The Lambency Golden White "Lightsphere"

Another made in China knock-off of an extremely popular photographic tool. Costing a mere P750 to P800 in Hidalgo, Manila, it is definitely much more affordable than the $200++ original Gary Fong version.



Labelled as the Golden White Lambency Flash Diffuser it is probably named so because it comes with an amber (golden) and white dome. Not very imaginitive these knock off makers he he.

So, does it work? It does!




The light is diffused and much more evenly distributed compared to a direct head-on flash exposure.

However, it is not without it's drawbacks. For starters, it does look like a cup of instant noodles landed on top of your flash.



Seriously though, the danged thing is quite heavy and if you're flash's head isn't rigid enough (like my Sunpak 383) then it does tend to droop if not held correctly. I would hesitate to use this in a wedding though, it's too heavy for my 383. Then again, it would look much better than using this on your flash: