Kim wrote:
> My Omnibounce didn't come with any instructions :( The diagrams and examples
> at the Stofen website led me to believe a surface was necessary to bounce,
> and the opinions on the subject at photonet are mixed. I'll try it myself
> and see what happens!
Hi Kim,
The instructions, such as they are, are brief. These are the instructions for
the 540EZ & 550EX version, in their entirety:
"Place Omni over the head of flash with the "T" on the face of the Omni up and
position with a gentle push down. To remove grasp Omni and gently pull up and
off the flash head.
"1. The OMNI Bounce is an easy to use accessory. There are no adjustments other
than the manufactures [sic] indicated maximum distance being reduced by a factor
of 2.5. The automation of your camera and the pre-flash will determine that you
have proper exposure.
"2. NEVER use the OMNI in the normal straight ahead position, except in TTL
mode. For optimum results tilt the head Up slightly at about 45 degrees."
That's it. :-)
The instructions for the 199A version are a little more informative:
"90° -- This position gives you soft bare bulb and umbrella effect. If desired,
you may snap a barn door [included] on the OMNI to control lighting.
"45° -- This position is for Macro and Table Top photography, and again you may
use a barn door to control light.
"0° -- This is the position for straight photography and for ALL NON-TILT HEAD
strobes. In this position one barn door *must* be snapped on the bottom to
prevent the closeness of the OMNI-BOUNCE from affecting the flash sensor of your
unit.
"In all instances be sure to check the flash unit's sufficient light indicator
for proper exposure."
Note the necessity of using a "barn door" (actually a flat black slide-on panel)
when the flash head is aimed straight at the subject; for Omnis that don't have
the barn doors, the head needs to be angled up unless you fashion some means of
keeping the light from the flash out of its sensors. Note: by 90° the writer
means having the flash head pointing straight up; 0° means having the flash head
in its normal position, 90° from the axis of the body of the flash unit. :-)
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