Sto-Fen Omni-Flip OM-F1 for Digital SLR Camera Pop-Up Flashes | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sto-Fen
Category: Photography
Buy New: $9.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
MPN: OMF1
UPC: 812811001073
EAN: 0812811001073
ASIN: B000CHV370
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The Omni-Flip is designed to slip into the flash shoe on top of the DSLR's. Will fit all standard flash shoes - including the Nikon D40,D40x,D50,D70,D70s,D80,D 100 & D200 - except the Minolta and Sony DSLR's The Omni-Flip creates a Diffused Bare Bulb Effect. Giving even coverage across the entire frame.
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Works, but someone could do this better. March 20, 2008
Matthew Miller (Boston, MA USA)
I use the built-in flash on my Pentax K10D to control my off-camera Metz 48 AF-1. The K10D can do this with the built-in flash either only controlling or also contributing to the exposure. For the second case, it's nice to have better light quality than the direct glare of the built-in flash, which is where this comes in.
And for that, it works very well -- doesn't interfere with the wireless optical communication and makes the built-in flash deliver a bit of diffused but on-axis light. Results when using it on the built-in flash alone are less stellar, but a marked improvement over not having the device. Either way, P-TTL metering works fine and exposure is good.
I had been using a homemade origami construction, which also worked okay, but it was always a pain to make it stay in the right place. This is much better.
A major downside is that it's constructed in a way that doesn't really fold flat, and the little arm snaps to the diffuser in a way which is clearly not meant for repeated disassembly and reassembly. I don't think it would have been hard or expensive for Sto-Fen to have made this connection better. And really, we're talking about 30 piece of plastic snapped to a 20 piece of plastic: for the $17 retail price I think they could have spared a little more for a better connection.
Also, it must be said, it looks pretty dorky -- like a gimmick, not "professional" equipment.
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