Sure it wastes a lot of light, but efficiency isn't the issue. It's a simulation of "bare bulb flash" from the days of expendable bulbs. The light bounces off of everything, not just the wall or the ceiling or wherever a standard reflector is aimed, while still giving some direct flash straight from the "bulb".
Regards, Anthony Farr > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. > J. Alling > Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2008 8:03 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pop-up flash diffuser idea > > I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding > scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something > similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light > under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have > been a better choice. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
