I recently purchased a Sto-Fen Omni Bounce for my SB-800. It made Scott Kelby’s Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide. I recently lost my difuser cap that came with the SB-800 - so I picked this up for $19.95 directly from Stofen.com (Scott has it listed as $16.95 in his gear guide). I do have Gary Fong’s Lightsphere - which I LOVE (thank you Aaron). However, I don’t like to take it everywhere because it is big and calls attention to my photography. I did a couple test shots with the Sto-Fen Omni Bounce as you can see below. It spreads the light nicely when you have your strobe angled at 45 degrees. For less than $20 bucks - you can’t go wrong. the pictures were straight out of the camera - I did not edit so you can see the differences.
(My son Aidan) Shot with Nikon D70s, Aperture Priority, SB-800 without Omni bounce
Same settings but with Omni Bounce on SB-800
SB-800 without Omni Bounce
With Omni Bounce
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Hi Laurel,
Are the shots of your son labelled correctly? The first photo says it’s without the Omni-Bounce, but the lighting is a lot softer and more even than the second photo which is labelled as being with the Omni-Bounce and looks to be quite harshly lit.