Soft Diffuser/Reflector for Flash: Has anyone tried one of these or made their own? Looks like it works as a bounce card. Comes in White & Silver reflector material. Has elastic band...

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

Has anyone tried one of these or made their own? Looks like it works as a bounce card. Comes in White & Silver reflector material. Has elastic band that wraps around the top of the flash.
Can only find them listed on China websites on ebay. Average price is $4.75 for the pair. Curious if anyone else pulled the plug?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

juicesqueezer wrote:

Has anyone tried one of these or made their own? Looks like it works as a bounce card. Comes in White & Silver reflector material. Has elastic band that wraps around the top of the flash.
Can only find them listed on China websites on ebay. Average price is $4.75 for the pair. Curious if anyone else pulled the plug?

Looks a bit like what I use- a Litegenius Light Scoop:
http://www.litegenius.com/new/
Would probably work fine.
It improves the photo by raising the light a bit higher than the flash alone and making the light bigger. With lower ceilings, there may be a slight bounce effect as well.

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

I use Stofen for indoors and Lumiquest Indoors and out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5p58aitTgM

Stofen are NOT made for outdoor use

http://store.lumiquest.com/lumiquest-ultrasoft/

http://store.lumiquest.com/lumiquest-promax-system/

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Looks a bit like what I use- a Litegenius Light Scoop:
http://www.litegenius.com/new/
Would probably work fine.
It improves the photo by raising the light a bit higher than the flash alone and making the light bigger. With lower ceilings, there may be a slight bounce effect as well.

That setup allows a more directional bounce, where the ones I posted seem to spread the light out. Each one has it's merits. Thanks for posted this.

juicesqueezer Loc: Okeechobee, Florida

JR1 wrote:

I use Stofen for indoors and Lumiquest Indoors and out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5p58aitTgM

Stofen are NOT made for outdoor use

http://store.lumiquest.com/lumiquest-ultrasoft/

http://store.lumiquest.com/lumiquest-promax-system/

The lumiquest also does a more directional use of the light, rather than allowing the light to leak out to the sides of the reflector.
Thanks for posting as well.

ocbeyer Loc: Baltimore

juicesqueezer wrote:

Has anyone tried one of these or made their own? Looks like it works as a bounce card. Comes in White & Silver reflector material. Has elastic band that wraps around the top of the flash.
Can only find them listed on China websites on ebay. Average price is $4.75 for the pair. Curious if anyone else pulled the plug?

I made this out of something called "craft sheet". Cost me less than a buck and took me less than 5 minutes to make. Works very well and can fit in a jacket pocket.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

juicesqueezer wrote:

Has anyone tried one of these or made their own? Looks like it works as a bounce card. Comes in White & Silver reflector material. Has elastic band that wraps around the top of the flash.
Can only find them listed on China websites on ebay. Average price is $4.75 for the pair. Curious if anyone else pulled the plug?

These are primarily used for providing a slight directional fill light for light bounced from the ceiling - which, incidentally also puts catchlights in the eyes of any people in the picture ( and reflections if they are wearing glasses)

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

The same thing can be done with crinckled aluminum foil and cardboard !

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

ocbeyer wrote:

I made this out of something called "craft sheet". Cost me less than a buck and took me less than 5 minutes to make. Works very well and can fit in a jacket pocket.

I do like that, I am all for making things, well done

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

imagemeister wrote:

The same thing can be done with crinckled aluminum foil and cardboard !

Would that be a harsh light

ocbeyer Loc: Baltimore

JR1 wrote:

I do like that, I am all for making things, well done

:thumbup:

I can't tell a lie. Found it on this website:

http://lifehacker.com/5653001/make-a-flexible-and-effective-flash-diffuser-from-craft-foam

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Interesting site

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

JR1 wrote:

Would that be a harsh light

Depends on how much crinckle you put in the foil and which side you use.....

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

ocbeyer wrote:

I made this out of something called "craft sheet". Cost me less than a buck and took me less than 5 minutes to make. Works very well and can fit in a jacket pocket.

Or the blank side of an index card.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Wall-E wrote:

Or the blank side of an index card.

Yes, you don't want those lines or shopping list showing up in the photo.
:lol: