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06/18/2008 11:40:18 PM · #1 |
Lightscoop...any one use it?
Lightscoop blog
Do you like it? Hate it? Want it?
Message edited by author 2008-06-18 23:41:11.
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06/19/2008 12:13:46 AM · #2 |
| Looks good, but at that price, I might prefer to sink the money into a real external flash. |
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06/19/2008 10:08:30 AM · #3 |
does anyone own this item?
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06/19/2008 10:30:06 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by yospiff:
Looks good, but at that price, I might prefer to sink the money into a real external flash. |
$34.95 won't take you far in that direction... And anyway, this is a different beast. Looks like it wille asily fir in a normal bag, and be available at the spur of the moment anytime...
R.
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06/19/2008 10:36:09 AM · #5 |
| The front is clearly opaque, so it must bounce the light backwards and up? So good results will depend on having a wall behind you or a ceiling about you. But... anything is better than a pop up flash aimed straight at the victim, I mean subject. |
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06/19/2008 10:38:50 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nusbaum:
The front is clearly opaque, so it must bounce the light backwards and up? So good results will depend on having a wall behind you or a ceiling about you. But... anything is better than a pop up flash aimed straight at the victim, I mean subject. |
It uses a mirror to bounce the light off the white panel back towards the subject...
R.
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06/19/2008 10:47:37 AM · #7 |
| Just saw this at a local camera store also, mite be a tad better than a ping pong ball :P |
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06/19/2008 10:49:59 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Nusbaum:
The front is clearly opaque, so it must bounce the light backwards and up? So good results will depend on having a wall behind you or a ceiling about you. But... anything is better than a pop up flash aimed straight at the victim, I mean subject. |
It uses a mirror to bounce the light off the white panel back towards the subject...
R. |
Sorry Bear but what white panel? I only see a black plastic frame holding a mirror... |
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06/19/2008 11:34:49 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Nusbaum:
The front is clearly opaque, so it must bounce the light backwards and up? So good results will depend on having a wall behind you or a ceiling about you. But... anything is better than a pop up flash aimed straight at the victim, I mean subject. |
It uses a mirror to bounce the light off the white panel back towards the subject...
R. |
Ah... that makes more sense. Thanks! |
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06/19/2008 12:00:39 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by dknourek:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Nusbaum:
The front is clearly opaque, so it must bounce the light backwards and up? So good results will depend on having a wall behind you or a ceiling about you. But... anything is better than a pop up flash aimed straight at the victim, I mean subject. |
It uses a mirror to bounce the light off the white panel back towards the subject...
R. |
Sorry Bear but what white panel? I only see a black plastic frame holding a mirror... |
You're right, I didn't explore far enough. From their "how-to" guide:
The Lightscoop works great in most home and office situations ΓΆ€” rooms with light, neutral-colored ceilings no higher than 8-12 feet or walls no farther than 3-4 feet from the camera.
As when bouncing an external flash, the Lightscoop redirects light from a pop up flash to a ceiling or wall ΓΆ€” so there MUST be a surface from which it can bounce.
r.
Message edited by author 2008-06-19 12:01:09.
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06/19/2008 12:32:24 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
$34.95 won't take you far in that direction... |
I must have not read far enough, I saw a price around $70 or so. For $35, I'd try one. |
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06/19/2008 03:11:20 PM · #12 |
| Make one out of a couple white business cards. |
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