benny said:
Do you find that to be better than the Omnibounce?
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I think both have different usages. Omnibounce really needs something close by as well as suitable to bounce, else it would be as "bad" as direct flash or it could be worse (ie colour cast). Really cuts down on the flash power, did not touch it after shooting with it once.
For aquarium shooting, seriously i don't know where/what to bounce.
The Lumiquest softbox is actually a 6-inch by 5-inch kinda mini softbox. It does not protrude farther beyond your usual macro lenses like tamron sp90 (i was using 28-75/2.8 even which is shorter). And since we are talking about aquarium photography, the subjects are nearby so there should be enough power. The approx 1-stop loss is usually not an issue unless you are the type who shoots iso100 at f16 for the DOF. ;p I remember with my tank lights (nothing much, 30W x 2 FL for a 3-footer), SB-800, f5.6, iso800 i could even burst for quite a couple. But for me i can sync up to 1/500 which is enough, mine's not FP sync.
. Anyway, don't blind them fishes by using iso100. :angel:
The 6-inch box actually produces quite soft shadows if you are near the tank, if there are any shadows like say on the substrate. But i know for glittery fishes like
alonoucara hanabensche (what the fish how to spell :bsmilie: ) Malawian cichlid, you do get slightly less of the glitter with less intensity, less "reflective detail".
Tomcat : No worries lar, 550/580EX, SB-800 more than enough power.
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1 stop nia.