Customer Reviews

Sto-Fen OMNI-BOUNCE OM-MZ40 - Flash diffuser

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Cameta anticipates your needs in putting Kits together and as with others they did a great job with this one. I didn't have rechargeable batteries for the strobe so the addition was just what I needed and the quick recharger works well.

This diffuser came nowhere near meeting my expectations. First, although it fits on the Pentax 540 flash, it doesn't exactly fit well. The flash has a rounded edge at the top and the Sto-Fen is straight edged, so it never really fully seats. This is more a cosmetic issue than functional, so I did some testing. The diffuser performed almost exactly as well as the internal diffuser on the flash (which we already own). I couldn't tell the photos apart. Bouncing the flash with the Sto-Fen diffuser created underexposed shots. The only situation where I would get ANY benefit from this device is if I were extremely close to the subject, I didn't want to point the flash directly at the subject, and I was in a location where I could not bounce a flash off a ceiling (like outdoors or some place with cathedral ceilings). So in other words, this product is more or less useless for me.

It fits right over the flash with a friction fit just tight enough to hold it in place. Like all broad diffusers, the flash light output is spread all over causing a major brightness fall-off straight ahead. I used it for a wedding recently and was able to get some excellent indoor pictures by setting the camera manually to expose on the dark side without the flash. The catch light was very nice and the skin tones and highlights looked good. Shadows were very faint as expected.

The Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce flash diffuser is very effective as a flash diffuser, and is easily installed on the flash and easily stored on the flash in my bag to save space. It greatly improves the lighting distribution for interior shots and eliminates the "Hot Spots" and harshness of a naked flash. It doesn't change the "white balance" of the flash by introducing unwanted color to the light. I think this is a real solution to harsh flash lighting.

This was exactly what I was looking for in a diffuser product......ease of use and durable.

Wroks great at softening up the light, bought this for my Pentax 540FG and fits securley.

If you find that your external flash creates light "hot spots," here is a solution. The Omni-Bounce diffuses the flash's light so as to prevent this occurance. Sure, you can fix it with post processing, but for so little money, you can save so much time.

Whats not to love about light.You can do anything go anywhere at anyyyy....time you like.Yes I do love my Omni-Bounce and my AF540.The only problem I could talk about is that we "all" need to LOOK close at the "WHOLE ORDER"this shipping and handling thing can be costly I paid more to have my Omni-Bounce sent then my 540-FGZ.It was a good deal on my Omni-Bounce until it was shiped.All in all I'm still happy with the way it all went.And after ALL isnt that what its ALL about.......Being happy with our purchase.Pentax AF 540 FGZ Auto Flash Electronic Flash Unit plus Accessory Bundle.THANK YOU. MACROBIRDMAN,