Opteka Inflatable Universal Studio Soft Box Flash Diffuser
anyone tried or have this? planning to get this one rather than having a DIY. any thoughts/comment will help me. TIA
yeow_Z Goldmember  1,198 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Orange County More info | Aug 13, 2009 23:04 | #1 Opteka Inflatable Universal Studio Soft Box Flash Diffuser
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bzimmermann Member 57 posts Joined Feb 2009 More info | Aug 13, 2009 23:41 | #2 It will certainly help you to get a nice smiling expressions from yor subjects
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rmdphotography Member  161 posts Joined Sep 2008 Location: Kansas City, Mo More info | Aug 15, 2009 02:02 | #3 It would slightly diffuse the light but since the front surface is rounded and not flat the light will not be anything close to a real softbox. 5d-Gripped, 2-20d's, Canon 17-40 f/4L, Tamron 70-200 f/2.8, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 2-430EX's, Cactus transceivers.
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Cathpah Goldmember  4,259 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Maine. More info | Aug 15, 2009 11:13 | #4 seems pretty gimmicky to me. Architecture
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blackshadow Mr T. from the A team  5,732 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne, VIC Australia More info | Aug 15, 2009 20:12 | #6 |
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information  3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Ah, what's old is new again! Way back in the dark ages when the Vivitar 283 was considered state of the art, there were two similar devices that were (apparently) ahead of their time. One was called the "Air Brella" and the other was called the "Air Diffuser". They actually worked (within limits). Here's the Air Diffuser:   I stopped using these modifiers due to the relentless barrage of whoopie cushion jokes they elicited. Dave F.
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v35skyline Goldmember 3,572 posts Likes: 16 Joined Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, CA More info | Apr 20, 2010 01:43 | #10 yeow_Z wrote in post #8466344 just ordered it. its only 10 bucks, why not try it. hope i get better lighting here than my Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce. If you're shooting indoors with white (low) ceilings and walls, a bounce card will do just fine. X100s | X-Pro1 | X-T1 | XF 14 | XF 18 | XF 35 | XF 56 | XF 60 | XF 10-24
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TrSlsMan Hatchling 1 post Joined Dec 2010 Location: Central California More info | Dec 28, 2010 10:48 | #11 Does anyone know where to get an Air-brella or air diffuser? I made a living shooting weddings with them, and loved the results. There was a 0 f.-stop loss and my shots were always distinguishable from the guy who shows up at every wedding with a more expensive/newer camera than I had. (All I used were Hassie 500CMs)
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Dec 28, 2010 10:57 | #12 yeow_Z wrote in post #8466344 just ordered it. its only 10 bucks, why not try it. hope i get better lighting here than my Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce. No, you won't, unless you were planning to use it for very close-up or macro photography. If used properly and under the right conditions, the Omni Bounce would get you better results. ...Leo
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop  23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | That's a classic, Dave. I'd like to use that for an event or wedding.. LOLOLOL Robert
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information 3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Dec 28, 2010 15:12 | #14 TMR Design wrote in post #11529077 That's a classic, Dave. I'd like to use that for an event or wedding.. LOLOLOL It may look stupid (alright, it DOES look stupid), but it actually works *very* well.
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Dec 28, 2010 15:21 | #15 tetrode wrote in post #11529800 It may look stupid (alright, it DOES look stupid), but it actually works *very* well. Let's travel back in time to September, 1978: http://books.google.com …page&q=air-brella&f=false It's what the well-dressed wedding photographer was wearing back in the days of disco and bell bottoms. Dave F. See that Sound Minder to the left of the inflatable diffuser? I have one of those that I still use every now and then to measure how noisy (or NOT noisy) my camera shutter (or the flash head zoom mechanism) actually is. ...Leo
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