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• 80-20 Pocket Bouncer
• White, Gold and Silver Inserts
• Frosted Diffusion Screen
• Storage Pouch
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Width:
| 19.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 19.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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50 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 LOVE IT!Aug 29, 2006
By Larry L
I currently have the Lumiquest promax system and two sto-fen omnibounces in my bag. The lumiquest gets the most use out of any light modifier I have owned. First off, I love the image quality achieved when I use the 80/20 bounce, with and without the diffuser. The gold card I use outdoors for fill flash (nice effect) the white card I use a lot in doors with high ceilings and the silver card I use in real low light to give sharp highlights (weddings). This is a great modifier that does the job of so many other tools that would never fit in a camera bag. When you're through with the Promax, it folds into a wallet and goes right in your bag. SWEET! Well worth twice the price.
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
WorksMar 23, 2007
By Ed W.
This works great. I use this and a Sto-Fen. Sto-Fen is better in some instances, especially if speed is needed or switching from plain flash and diffused flash is needed quickly.
But if you plan to keep a bounce / diffuser on through out shoot, then this does the job.
As far as the velcro tabs go on Flash, don't do it.
Get the Velcro strap for it, or
I think a Sto-Fen (do an amazon search for it) that you trim the top off and stick Velcro stickers to the Sto-Fen would work better than strap.
It would be more stable and less prone to slipping.
Also in those times that you need to prep everything and start shooting quickly. You could get the mod'd Sto-Fen on faster than the strap and get shooting in half the time. Yes we are talking seconds faster but that could mean the difference of a great shot or no shot.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding results with minimal effortDec 31, 2007
By Shane O. Laake
"camera nerd"
When I first got my Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras, I was blown away by the results when I bounced it off of the ceiling. I was a bit underwhelmed however when I used a plastic diffuser similar to the SBM Supreme Light Diffuser for the Nikon SB600 and Olympus FL-36 Flashes, and since there isn't always a ceiling handy, I was looking for more.
The Promax system is more--much more. First off you get the 80-20 bounce, which augments ceilings by shining 20% of the light more or less directly to complement the 80% that bounces off of the ceiling. This was a very pleasant bonus. What I really needed were the included inserts, which deflect the light forward in a manner much more pleasing than a direct flash. This works great whether there are available ceilings or not. There are three included, and I've kinda found myself using the silver one more than the white one (yet to try the gold).
They all have a modest light penalty, but don't read too much into this, as the flashes that this kit is for are TTL flashes, which automatically adjust for this. Want an even more diffuse lighting effect, well there is a translucent plastic (vinyl I believe) cover that velcros on. This works beautifully, but at an even greater loss of light (see above).
The kit comes with velcro bits that tape onto your flash, but I didn't bother with these and went with the LumiQuest Cinch Strap. If you already own a decent flash for your Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, or Olympus SLR setup, you're really missing out if you don't give this kit a good look.
The only real negative is that the documentation is well, almost non-existent. My SB600 came with quite a tome of a manual, and I had lots of ideas of what I could do before I threw some batteries in it. Here, well you'll see how to set it up, and then it's up to you to experiment. It may seem a bit frustrating at first, but it will pay off.
19 of 21 found the following review helpful:
ProMax SystemJan 11, 2007
By Anthony's Lawn Care
"Anthony Skorochod"
I now use the ProMax system exclusively for all of my indoor shots. My favorite for indoor shots with low ceilings is the 80/20. It helps achieve a more natural exposure than direct flash and fills about 95% of the shadows that regular bounce/direct flash produces.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great mobile flash accessoryNov 16, 2007
By Greg Coley
This is a great item to have for any flash work. It is completely collapsible which makes it ideal for storage and transport, and works just as well as some of the other plastic type diffusers (think Gary Fong). The ability to bounce 80/20, diffuse, create silver, or gold...makes it very versatile and all fits into a slim folder when not in use.
It can take 30 seconds or so to change out faces and/or change configuration, which is why it doesn't get 5 starts...but is a minor thing.
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