Gadget or Gimmick?? Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different. "Rogue Safari" Pop-up Flash Booster. Designed for use with entry-level and mid-level Canon...

busted_shutter

Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different.

"Rogue Safari" Pop-up Flash Booster.

Designed for use with entry-level and mid-level Canon APS-C and Nikon DX DSLR cameras, the Rogue Safari is optimized for lens focal lengths over 100mm and optically engineered to focus up to 8x more light from a DSLR's pop-up flash.

http://www.rogueflash.com/products/rogue-safari-dslr-pop-up-flash-booster

Bobbee

busted_shutter wrote:

Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different.

"Rogue Safari" Pop-up Flash Booster.

Designed for use with entry-level and mid-level Canon APS-C and Nikon DX DSLR cameras, the Rogue Safari is optimized for lens focal lengths over 100mm and optically engineered to focus up to 8x more light from a DSLR's pop-up flash.

http://www.rogueflash.com/products/rogue-safari-dslr-pop-up-flash-booster

I like

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

This gizmo may not be a hoax since it appears to use a Fresnel lens to concentrate the camera's built-in flash. It also specifies it's for use with 100 mm lens so it's designed for a specific focal length. I seriously doubt the claim of 8X increase in light but that may depend on the distance to the subject. After all, Fresnel is a concentrating type of lens design. It's been used in lighthouses for centuries.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

busted_shutter wrote:

Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different....

More gimmick than anything else. I will focus the light from a weak built-in to a slightly less weak concentration.

If you are going to attach something like that, spend a few extra bucks and get a real flash that zooms.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

It supplies no power, so there is no "increase" in light, but it looks like it concentrates the light of the pop-up flash with its Fresnel lens into a narrower beam for use with telephoto shots. So it might work to extend the range of the flash in the longer shots, but it would seem more advantageous to just put that money into a decent after-market flash.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

busted_shutter wrote:

Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different.

"Rogue Safari" Pop-up Flash Booster.

Designed for use with entry-level and mid-level Canon APS-C and Nikon DX DSLR cameras, the Rogue Safari is optimized for lens focal lengths over 100mm and optically engineered to focus up to 8x more light from a DSLR's pop-up flash.

http://www.rogueflash.com/products/rogue-safari-dslr-pop-up-flash-booster

I suspect it falls somewhere in between. I have two similar devices; a Better Beamer and a Harbor Lights flash extender.

The first is designed for 300mm lens or more and actually works narrowing the beam and giving an extra 2 stops of exposure. I use it in the 20-30ft range.

I can't decide if the second one works, so it is probably not affective or I am using it in the wrong range.

As for this device it may have some beneficial affect but 8X is not likely. It looks awkward sitting on top of the camera.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

busted_shutter wrote:

Personally...I'm leaning towards gimmick, buy maybe you know different.

"Rogue Safari" Pop-up Flash Booster.

Designed for use with entry-level and mid-level Canon APS-C and Nikon DX DSLR cameras, the Rogue Safari is optimized for lens focal lengths over 100mm and optically engineered to focus up to 8x more light from a DSLR's pop-up flash.

http://www.rogueflash.com/products/rogue-safari-dslr-pop-up-flash-booster

Who cares how it works? It looks great! :D

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RedIris Loc: MN, USA

Looks like you might get a lot of "deer in the headlights"?

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

jerryc41 wrote:

Who cares how it works? It looks great! :D

So true! :D
Rather sci fi lookiing I think.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Amazon Customer Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Safari-Pop-Up-Flash-Booster/product-reviews/B00F4MOR4O/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

B&H Customer Reviews http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1005212-REG/expoimaging_roguesafari_rogue_safari_dslr_pop_up.html

c|net Hands-On http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/rogue-safari-dslr-pop/4505-6501_7-35827905.html

busted_shutter

Never thought of that St3vEO!! Thanks.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

busted_shutter wrote:

Never thought of that St3vEO!! Thanks.

It does look good, but I would like to see one in action.

busted_shutter

I'm with us. Before I waste money on it, think I''ll go burn me some smokes...lol

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

busted_shutter wrote:

I'm with us. Before I waste money on it, think I''ll go burn me some smokes...lol

The CNET review seems to reiterate everything I had said about this gizmo. Glad someone else has an eye for accuracy in product descriptions and photos. I am a little disappointed in some of "fit & finish" complaints from buyers though, but what do you expect for $32 now-a-days, especially when it actually does as advertises in concentrating light output.