Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser

This was a worthwhile addition to my Canon XSi. Made a notable difference in lighting. It's no substitute for a real flash with a real diffuser, but it's also VERY convenient and small.

Build: Pretty good. Plastic but feels solid.

Usefulness: Makes the built in pop-up flash actually useful! That's a big deal.

Price: Ouch! $25 for two pieces of injection molded plastic! Oh well, it's this or a 3 cent piece of copy paper which is both inconvenient and stupid looking.

P.S. - Adding the 3 cent paper in front of this diffuser actually makes it even better.

Happy? YES!

I still need a real flash though.

A flash diffuser really warms your pictures, the lighting is softer and the shadows disappear. A great product in theory, but I have to agree with the reviews here. I have bought two of these for myself, both from Amazon and they have both broken. I bought one as a gift for my mother, hers just broke too. The design is flawed where the two arms meet, not enough plastic.

Great idea, executed in a weak fashion. Should give it two stars but really like the way it works prior to breaking...

I read all the reviews before buying this and I knew it was expecting it to be a little flimsy. Well, with that in mind I very carefully and gently went to put it on my Canon 40D and what do you know, it snaps in two pieces on the first try!

Luckily, the white diffuser piece still kind of holds the unit in place so you can still make it work even thought the base is split in two. I wish I could have given this a better rating but the fact that I didn't even get a chance to use it before it broke just really keeps me from being able to do that.

I've contacted the seller to see if they will offer any replacement but my hopes are pretty low. We'll see...

Buyer beware.

This is the best popup diffuser so far. I tried 4 at a photo shop and bought 3 previously from Amazon.
You should however have realistic expectations at what you can achieve.
More solid built than the others.

This is a cheap thing that really improves the quality of your photos.
I'm an amateur and this is the only flash diffuser I've tried, but I am happy with the change in light that it provides me.

It really makes a difference.