Customer Reviews

Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for the Achiever DZ260, Canon 420EZ, 430EZ and Vivitar 283, 285 & 5600 Zoom Flashes (OM-B)

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This is a good small diffuser. You can just throw it in the bag and carry it around... you never know when a flash might come in handy...
I never use a flash without a diffuser. So If you are looking at this you should also take a look at: Gary Fong C3 Cloud Lightsphere II.
The only advantage this diffuser has to the C3 is that it's small and easy to carry.

I bought this Sto-Fen Omni Bounce to use with my Vivitar 283 flash units. It fits perfectly, is tight, and provides the diffusion that I was looking for when using an on-camera flash unit. I've done a fair amount of shooting with it and it makes my Vivitar 283 like a little mini-umbrella!

This diffuser softens the harsh light of an electronic flash in bounce mode.I took a few photos of my pet with the device on, and there wasn't any peteye,which is the same as redeye in people.I believe that you need to use about two f stops above what the flash table says on the flash unit.

I didn't know what to expect in getting this, but I'm glad I did. the difference it makes in my photos is amazing. I've never used a nice flash or diffuser before, so having this nice of a setup has been a great help in the learning process.

You attach this to a Vivitar 285HV on "the inside", and it works well, much better than direct flash.

This is exactly what i need to diffuse light from my flashes. I use both a Vivitar 285 and a LumoPro LP120. This diffuser fits both comfortably.

This type of product is really a must have. I bought it for my speedlight 430ex. The only problem is that it is made to fit several types of flashes and as such it is held on by pressure. This means it will fall off very easily if brushed against something. Other than that it does exactly what it is made to do. Makes portraits so much warmer. No more glaring flash assisted shots especially when bouncing off of a surface. I would have liked to have been able to try this before I bought it. I might have looked further for one that fit a little better. But perhaps this is as good as it gets.

This flash diffuser was a perfect fit for my Vivitar 283 shoe-mount flash. It slips on smoothly, stays on securely, but is easy to remove. Even with added shipping charges, Amazon's vendor offers this item at a significantly lower final cost than ordering it directly from Sto-Fen's Website.

My direct shoe-mount flash is harsh, unflattering and produces hot-spots from reflective surfaces. When shooting with my wide-angle lens using direct flash, the field-of-view is not evenly illuminated. Installing this diffuser on my shoe-mount flash, and tilting the flash upward 45 degrees, softens and spreads the light, giving me much more attractive and uniform lighting.

This diffuser does, however, reduce by more than half the distance with which I can successfully illuminate my flash subjects. For me, it's not a problem. I just open the lens on my camera a couple of stops to compensate. For slower cameras or less-robust flash units this might be a problem.

This is a useful, reasonably-priced addition to any serious photographer's arsenal.

A must have in any photographers camera bag. The differance with tne Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce is night and day. I would highly recommend this product to casual, amatuer, and professional photographers.

I GET NICE RESULTS IN MY PICTURES WITH USE OF THIS DIFFUSERS, A SOFT TONE FOR HEAD ON SHOTS.
MANY OF US PROFESSIONAL USE THIS TYPE OF PRODUCTS.