Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser - CANON/NIKON
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Manufacturer: Gary FongModel: GFPUFFER
Color: black
Product features:
- Provides professional-style diffused lighting from your camera's pop-up flash
- Softens camera's harsh direct flash Reduces harsh shadows
- Ingeniously mounts via the camera's flash shoe Adjustable for center positioning of any pop-up flash regardless of size
- Works in any camera mode (ex: Program, Aperture priority, etc.)
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Digital camera reviews of Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser - CANON/NIKON
Digital camera Review: A must have accessory for all pop-up flash DSLRs
Summary: 5 Stars
If you own a DSLR with a pop-up flash, there is no reason I can think of not to have this product. Amateurs and professionals alike can benefit from this inexpensive yet effective tool.
The primary reason why you should avoid using your pop-up flash whenever possible is that the light is too harsh and also too weak. I would only use it in a situation where there was no other alternative and I did not have a flash with me.
This product enables you to take the very harsh and very narrowly projected pop-up flash and both diffuse it and spread it out coverage-wise. Will the result be as good as an external flash with a diffuser? No, of course not. In my opinion, however, it will be at least half as good which is saying a lot since this item costs about a 1/15 to 1/20 the cost of an external flash and diffuser.
The thing is, though, I don't think this is meant as a replacement for an external flash. In my mind, it is intended for the following situations:
1. Someone on a budget who wants better flash quality but doesn't have the money for a Speedlight yet
2. Someone who prefers a lightweight solution over having a heavy flash on top of their camera
3. Someone who wants to travel light and not bring an external flash, yet who wants to be able to diffuse flash if need be in a pinch
4. Someone who wants to keep this as a backup in case they have forgotten their external flash, don't have it with them, or had it break.
Again, you will not necessary get professional results from this item (although I'm sure a competent professional could make it happen) but I don't think that is what this item is intended for. It is intended for the situations I detailed above, and in my experience it has fit the bill.
Another home run for Gary Fong's products.
Summary of Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser - CANON/NIKON
THE PUFFER mounts in the hot-shoe slot of digital cameras with a pop-up flash, greatly softening and enhancing the quality of light. It's great for portraits, grab-shots of people and closeups of objects (great for e-bay photos!) It packs up nice and small for convenient storage in your camera bag (or pocket!) and has eight different mounting positions for the perfect fit for any popup flash camera. If you use your popup flash with a wide angle lens and shade, you've probably seen a really weird half-circle dark shadow at the bottom of your image. That's the shadow from your lens shade. When you put on the Puffer diffuser, the shadow is nearly eliminated. Provides professional-style diffused lighting from your camera?s pop-up flash Softens camera?s harsh direct flash Reduces harsh shadows Ingeniously mounts via the camera?s flash shoe Adjustable for center positioning of any pop-up flash regardless of size Works in any camera mode (ex: Program, Aperture priority, etc.)Flash Accessories
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