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I finally had an opportunity yesterday to use my new (large) Flip-it! It was indoors, no natural light, dirty white ceiling, and a baby shower. I love this little device. I got almost no shadows! I played with the angle and I could not believe the difference I would get by just moving the Flip-it to a slightly different angle. Even with it angled back (instead of leaning forward over the flash head) I would get a nice effect when close-up on the subject.

I highly recommend it. User-friendly, easy to pop on and off, and it made a huge difference in a very ugly, kind of dark and dingy room, that happened to have a whitish ceiling. Not one big, thick, black shadow in the bunch!

By the way, for the older folks at the shower, they just thought it was some highly technical device to make my camera work a certain way. So, I just told them it was a "blemish remover." They seemed to smile more naturally for all my next shots.

Here is the link:
http://www.joedembphotography.com/flipit/portrait/

Thank you Sam Stern for posting about this. I follwed your advice yet again and again find success.
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First time I have seen this "gadget"...looks interesting. So which size do you think would be the best to start with?

Chris
 
Folks recommended the large one, so I bought that. It works just great! I did not go ahead and buy the newer version. Looked too cumbersome to me, but I bet I will use anything this guy sells. So, I will probably be ordering the newer gadget-diffuser in the future. Right now I am so thrilled with this that I do not yet feel a need for it.

By the way, I had been using the stofen diffuser, which I liked but did not love. I love this one.
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http://marieboyer.smugmug.com/
 
Hmmmmm, not sure I saw the "newer" one on the link you posted. But for the same price, it makes sense to get the bigger one. :-)

Thanks!

Chris
 
Ahhhhh, interesting. So for only $5 more, you get both. Very cool, if not a little strange looking. LOL

Chris
 
Joe Demb is a wedding photog who uses a D50 and SB-600.

He is a great guy, will always answer you questions and is now working on a flash bracket.

After just a few times with the flip-it you will understand the 3 basic positions.

When in closer than 8 feet I rotate backwards to avoid overexposure. The SB-800 tends to overexpose when in close.
I have used it also outdoors when in very close.
AFter 8 feet I use regular flash head to balance the ambient.
I like the large flip-it. It gives more range.

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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
 
When Gary Fong first came out with the lightshere I ordered one and also the second edition the Lightspehere 2.

They are onlygood for when in very close. Too much light is wasted going out in all directions.
They fall off many times at a reception, they are ugly .
You might as well cut a coke bottle in half and stick that on your flash.

I really like Gary , he is a fine gentleman, but really feel this silly ugly Lightsphere is not efficient, wastes flash power and is easy to get knocked into and fall off.

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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
 
I use a bracket but not a rotating bracket.
Just an L bracket to help hold into the rig when at rest.
I will have to take a picture and post it.

I use a shortened SC-29 cord and the SB-800 with the large flip-it mounted on the left of the camera.
I use the bracket to help hold and steady my shots.

I will post a picture tonight so you can see exactly what I have found to be an easy and quick way to do event photography.

Sometimes when in a church with VERY high ceilings I change and go to a rotating Custom Bracket with the pastic dome diffuser on the SB-800

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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
 
samjstern said:
I use a bracket but not a rotating bracket.
Just an L bracket to help hold into the rig when at rest.
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L bracket? And you don't have problems with side shadows?
samjstern said:
I will have to take a picture and post it.
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Thanks, I would like to see it.
samjstern said:
I use a shortened SC-29 cord and the SB-800 with the large flip-it
mounted on the left of the camera.
I use the bracket to help hold and steady my shots.
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I have the CB Junior bracket. Nice bracket, but you need at least 10 minutes to put the rig together. If you run late, you’re in big trouble.
samjstern said:
I will post a picture tonight so you can see exactly what I have
found to be an easy and quick way to do event photography.
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Please do.
samjstern said:
Sometimes when in a church with VERY high ceilings I change and go
to a rotating Custom Bracket with the pastic dome diffuser on the
SB-800
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Which one do you use?

Thanks,

Mark
samjstern said:
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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
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Church Event Photographer

Full time auto tech, part time photographer. Just wished it were the other way around. Mark Thompson/MTT
Louisville, KY. USA

http://mtt.smugmug.com/
 
this is what I use when I need a rotating bracket.
It is a CB digital short.



I will show the other when I get a chance to take a picture.
Here , however, are a few using the flip-it

First picture is with a D200 and a 17-55mm lens



and another. The 2nd picture with a D70s and the 17-55mm lens



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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
 
samjstern said:
this is what I use when I need a rotating bracket.
It is a CB digital short.
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Looks smaller then my CB junior. Wonder if it's lighter? How much did you pay for that battery pack? Nice set up.
samjstern said:
I will show the other when I get a chance to take a picture.
Here , however, are a few using the flip-it
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Nice shots. I seen your work many times and all is very impressive. You have this wedding stuff down to a science. Have any shots comparing the flip it to the dome?

When you get a chance, post the others. No rush.

Thanks for the pic's,

Mark
samjstern said:
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Sam
http://www.samjsternphotography.com
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Church Event Photographer

Full time auto tech, part time photographer. Just wished it were the other way around. Mark Thompson/MTT
Louisville, KY. USA

http://mtt.smugmug.com/
 
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I'm thinking about seeing what sort of results I get by adding colored gels..to match ambient flourescent light and tungsten light. Also, I wan to create a pocket in the back to take different pieces of card stock. I would have one White, one Gold reflective, and one Silver reflective to ad specular hilights.

It's cheap enough to play around with, and I have been very happy so far.

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If you like what I can do with cards, wait til you see what I do with the limes.
 
That type foam and card stock will work, but they tend to self destruct in your bag.

I switched to using sheet styrene you can find in model maker's shops, you can get three 6 in. by 10 in. sheets for about $3-4, trim them up with a razor blade and use Velcro to hold them on to your flash.

If you search those modelmakers shops you might even find the hinges to make it movable to any degree of bounce you want.

Total cost: $6-7, plus an hour of your time.

I use the Velcro on the sides of the SB-800 to hold on another smaller card I have for portrait orientation shots, or to hold on strips of gels I cut from the enormous sheets you can buy for $5-6.



 
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