(2 Pcs) Fotasy Soft Universal Cloth Flash Bounce Diffuser Cap for Flashgun Speedlite, Universial Flash Diffuser, Compatible with Canon Nikon Sony Metz Nissin Olympus Pentax Sigma Sunpak Flashes

This flash diffuser/soft box is sold by multiple companies under many names and seems to be identical to the others.Arrived fast and were very inexpensive. Not expecting much but the idea really intrigued me. They come flat and store that way as well so they take up literally no room in your bag. Mounting them on my flash units was a bit of a chore as the elastic bands were very snug. However, I got the hang of it after the first one. I thought they might be a touch larger which would have made them more effective but size comes with a price of less stable mounting.While not as diffuse a light spread these do the job nicely. What I REALLY like about them is they stay put. Used directly they act like a little light box as the diameter of the light source is 2X larger than the flash unit unlike a Stofen which is the same size as the flash. This is a place where size really matters for the quality of the photo but a 2′ beauty ring isn’t portable or stable in fast moving settings. There are other solutions for this and some do a better job but none as solid mounting as this. I wouldn’t hesitate to use this outdoors in the wind for instance. I for one am tired of chasing my diffuser down the street.Incidentally, these have an effect outdoors as they do add some diameter to the light bringing some (albeit small) amount of softening. The Stofen style of diffuser will only work indoors with walls to bounce off of (they really work well for this though) and only serve to lose light off of the subject outdoors.A Note on how to use these after some practice and there are no instructions. They are MUCH more effective if you mount them with the diffusing screen as far as possible from the front of the flash allowing the flash to “fill” the screen with light. If you mount it snug to the flash it will only have a very minimal effect if any at all and will only give you a hot spot in the center.