I ordered my first hot shoe flash unit yesterday. I ended up choosing the Sigma EF 530 Super DG for my Canon 30D. Today I ordered the Demb diffuser/reflector to use with the flash unit! Can't wait to get into flash photography!

You could not have done any better than the Flit It, at any price. Absolutely gives the highest efficiency, the greatest degree of flexibility, and the greatest degree of control. You'll love the way you can shoot both bounce and fill at the same time, and easily change the ratio beween the two.

Harvey

hfillmore wrote:
You could not have done any better than the Flit It, at any price. Absolutely gives the highest efficiency, the greatest degree of flexibility, and the greatest degree of control. You'll love the way you can shoot both bounce and fill at the same time, and easily change the ratio beween the two.

Harvey


I concur with Harvey.

Kiron Kid

Ha, I'm better than you, I just ordered the Jumbo flip it (oh and the bracket)!

Beni wrote:
Ha, I'm better than you, I just ordered the Jumbo flip it (oh and the bracket)!

Ha, lol.

i have one and for the most part it is a good product. but, for me, doesn't travel very well. you need to find a good flat spot in your bag for it or the panel takes a curve real easy and tends to stay that way for awhile. in my opinion the panel needs a little stiffening.

I love mine.. But I agree its annoying to pack esp with the new curved piece...

The zippered case helps alot with packing/carrying: http://www.dembflashproducts.com/accessories/

You're gonna love it. I got one a month or two ago and it's really nice. I love the quality of light - looks very natural.

bitmaker wrote:
The zippered case helps alot with packing/carrying: http://www.dembflashproducts.com/accessories/

have it. no it doesn't

sjms wrote:
have it. no it doesn't

I'm not surprised you posted that.

I am always looking for panel material which will be better. The black back has been very important to me for looks. Plastic types which come black on one side and white on the other are very rare, unless you want to stick a white layer on with adhesive. So I ask you, is this just my thing? Would you all like a panel which is white on the back & white on the front as much?

I would agree w/ Joe that that black/white 'looks' better but if a white/white material was demonstrably 'better', I would accept that (plus, you really can put something like MonoKote on the panel to change the color (at any decent hobby shop)

http://www.monokote.com/trim.html

I am advancing to much more modular construction with panels which velcro on to the base rather than with bolts. I hope this will open up a whole range of possibilities for using foams, foam boards, spray-painted matte boards and adhesive overlays. Rather than say "one side is white and the other side is pink", I'd like to convey the idea of your being free to create.

Joe Demb wrote:
I am advancing to much more modular construction with panels which velcro on to the base rather than with bolts. I hope this will open up a whole range of possibilities for using foams, foam boards, spray-painted matte boards and adhesive overlays. Rather than say "one side is white and the other side is pink", I'd like to convey the idea of your being free to create.

i would say that keeping the panels seperate from the mount will reduce the chance of panel curvature

bitmaker wrote:
sjms wrote:
have it. no it doesn't

I'm not surprised you posted that.


putting it into a flexible case regretfully does not protect it from anything but dirt and scratching.

Steve, Please try the boiling water solution. You can do it an unlimited number of times. I test a material in a heat box with an oven thermometer. When I report to the manufacturer that warping starts to occur at about 125 degrees, he laughs and says that no one works in an environment over 120 degrees, at that temp all sorts of things start to fail, & blah blah blah. The fact is that obviously there are conditions, like the dashboard of a car, etc. where that temp is reached. Molecules don't lie. Like most people I start with my own experience and note that this stuff never warped on me in about 8 years of usage. It is necessary at some point to get over myself, listen to people like you, and acknowledge that I may have to abandon a couple of thousand dollars of stock on a shelf and just move on to something (hopefully) better. Ultimately, you folks are my bosses.

I don't understand the "warping" issues. I've been using my Flip-It's, hard, for some time now, and have yet to have any warpage issue's. But, I do not leave them sitting on a car dashboard, etc. I've found them to be quite durable.

Kiron Kid

Mr Demb

My experience with the product is much the same as Kiron Kid-- great item and has helped me make $$-- glad I purchased it

If it ever warps--the boiling water thing sounds like an inexpensive fix

Kiron Kid wrote:

I don't understand the "warping" issues. I've been using my Flip-It's, hard, for some time now, and have yet to have any warpage issue's. But, I do not leave them sitting on a car dashboard, etc. I've found them to be quite durable.

Kiron Kid

Indeed, some folks don't understand that exposing a lightweight piece of thermoplastic to heat and warping load will cause... warping.

Joe, for my money I'll stick with the lightweight material you're using now. With emphasis on the lightweight. I've worked with enough heavy flash diffusers to know I don't want them. Aside from its wonderful bounce/diffusion capabilities the Flip-it's strengths are its lightweight, ease of adjustment, and portability.

Greg