Customer Reviews

Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce OM-600 Flash Diffuser Unit

5 star:		(90)
4 star:		(33)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This diffuser is the same quality as the one that comes with the Nikon SB 800 flash. It is much better than other aftermarket diffusers that require velcro. This is made to fit the SB 600 perfectly. It snaps on and off easily. Angled at 75 degrees it provides excellent fill. I use it on the SB 600 set up as a slave with the SB 800 for fill and back lighting. It should have been included by Nikon as original equipment but is inexpensive and cost effective. Much better than the built in plastic flat diffuser.

The Omni-bounce on my SB600 works like a champ for outdoor portraiture. I got it to reduce the hotspots when using direct flash, and it does exactly that. It also provides more even lighting for fill-flash...which I use a lot.
It creates nice catch lights in the eyes and fills in the shadowy areas nicely. It takes next to no room in my gadget bag and weighs nothing. It also doesn't look silly like some diffusers do.
Shooting indoors, it still leaves some specularity which I personally find unpleasant, but since I got it for outdoor fill-flash use, I have no second thoughts about buying it.

set the diffusion to 'stun' when you don't want your flash to 'kill' with harsh, sharp, shadowy edges. yes, you need this if you have an sb-600. why? nikon doesn't make a diffuser for that model. basically, it fits snugly on the tip of the flash, slides off and on easy, will also protect your flashbulb from acidental nicks, like that macro shot of the benihana chefs. here's what it does: diffuses your flash without having to go all into your menu settings and make adjustments. simple, Sherlock. the omni-bounce (what an imaginative name for a piece of shaped plastic) performs as expected, no real cons, except shipping adds almost 50% to the price, so check your local camera shop to see if they have it in stock before ordering.

I read 1-star reviews here and will agree this product is simply a frosted piece of plastic that happens to fit on your SB-600. I made the mistake of thinking the SB-600 has a built in bounce card, so I cannot compare this product to a bounce card yet. If you are creative, you could probably make something similar to this with scraps of packaging that other products came in and rubber bands.

However, having spent the money for this product, and comparing the results to the built in camera flash bare, as well as the SB-600 bare, I think it helps diffuse the light better than the built in SB-600 diffuser. So far, in near pictures (subject closer than 15 feet and with a ceiling) I prefer using this product and bouncing it off the ceiling straight up or maybe 65 deg. For farther subjects or wide open out door evening pictures, straight on with this diffuser helps minimize harshness compared to bare, straight flash.

If you are creative, make yourself something at home. If not, then it is a useful tool to have but I removed a star because I too think it could be priced a little lower. A 4 GB SDHC card from here on amazon is cheaper than this product and probably a better deal for $10-$15.

I have used this for a few months now and have really noticed a difference in my photos.

I have a Nikon D50 and SB-600 flash. Prior to this purchased I had some very harsh flash effects such as over exposure on the faces and drastic shadows behind the subjects.

Since then, I feel that I have been able to manage those effects much more easily.

For the cost of the item, I would recommend it to anyone who uses flashes and wants to mute the effects some.

For such a simple product the difference in the lighting of my photos was dramatically increased when added to my SB600. When taking close up photos faces are lit up and come out very clear. Definitely a great addition to my camera gear.

Very simple, yet very effective diffuser. Gets rid of harsh shadows that a flash unit gives without one. Also softens the light and has great coverage when used as specified in the instructions.

This is a no brainer. Works great to soften up the flash, in both direct and bounce applications

I love the quality of lighting when I use this with my SB-600 but I hate the fact that it comes off the flash so easily. I can't even put the flash on a desk sideways as this will come off. Also, when the flash is stored inside my camera bag with this mounted, 9/10 times it will come off when I pull it out. Really annoying. Why can't they make these so they snap in place?

The Sto-fen Omni-Bounce OM-600 Flash Diffuser fits snugly on my Nikon SB-600 speedlight. It softens the light so I can use the SB-600 more for people shots, fill lighting, and more natural colors overall. It's a simple durable material and will allow you to get the tones you desire in all your shots.