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kiwi
03-06-2010, 2:03pm
Just interested

davesmith
03-06-2010, 2:15pm
You must choose 8 options to vote on? None, none, none, none, none, none, none and um, none

kiwi
03-06-2010, 2:22pm
there's a bug with the polling system, Kym's looking at it

Kym
03-06-2010, 2:26pm
I have a set of 3 stofen ($10 eBay Chinese cheap knock offs) and a home made Fong like thing.

DIY Gary Fong Lightsphere (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=34183)

Kym
03-06-2010, 2:28pm
there's a bug with the polling system, Kym's looking at it

Lani fixed the poll.

We changed the poll system a long time ago to have exactly X choices on multi choice
to support the old way of doing comps.

I'm going to allow from/to number of choices on multi choice polls. Maybe later in the week.

ving
03-06-2010, 2:32pm
mini softbox :)

campo
03-06-2010, 2:36pm
none of those options but i have a joe demb flip-it/flash diffuser :)

Avalon
03-06-2010, 2:50pm
I have a Gary Fong by default because the collapsible one I bought broke and I had to exchange it for something to get my money back.
However, despite the exorbitant price, it doesn't work any better than the one my husband made for me for free from a juice bottle wrapped in a sheet of polystyrene type foam.
I think you should have a "home-made" option in the poll. :)

kiwi
03-06-2010, 2:52pm
If you can just choose maybe based on the closest fit with the type of the diffuser without getting too carried away with the brandm whether home made or not :-)

old dog
03-06-2010, 2:57pm
Ain`t got one but I want one...:D

davesmith
03-06-2010, 4:34pm
Still none for me anyway. I don't even own a flash, let alone a diffuser

Dylan & Marianne
03-06-2010, 6:45pm
I have some cheapy one off ebay but found that when bouncing , I just end up taking it off anyway because it ended up leaking light on to the subject directly.
before that , a rubber band and some wrapping tissue paper ;P

Wayne
03-06-2010, 8:12pm
Need one for a wedding booking Kiwi?

kiwi
03-06-2010, 8:16pm
nah, though I am shooting a wedding next weekend

I have a nifty set of mini softboxes

Jules
04-06-2010, 9:34am
I have a mini softbox but tend only to use it when there's no option to bounce.

MarkChap
04-06-2010, 10:08am
Can only choose 1 option ??
Gary Fong Lightsphere II Cloud
Stofen
Mini Softbox

maccaroneski
04-06-2010, 11:01am
No brolly?

Bax
04-06-2010, 11:05am
More then 1 choice would be nice.

I have 2x Stofen type ones that came with my Yongnuo's and I have a Fong Lightsphere that I got ages with the 580EXII

debs
04-06-2010, 11:32am
Not using one. Recently bought a flash so I probably should get one.

James T
04-06-2010, 11:42am
On camera, I dont use one. Get in the way too much, unless it's the Stofen style, but then I find they don't do much other than fall off all the time.

Off camera, got a couple of brollies.

mercho
04-06-2010, 1:30pm
Cheap ebay Stofen ones, seem to work ok, not great but ok ;)

bigdazzler
13-06-2010, 8:31pm
Ive got heaps :D

On camera .. mini softboxes. (Dont really like using them though. Dont really like using on camera flash at all come to think of it)
Off camera .. brollies and softboxes of all shapes and sizes.

DAdeGroot
13-06-2010, 8:49pm
Well for one shot today, we used a woman's paper parasol.

tanalasta
14-08-2010, 5:05pm
I just purchased the sto-fen omnibounnce and it works reasonably well indoors with appropriate bounce objects (ceiling/walls) although still a little harsh.

I'm going to be shooting at a graudation (think people/portraits outdoors in the evening) where the sto-fen so looking for a nice soft diffuser also... portable and not too expensive.

Perhaps the lumiquest softbox?

I have a lot to learn on flash photography and appropriate bounce angles/techniques/diffusers :)

Phottix
19-08-2010, 12:28pm
For on-camera flash I'd be more inclined to use a bounce card than a sto-fen type diffuser. You get forward bounce and ceiling bounce when using a card. Sto-fens are great if there are walls close by as they scatter light everywhere - but you easily lose a stop or more.

Xenedis
19-08-2010, 1:07pm
I generally only shoot with off-camera flash, and I use umbrellas, softboxes and a light tent.