Reviews

If you are looking for the best flash diffuser, you should first realize that there is no such thing. It would be great to have a versatile diffuser that works in all situations, but unfortunately, it is impossible to create a design that works equally well for every application... In this review, we've rated several diffusers currently available on the market...

Aurora Orion is a new studio strobe from Aurora Lite Bank, an internationally known manufacturer of lighting equipment. Aurora Orion monolights are currently manufactured in two versions: Orion 200 and Orion 400. The main difference is power, which is 200 W/s and 400 W/s, respectively...

In this article, we review two members of Rogue FlashBender family of products - Small Positionable Reflector and Large Positionable Reflector... At the core of the FlashBender system lie coiled steel rods that allow the diffusers to take numerous shapes...

Aurora MINI/MAX Bounce Card is an easy to use accessory that allows you to improve the lighting from your flash gun. To make MINI/MAX Bounce Cards, the company uses the same high-quality materials as for the manufacturing of its studio lighting equipment...

Have you ever dreamt of a beauty dish you can easily carry around with you? Or a beauty dish you don't have to check in, as luggage when flying? If so, Speedlight Pro Kit Beauty-Dish reflector may be of interest to you...

Zeh Bounce from Zeh Photographic is a reflector for the built-in (pop-up) flash of your SLR camera. Pop-up flashes usually produce unpleasant results because they are small in size and positioned very closely to the lens axis. Zeh Bounce redirects the light from your pop-up flash towards the ceiling, which creates more natural results since the light source is located above the subject...

Rogue FlashBender Bounce Card is a member of Rogue FlashBenders family of flash light modifiers from ExpoImaging. By utilizing a bendable metal rod, Rogue Bounce Card can be shaped in different ways delivering a significant amount of lighting flexibility...

LumoPro LP160 flash unit has been recently released to replace the older LP120 model. LP160 is a manual flash that, despite a relatively low price point, brings you the power comparable to the Canon's and Nikon's flagships, along with a quad sync capability...

When you look at this new light modifier from Aurora Lite Bank for the first time, you may begin asking yourself questions. Is it an umbrella? Is it a softbox? Is it a beauty dish? Well, it has a little bit of all three, and it's called Firefly Beauty Box...

With traveller8 Softbox, Honl Photo extends its line of flash light modifiers. Honl Photo traveller8 enters the market with the highest quality and an original design. It's portable, easy to use, and it is built to last...

Speedlight Pro Kit 4 is a set of flash light modifiers that gives you a number of options to control your lighting. It consists of 4 silver reflectors, 1 translucent diffuser, 1 large honeycomb grid (interchangeable with the diffuser), 2 small domes (for bare bulb effect), and 2 short snoots with grid inserts of different cell sizes...

Speedlight Pro Kit Flexi Bounce is a flash diffuser of an original design. It is a crossover accessory between a portable softbox and a bouncer...

Aurora MINI/MAX Softboxes are made by Aurora Lite Bank, an established manufacturer of studio lighting equipment. The MINI/MAX (also known as Microbox and Portaflex in Europe, Asia and Middle East) currently includes five softboxes...

Demb Saucer Flip-it! flash reflector is an interesting addition to the family of Demb Flip-it! flash light modifiers. It combines the strong sides of the original "collar" Big Flip-it! and the later "plexi" version...

Nikon Speedlight SB-600 is a compact, yet powerful, flash gun, which is loaded with lots of features. Released in 2004, it gained a lot of popularity and respect among the Nikon users for its consistent performance and high quality...

Demb Portrait Dish is a flash light reflector that is designed to be used with hot-shoe flashes. The aim of the design is to provide an alternative to studio umbrellas when shooting on location...

Gary Fong Lightsphere is a very well-known flash light diffuser. It creates “bare bulb” lighting effect by dispersing light in virtually all directions from the flash. In this article, we review Lightsphere II, which is the second generation of Gary Fong Lightsphere diffusers...

LumiQuest Softbox (original) is one of the oldest flash accessories available from LumiQuest. It's been on the market for over 15 years. It's an easy to use...

HonlPhoto Speed Bounce Card / Gobo is a very simple and effective lighting solution that serves a dual role. It can be used as a flag (gobo), or you can flip it over and use it as a bounce card. Like all HonlPhoto products, Bounce Card / Gobo is made of durable materials and has a professional look...

In this review, we compare ExpoDisc Portrait (Warm) with its Neutral counterpart... To see how different the images produced by both units really are, we conducted a test using a simple tungsten light setup...

ExpoDisc is a well-known and widely used white balance correction tool. It turns your camera's reflected light meter into an incident one. ExpoDisc is a filter that you put in front of your lens to...

Honl Photo Speed Reflector/Snoot is a pretty unique flash accessory. It looks like it's being marketed more as a snoot than as a reflector, but it is still rated very well as a flash diffuser...

