,090 posts Likes: 44 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Jul 28, 2007 08:17 | #14 Mike McCusker wrote in post #3624616 Curtis N., I apologize if this should be a pm. As you can tell, if you remember any of my prior posts, I am an amateur doing photograhy for my own enjoyment. Do you know of a reasonably priced bracket ($100 to $200) for use with 20D and Joe Demb Flipit? Thanks, Mike Newton! Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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CurtisN Master Flasher 19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jul 28, 2007 08:22 | #15 cdifoto wrote in post #3624546 Right. And technically neither are these: I'm not sure there is a technical definition for "diffuser". That's part of the problem. It's a poorly defined term that can describe a small piece of plastic or a large translucent panel, and the two devices will produce dramatically different results. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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