Of course!

Unsuspecting photographers buy into the sales pitch and forget what good light on a subject actually looks like. A large reflecting surface, whether it is the ceiling, rear or side wall or even the big lady with the white dress (yes, I've used that as a bounce surface), will provide more and better light than the Fong, or any other small flash modfier.

The only exception is a Rogue FlashBender, which actually does a decent job on head shots where you can place the light within a few feet of the subject. But don't try to light a group with it.

On the other hand, I am convinced that Fong may have a deal with the battery companies - the thing robs so much power, spreading it in all directions that you lose at least 3 stops of light. The Fong makes you use more batteries and suffer longer recycle times. I can't think of an instance where I'd want to use one - ever.

I doubt you'd be able to get results like this with a Fong. No glare, no hotspots, very soft lighting. Manual camera and flash settings (ok, I am old school), but the results I've seen using a Fong have harsh yet flat light, no contour, no dimension. If you are content to just have light on a subject, I suppose the Fong will do. I prefer to look a the quality of that light, setting the bounce situation to provide a little directionality - and using a slow shutter speed whenever possible to allow some ambient light for accent. For this image, however, I used 1/250 sec, due to the strong ambient light behind and to the subject's left side.