Ray Flash ring flash adapter is a flash light modifier that turns your flash gun into a ring flash. Ray Flash is intended to be used with a flash mounted on camera. The adapter simply slides onto a flash head. The flash light passes through the internal "light channels" of Ray Flash and reflects around the camera lens...

LumiQuest Big Bounce flash diffuser is one of the largest flash light modifiers on the market today. Big Bounce redirects light towards the subject with a large reflecting surface set at 45 degrees...

In this review, we compare Canon Speedlite 580EX II and Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 flash units that are direct competitors on the market. Both flashes are of the highest quality and loaded with many useful features...

Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 is the best dedicated digital flash made by Metz so far. It has an impressive set of features that includes second curtain synchronization, high speed sync, wireless functions, multi-zone auto-focus assist, etc...

In August of 2009, Joe Demb redesigned his entire line of Flip-it! flash light modifiers. In this review, we compare the new and old designs of Demb Flip-it! flash reflector and Demb Flash Diffuser...

Honl Photo Speed Grid is one of the several hot shoe flash accessories that are being distributed by ExpoImaging as Honl Photo Speed System. The grid has a honeycomb design and...

Honl Speed Strap is what you need if you don't want adhere Velcro patches to your flash, but still want to use flash accessories. Honl Strap is a 1.5" (38mm) wide Velcro strap with a non-slip back surface...

Demb Mega Flip-it! Kit flash reflector is an addition to Demb Flip-it! family of products. It is the largest reflector created by Joe Demb, and it can be used as a directional main light...

F16 P45A-001 flash reflector came to the market from F22 Design Studio (Hong Kong). It seems the creators of this diffuser decided not to come up with a new light modifier concept, but instead concentrated on making a diffuser that is more appealing than others...

SpectraLight is a variable angle flash reflector. It works similarly to the other diffusers of this kind (like, for example, Demb Flip-it!, DiffuseiT, Hanson Skin Glow!), but it has some interesting features...

Releasing Speedlite 430EX II, Canon engineers took the same road as they did coming from Canon 580EX to 580EX II. The new features of Canon 430EX II are a subset of Canon 580EX II improvements...

LumiQuest ProMax System is based on the previously designed LumiQuest 80-20 diffuser... LumiQuest ProMax System takes it to the next level introducing two more inserts and a diffusing screen...

LumiQuest Quik Bounce is a new flash accessory from a well known manufacturer. This reflector is designed to deliver more than other LumiQuest products flexibility in fast-paces environments, such as weddings, for example...

Demb Flash Diffuser (DFD) is based on the Demb Flip-it! flash reflector and adds a diffusing panel in front of the reflecting card - simple and very effective...

Canon Speedlite 430EX II and Canon Speedlite 580EX II flashes are the two best flash units Canon created so far. The 430EX II flash is a little brother of the Speedlite 580EX II. It lacks several features but delivers a very good package in a compact body at a lower price... If you want to get the most powerful flashgun, which is also loaded with everything or almost everything invented so far, then the Canon 580EX II is the way to go...

Hanson Skin Glow! reversible bounce card is yet another variable angle reflector on the market today... One of the sides of the reflecting panel is white, whereas the other one is slightly pink to create a warmer skin tone. Both sides are glossy to deliver more power than matte surfaces...

DiffuseiT vari-angle flash reflector (diffuser) is an addition to the world of bounce cards. It is a simple trapezoidal reflector that gives you an ability to diffuse any portion of your flash output towards your subject...

Demb Flip-it! flash reflector (diffuser) has gained significant respect among photographers of different levels. It's relatively inexpensive and very effective...

Canon Speedlite 430EX II is a consumer level flash that is also widely used by many professionals. Canon obviously tried to limit its functionality to make it cheaper but 430EX II still has a good set features. Also the quality of materials and build is very high...

PRESSlite VerteX is a flash light modifier/diffuser, which tries to make the most of your flash... well, turn it into two flashes. We've been waiting for a device like this to appear for a long time now...

Canon Speedlite 580EX is a former flagship of Canon's flash line. It has been replaced by Canon Speedlite 580EX II...

The Canon Speedlite 580EX II flashgun is a professional quality device. It is solid and sturdy. Quality of the materials is very good. The unit is weather sealed, which adds to the appeal as well. The unit is huge. It's quite of a load in one's gear bag and it does take space...

Gary Fong WhaleTail flash diffuser is a great device. It gives you more control over the light than many other translucent flash diffusers on the market today. ... Although the design of the WhaleTail is good it does have some drawbacks: not being able to fold flat, heavy weight, plastic flaps mount...

The Mark I and the Mark II have the same main characteristics: guide number, angle of coverage, E-TTL compatibility, etc. But there are several things that make the Mark II a Mark II. In general all the changes are good except probably one...

The Metz 48 AF-1 flashgun has excellent build quality. It is a very nice looking piece of equipment and doesn't feel cheap at all despite the fair price (currently around $220). It is compact, which can be a plus. And it proudly wears "Made in Germany" sign right above LCD display...