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In one of the forums that I frequently visit, there have been quite a few threads popping out asking about diffusers or light modifiers for on-cam flash guns, and you'll read about some posters highly recommending one over another and pretty much all are denouncing the use of the flashgun without a modifier of some sort. Sadly, many after-market diffuser users are fed with marketing hype that feed on some buyers' inadequate knowledge in flash usage, and mainly, how light works, in general.

Truth to be told, many flash modifiers work well when you have no surface to bounce the light off or you're forced to fire it straight-on. However, almost none of them are worth their cost as you can make your own for just a few bucks or tinker with your flash's power output and built-in diffusing panels to get the same result. Continue Reading