p.2 #1 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
I enjoy the rogue flash benders on my 600exrt, light, the ability to bend light is why I like…
I do have magmod, which is quick and works fine.
But I like the way to bend light, and they are very portable..
p.2 #2 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
I picked up a Sto-Fen OM-ET Omni-Bounce Diffuser and took a few shots at various things in the house with the flash at about a 45 degree angle and I must say that the price was right and I was very happy with the results.
5D4 was set in the manual mode and I switched between 4.0 and 5.6 at 60 with the ISO at 400.
So I guess my next question is if this type of modifier is intended for indoor use only where I have a ceiling that is not to high or can it be used outside and if so how and when.
If any of you think I should post these questions in the lighting forum I will but I know that many of you have a lot of experience with camera mounted flashes. I do not want to have to deal with off camera flash shooting since I want a simple quick solution for routine event type uses that do not require extra equipment and am willing to accept the limitations.
p.2 #3 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
You can modify the initial post to add a 2nd forum.
If you angle the head with sto-fen upwards outside mostly you are raising the light source flash. Maybe there will be a bit less red-eyes, but you will lose quite a lot of light. The small size of the head is still about the same. A larger surface like a card will be softer.
p.2 #4 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
Outdoors, with a Sto-Fen, you will lose a lot of light pointing it up in the sky at nothing. That's designed to scatter the light in every direction, and when outside, the light doesn't bounce back to you.
BUT...you can point it straight ahead to diffuse the light.
If you're more than about 10 feet away, it won't make a difference whether you diffuse the light or not.
One way I learned, a long time ago, to determine whether your light is soft or not:
Stand where your subject is. Put your arm/hand up (as if to say 'STOP') in front of the light.
If your hand covers your light source, it's not soft light. If the light is bigger than your hand, it's soft.
p.2 #5 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
SkippyW wrote:
Over the years, I've shot literally hundreds of weddings. I tried almost every type of gadget that came out, looking to get better quality of light 'on the go'.
I also use a Demb Flash Diffuser (which is no longer made) but if you search it, you may be able to still fine one. I like it a lot. I only use the white bounce card. The 'diffusion' material that it comes with doesn't enhance anything, imo.
The genius to this is that the rigid white bounce card is on a swivel. Using it this way, you can add or subtract as much forward light as you want for better control. Depending upon the upward bounce of your flash, pivoting the white bounce card can really help you get the image you're after.
NO to the Lightsphere and mini softboxes because they're direct light and don't work well.
I've used a Sto-Fen type 'cup' occasionally, but only in a pinch. ...Show more →
You can also make one of those foamy type of flash diffuser (any size) from craft foam.
p.2 #6 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
Hey I like that. Definitely going to do one. And I bet I won't be the only FMer that does. Actually 2 since I have another flash for a different camera.
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p.2 #7 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
Methodical wrote:
You can also make one of those foamy type of flash diffuser (any size) from craft foam.
Pretty much the same thing I did using foam-cor, but harder. Slicker looking, but I didn't have to glue anything.
p.2 #9 · Best flash modifier for my canon 600EX-RT?
John Power wrote:
I want a simple quick solution for routine event type uses that do not require extra equipment and am willing to accept the limitations.
The potential issue with larger modifiers attached to an on-camera flash is simply the annoyance they can add when they get in the way during hectic situations. A larger modifier will better soften the light. There’s no magical solution around this bit of physics. But what do you do with it when you don’t need it? Just leave it on the flash and let it get in the way? The Stoffen type caps/covers spread light all over and to work effectively rely on that light bouncing back off nearby surfaces. It’s these surfaces that provide the large, soft, light source. So results will be best in smaller rooms when the light is being spread 360 degrees. You can control direction of light on your subject in these situations based on where the flash’s bounce head is pointing (with or without a diffuser cover). Usually the first thought is to bounce off a ceiling. But also consider a wall behind or beside you, if a suitably neutral color.
Way back I used to use bounce cards stuck onto the flash with Velcro but have long since preferred to use suitable walls and ceilings at the venue, whenever possible. And when not, I’ll settle for direct on-camera flash. Even in huge venues bounce can still work with higher ISOs and wider aperture values. At locations where bounce doesn’t work and you’re relatively close to the subject, then an on-flash modifier can be an option to take some edge off the harshness of direct flash. IOW a modifier can help but the amount it helps will depend strongly on the location of the event, your distance to the subject, etc.
