# Flash Diffuser's - Need opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862 "2011-06-10T06:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/1 "2011-06-10T06:09:58Z")
For those of you who are photographers, I need your opinion on something. A friend of mine mentioned the “Lightsphere Collapsible” ([link](http://www.garyfongestore.com/flash-accessories/lightsphere-collapsible.html)) and I saw some of his shots and they looked good. Do you guys use diffusers? If so, which one(s)? I have an 430EX II flash unit and I could use a diffuser because some of my ceremony pics from my last wedding weren’t that great (in doors with low lighting). ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/2 "2011-06-10T10:22:18Z")
Use your hand. ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/3 "2011-06-10T10:28:55Z")
do you bounce the flash off the ceiling? i get by using that method, but I don’t shoot indoor very often ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/4 "2011-06-10T11:47:09Z")
I did some off the ceiling stuff but it had mixed results for me. ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/5 "2011-06-10T13:06:28Z")
I use bounce as much as possible. I also have the Gary Fong Light Sphere. It works very well. ---
**Author:** ![CFD\_Productions](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cfd_productions/32/6519_2.png) [@CFD\_Productions](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CFD_Productions)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/6 "2011-06-10T13:40:11Z")
all depends on what kind of mood you want and how low the ceiling is … you can bounce off a 50ft ceiling i have seen it done before … you can also buy a mini soft box for the top of the flash … thats the way ill be going next wedding i do ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/7 "2011-06-10T16:42:01Z")
CFD…got a link? AMD…so it’s worth the $60? ---
**Author:** ![CFD\_Productions](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cfd_productions/32/6519_2.png) [@CFD\_Productions](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CFD_Productions)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/8 "2011-06-10T17:26:54Z")
> [@GOT THE CALL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ZR-1 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-the-call-today-zr-1-baby/41908/88): > > CFD…got a link? > > AMD…so it’s worth the $60? [http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Universal-Diffuser-Olympus-External/dp/B0017U0WM8/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307752001&sr=8-1](http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Universal-Diffuser-Olympus-External/dp/B0017U0WM8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307752001&sr=8-1) ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/9 "2011-06-10T18:47:04Z")
Thanks. Since that is far cheaper than the Sphere, I’ll try this one first. Thanks guys. ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/10 "2011-06-11T08:35:32Z")
> [@GOT THE CALL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ZR-1 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-the-call-today-zr-1-baby/41908/88): > > CFD…got a link? > > AMD…so it’s worth the $60? You can borrow mine if you’d like to try it out. It works well but I rarely use it (indoor events) so I can’t say i have a ton of experience with it. It’s reviewed as one of the best ones, so I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/11 "2011-06-11T08:43:31Z")
I use the flash on top of the camera. It fires when I press the shutter button. Pretty neat ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/12 "2011-06-11T10:31:29Z")
> [@My 9 Second Formula Build \*DIAF 56k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-9-second-formula-build-diaf-56k/39825/155): > > I use the flash on top of the camera. It fires when I press the shutter button. Pretty neat n00b!! ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flash-diffusers-need-opinions/258862/13 "2011-06-11T16:20:32Z")
> [@WTB: b18 motor with tranny and uncut harness](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-b18-motor-with-tranny-and-uncut-harness/42953/3): > > You can borrow mine if you’d like to try it out. It works well but I rarely use it (indoor events) so I can’t say i have a ton of experience with it. It’s reviewed as one of the best ones, so I bought it. I’ll keep that offer in mind. Thanks man. I got that softbox thing, so we’ll see how it works at the next wedding I have on June 24th. Although that hall might be different, but I have a 3rd wedding the following weekend so maybe I’ll get to play with it more there. Thanks though.