Pop-up Flash diffuser, which one of these two?

[iamdee7]

Hi all,

Can someone help me with which one will be good for popup flash diffuse.

http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/jjc-pd-2-pop-up-flash-diffuser-9830841/i/

http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/3-color-p...nikon-pentax-kodak-dslr-slr-camera-5062133/i/

I want it for indoor portraits like hotels, in house etc or family pictures. I have a D750 with 50mm F1.8.

Thanks for the suggestion

Dee.

 

[Ernie Misner]

I would go with the first one where it acts as a small soft box and all of the light is contained within the box. This would be great for close ups as well as portraits.

The second one is baffling to me because there is such a gap between the flash unit and the diffuser. Light would be spilling out. Perhaps they didn't have it snugged up tight.

Either one is going to eat up some of the already low flash power from the small built in flash. So I would not expect to use it at much of a distance from the subject. Should be fun for close ups or near portraits though.

If you have an accessory flash try pointing it straight up and rubber band a baggie around the flash head. Let most all of the baggie puff up like a balloon above the flash head, and it will spread gorgeous, soft light beautifully. You should try the baggie trick with the built in flash as well.

 

[WarbirdFZ5]

I think a simple paper is the easiest to use. You can always find one around and I hold it in front of the flash at an angle, so that some light passes through and some (probably most) bounces from the ceiling. Works very well!

 

[j_photo]

Generally speaking, the larger the diffuser area, the softer the light. But I wouldn't mess around with either. IMO you would be wasting your money. You should get a detachable speedlight. Even something like the modest SB-500 would be far better. I sometimes carry an SB-400 in my pocket for casual family stuff.

 

[calson]

Neither are good designs as they eat up too much of the flash from the camera. Also be aware that if you are using the flash for fill and learn how to adjust the EV for the flash (in the manual) then seldom is a diffuser needed.

The in-camera flash is already a low power flash to minimize the drain on the camera's battery. Using a diffuser with a TTL flash will cause the flash to put out twice as much light to compensate and the camera battery will last half as long.

 

[madecov]

Neither are good designs as they eat up too much of the flash from the camera. Also be aware that if you are using the flash for fill and learn how to adjust the EV for the flash (in the manual) then seldom is a diffuser needed.

The in-camera flash is already a low power flash to minimize the drain on the camera's battery. Using a diffuser with a TTL flash will cause the flash to put out twice as much light to compensate and the camera battery will last half as long.

 

[MrXYZ]

Get a translucent Fuji film canister. Cut each side about half-way to the bottom. Then carefully slide it onto the pop-up flash. If you cut it right it should stay on all by itself. It does a nice job of diffusing the flash. Even if you need to buy a roll of film it's still cheaper than any flash diffuser I've seen. (And it easily fits in a pocket.)