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Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser

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Brand: Gary Fong

List Price: ~~$24.99~~
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

43 reviews

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1.5 x 7.5

MPN: GFPUFFER
Model: GFPUFFER
UPC: 891257001403
EAN: 0891257001403
ASIN: B0011000R6

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Provides professional-style diffused lighting from your camera s pop-up flash
•	Softens camera s harsh direct flash Reduces harsh shadows
•	Ingeniously mounts via the camera s flash shoe Adjustable for center positioning of any pop-up flash regardless of size
•	Works in any camera mode (ex: Program, Aperture priority, etc.)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Give your camera's harsh pop-up flash a makeover!

The Puffer flash diffuser gives you the same flattering lighting style used by professionals. The Puffer simply slides into your camera's flash shoe and places the diffuser in front of your pop-up flash. The diffuser softens the light which gives you much better color and softer shadows, an all together better shot in a flash!

Provides professional-style diffused lighting from your camera's pop-up flash

Softens camera's harsh direct flash
Reduces harsh shadows
Ingeniously mounts via the camera's flash shoe
Adjustable for center positioning of any pop-up flash regardless of size
Works in any camera mode (ex: Program, Aperture priority, etc.)

The Puffer Pop-up Flash Diffuser from Gary Fong

Customer Reviews: Read 38 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars

Really flimsy January 1, 2008
Mark R. Pritchard (Portland OR, USA)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful

I bought this item when it was first released. I was really looking forward to trying it out but the "patent pending" method for connecting the puffer to my Nikon D80 broke on my first attempt to insert it. I wasn't forcing it or anything, it's just a flimsy piece of plastic in my opinion. I'm really disappointed wit this product and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. This is also the second review I've put on this site for this product, my first one was removed!

4 out of 5 stars

Does what it claims to do. January 5, 2008
Mary Jo Sminkey (Carlisle, PA USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

I got this to use with my Canon 40D for those trips where I just don't have enough room to bring along my big flash and Whaletail. This is a nice compact little gadget that comes in 2 pieces. The bracket slips into the hotshoe and then you push the white diffuser onto the little pegs and can adjust it as needed higher or lower for your particular flash. I didn't find it as flimsy as the other reviews, it snapped right into place on my hotshoe without a problem. It is a big more difficult to attach the head to the bracket, that would really be my one main complaint that I would like this to be easier. As for performance, I was pretty impressed for the most part. Sure, it doesn't come near to the performance of my full-fledged bounce flash setup, but for a $20 gadget it does quite good. I took some photos of my dogs which is usually a huge red eye problem with direct flash (most animals produce far worse red eye than people) and the results were quite pleasing with virtually no red eye and much softer shadows.

3 out of 5 stars

good product for price January 2, 2008
Megan
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

For the price of the product, I think the product works fine. However, the white plastic portion of the product is quite flimsy. I am extremely careful when putting it on the black pegs to attach to camera. As well, the white plastic portion is hard to attach to the pegs, and the fact that it is flimsy doesn't help.

With all that said, the product produces great results, and does exactly what I would expect it to do. The price is reasonable and I haven't seen too many products that do the same thing. I would recommend it if you can be careful with your photography products!

1 out of 5 stars

Flimsy November 28, 2007
Mark R. Pritchard (Portland OR, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I was keen to try this product. As I pushsed it into my Nikon D80 hot-shoe the "patent pending mount" snapped into two pieces! I don't feel I was adding undue pressure, I was just trying to slide it into position. I never got to try out the product to see if the claims are true. Perhaps a different camera will work better with this product. I'm pretty disappointed with how easily it broke on the D80.

5 out of 5 stars

Exactly as expected. November 28, 2007
David J. Defoe (Saginaw, MI United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have read reviews of other Gary Fong products and never purchased one. I have been stuck many times without a flash and not wanted to use the pop-up flash on my Olympus E500 because of redeye and overexposure issues. I received my Puffer today in the mail. It works great! Exactly as expected. The puffer is made completely out of plastic and fits snuggly on the hotshoe mount. There are several hight adjustments (holes to mount the diffuser) and I haven't found the best height yet. I snapped a few pictures with the flash at full power and no images had redeye and the skin tones looked natural without any over exposure highlight areas. This is a definate must have for the camera bag!