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Lumiquest Soft Screen, a Diffusion Sheet for On-Camera Pop-up Flashes.

Lumiquest Soft Screen, a Diffusion Sheet for On-Camera Pop-up Flashes.
Brand: LumiQuest

Buy New: $9.99



New (6) from $9.99

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 45 reviews

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7

MPN: LQ-051D
Model: LQ051D
UPC: 744579052007
EAN: 0744579052007
ASIN: B000B5H2BE

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Front Panel is held in place by fitting around cameras nameplate
  • Dimensions: Folds flat to approximately 4x4-inches

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Diffuse your pop up flash and prevent red eye. Quick and convenient to put on & take off. This is the answer to most on camera flash problems. Light loss is about 2/3 of a stop


Customer Reviews:   Read 40 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Not so good on Nikon D80   August 2, 2007
R. P. Poletti (Hillsboro, OR USA)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful

Looking at the reviews some love this and some find it so-so. I think the real difference in experience depends on your camera.

The Nikon D80 built-in flash juts forward more than the flash on the camera shown. The result is that the flash is pushed right up against the diffuser screen. If the screen was further from the flash, I am sure it would work better.

As it is, this does not really work well for my Nikon D80.

However, for my older 35mm SLR, a Nikon N70, this works well because there is sufficient distance between the flash and the screen.

Bottom line: If you have a Nikon D80, this will not help much.



1 out of 5 stars What a very disappointing product   August 1, 2007
Ratboy55 (Hercules, CA)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

I'm glad that I didn't spend much on this diffuser for my built-in flash for my D80. This product not only diffused the flash, but also eliminated its effectiveness overall. Rather than getting some sort've soft light effect with this diffuser, I ended up getting underexposed shots (even with the flash strength boosted up to 1.0+). Thanks to the mediocre results I got from this product, I managed to just stick with my SB-400 in conjunction with an omnibounce diffuser. The pictures advertising this product look better than the product that you actually get. What you get is a plasticky/flimsy piece of material with velcro stickers to help attach it to your camera. Very disappointing indeed.


5 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!!!   February 8, 2007
A. Obannon (Roselle, NJ)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

What a great product. I purchase this item before I went on a weekend trip to visit a friend and the pictures came out perfect. If you have a slr camera and you can control the flash output, this is a must have. I was gonna buy an external flash for my olympus E-500, but after purchasing this item I've changed my mind. I only wanted the external flash to bounce the light off the ceiling to have a more natural look. I really didn't need the zoom feature of the flash gun. I just wanted pleasing light for the typical family picture. I must say, after experimenting with this diffuser, I no longer need the speedlight. All my indoor photos are come out great. Check out my group picture. I had my camera set to Shutter priority mode: 1/20 sec, F.No. 3.6, Flash: 2nd curtain slow sync, flash exp: + 2.0 at ISO 100. My lens was set at 16.0 mm from about ten feet away. I increase the flash exposure to try to illuminate as much of the scene as I could. I think it came out good, almost like I bounced the flash off of the ceiling. I use the slow snyc 2nd curtain so i could capture the light coming off of the lamp. Please comment if this helped your decision. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!


5 out of 5 stars Works Great on Canon Rebel XTi   June 16, 2008
A. KEITH (Albuquerque, NM)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

As this product was advertised to be designed for the Nikon cameras, I was a little hesitatnt to get it for my Canon Rebel XTi.

But the price was good and several of the reviews implied that it would work with other cameras' flashes; so I took a chance.

It works great! It even includes instructions for what you need to do to trim the part of the diffuser into the hot-shoe of the Canon Rebel XTi's. The Canon Rebel XTi (maybe others, too) hot-shoe has a very small micro-switch right at the anterior end of the hot-shoe's right channel that, if depressed, disables the on-camera flash unit. So you have to trip a very small little square of the diffuser's hot-shoe insert to make sure that the little micro-switch doesn't get inadvertantly depressed.

When I first go the diffuser, in great haste to try it out, I had neglected to do that little trimming. The result was the my on-camer flash refused to work. At first I was frustrated and just little angry. Then, with a little experimenting, I found out that I could get the flash to work if i didn't push the diffuser's tab so far into the hot-shoe.

That got me to pondering if there might some sage words of wisdom in the instructions (which I am natorioulsly bad about *not* readin) and low 'n behold, there were very nice, clear, and definitive instructions for exactly how to use the difusser with my Rebel.

A couple of little snips with some scissors and everything was perfect.

I have now taken about 200 pictures using this little device and I can say that it is truly amazing! It folds flat and fits nicely and without bulk into my shoulder camear case; so I have this little difusser with me at all times.

I normally use an off-camera flash and difussers on it; but at times it is just not practical to use that off-camera flash. This little difuser really fills in the gap and my flash photos have taken a noticable and pleasant turn for the better.

I would gladly and heartily recommend this diffuser to anyone looking for a difusser for their on-camera flash.



4 out of 5 stars Good little product which works well, but   May 14, 2006
Hondo (West Texas)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

it is not designed for Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D/7D DSLRs, which have a non-standard hot-shoe. You'll have to find your own way to attach that one end to the camera.

Works well on Olympus DSLRs.





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