SB800 daylight fill flash - to diffuse or not

[samester]

just wondering what everyone recommends for daylight fill photography with the SB800.

specifilcally, if outdoors with plenty of sunlight and no walls or surfaces to bounce off in sight.

diffused, bounce card, undiffused ?

thanks
samester

[birddog114]

diffuser or LS II

[samester]

Thanks for the reply mate.

Is there much of a difference between the LSII and the diffuser that comes with the SB800 ?

I take it the flip down diffuser on the SB800 is bogus ??

[fozzie]

samester,

Thanks for the reply mate.

Is there much of a difference between the LSII and the diffuser that comes with the SB800 ?

I take it the flip down diffuser on the SB800 is bogus ??

Here is the site displaying the LightsphereII:

http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catal ... prevnext=1

Also member SoCal Steve purchased a units not all that long ago and took pictures for our benefit, please refer to the following post:

http://www.d70users.net/viewtopic.php?p ... ght=#67256


Cheers,

[MCWB]

Is there much of a difference between the LSII and the diffuser that comes with the SB800 ?

The short answer (from my brief testing) would seem to be yes. The light seems to be more diffuse and softer from the LSII, but I still need to do more testing.