Lumiquest makes a number of great products, IMHO. For a bounce from a white
ceiling, I'd use their Pocket Bouncer. I have used it extensively as well as
the ProMax, which I've used as a direct source of light (not bounced).
Tom P.
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From: "John Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: EOS 420EX... Soft box needed????
> I have an Elan II and will be getting the 420EX this week. I am taking a
> family portrait in the next week or so (I mostly do landscape, macro, and
> some family but stayed away from portraits until I got my flash because of
> the washed out pictures I got from using the internal flash).
>
> The shot is indoors, 8-10ft white ceiling, family of four, I was thinking
of
> bouncing the flash off the ceiling. I am debating buying a soft box, that
> works like a diffuser by shooting the flash striaght up into the soft box
> and sending soft light for the portriat.
>
> An example of the type of soft box I am looking at can be seen here
> http://www.henrys.com/websnaps/131amp005.jpg
>
> Does anyone have any experience using a softbox? and what have the results
> been, is it worth the $45 bucks? I was at a recent wedding and the
> photographer had one on his camera but I did not want to bother him with
> questions because I realize he was working.
>
> Would this be good to use for portraits if all I am using for a flash is
my
> 420EX?
>
> Thank you,
>
> John Mac
> New Brunswick, Canada
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