![]() ![]() International orders are subject to a £35 handling and shipping fee. Delivery is normally within 1 day of dispatch. Your kit will be dispatched before your selected course date and a notification email sent when your kit has been dispatched. In comparison, look at the angle formed by the Demb Flip-It /flipit/ (except for the Classic FlipIt and Saucer FlipIt) whose 45 degree angle catches most of the flash output and reflects it forward to the subject, even when there is no ceiling.All UK orders and course bookings include FREE courier delivery. It deflects a small portion of the flash output forward, whether or not the ceiling is there. The problem with the Better Bounce Card is that is a fixed angle which wastes most of the light upward, when there is no ceiling. To me it seems like a collosal waste of light by using a bounce card - or stoffen - outdoors. I have tried it and I still don't get "it". ![]() I have a 580 with a bounce card, I have a small diffuser I use for macros, and I have a ABBC. This next shot shows the original shadowing from sunlight, compared to flash head only, compared to small Stoffen-sized diffuser (3 sq.in.) Note the pole's shadow cast by the flash, which is offset to the side of the camera slightly.some softening of the shadow is visible. softbox used outdoors to fill in shadowing cast by the sun, compared to the negible effect of a small 3 sq.in. This shows the modest gain from 35 sq.in. is 'better' than 30 sq.in., but the amount of improvement in each case is proportional to the linear gain related to the area. 'Better' is relative to the measurable area of the surface. Or is a Flashbender better for outdoor flash? Pointed at the subject the light is softened/diffused and power is directed to the subject, right? Would using a mini softbox on the flash be better when shooting outdoors, then? You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support hpĬanon dSLR system, Olympus OM 35mm system, Bronica ETRSi 645 system, Horseman LS 4x5 system, Metz flashes, Dynalite studio lighting, and too many accessories to mention When used with no ceiling, bounce cards become a virtual source by themselves.a small card is no better than simply aiming the flash head forward a larger bounce card with its larger area does soften light compared to aiming the flash head forward. Outdoors they all serve only to waste light (sending it in all directions away from the subject!) which consumes your batteries faster.Ī small bounce card, like what is part of some flash units, is no larger than the original flash lens, so they will do NOTHING to soften light.they work only to divert some light forward to the subject, filling in shadows left from the light which is bouncing from the ceiling when the flash head is aimed upward.Ī larger bounce card, like the Better Bounce Card, which is larger than the original flash lens, will soften light.they work as a larger virtual source which sends some light forward to the subject, filling in shadows left from the light which is bouncing from the ceiling when the flash head is aimed upward. It only 'increases size' when it can send light to ceiling and/or walls, which then become the large virtual source of light. Increasing SIZE is what makes a light source 'softer' and 'less harsh'.Ī Stoffen Omnibounce or Lightsphere or knockoff product does NOT increase size significantly by itself. Outside the few inches of height you get by using the flash card, can someone explain why some photographers do this?Īgain. Couldn't you get the same lighting effect by aiming the flash strait and reducing the power of the flash? The way I see it logically, the flash card will bounce a little light forward, but most of the light will go off into the blue skies. I am not criticizing anyone here, I am honestly just curious. ![]() I was wondering why some photographers use the flash bounce card - with the flash aimed at 45 degrees - outside (read: no ceilings). I then saw the same thing on a photography documentary "Rock Prophecies" (pretty decent flick BTW). I asked this question on the "Show me your photographers" thread, and didn't get an answer. ![]()
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