I just did some test myself with the Omni Bounce and find it pretty
worthless overall. You get much better results doing a bounce off of a
white card. The Omni Bounce softens the shadows slightly more than direct
flash, however, no where near as soft as a bounce off of a white card.
Hope someone can shed some positive light on this expensive piece of
worthless plastic.
-Bob
>I bought a Sto-fen Omni Bounce for my SB-26/F70 over Christmas.
>I'd heard very good things about it on the digest and was
>expecting very nice results from using it.
>
>However, I can see no real difference between using it and not
>using it. There are still quite strong (almost black) shadows
>and peoples faces tend to get overexposed if they don't occupy
>a large part of the frame.
>
>Prior to getting the Omni Bounce, I simply bounced the SB-26
>off the ceiling, and find the results much more pleasing and
>natural than using the Omni Bounce -- you'd hardly know a flash
>was used.
>
>I have, as per the instruction manual's recommendation, used
>the Omni Bounce at a 45 degree angle of bounce.
>
>Am I using it correctly or is this just over-rated, or where
>does it shine over not having one?
>
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