Gary Fong's gadget has a very long life!
October 28, 2013 Post a Comment 
A gadget that has a life of more than nine years is pretty amazing. I learned about Gary Fong’s Lightsphere on The Daily Giz Wiz back in August, 2007. (The show was 12 minutes long!) Leo talked about the Gary Fong Lightsphere II. The first Lightsphere debuted in 2004. It’s more than 9 years later and version 5 has just been released.
Since I use a simple point and shoot digital camera, and more often just my Galaxy S4 camera, I’m not set-up to use one of Gary’s Lightsphere devices, but here’s below is info from the Gary Fong website about the latest version. Also at the link below, the 1st video gives a good demo of how the Lightsphere helps eliminate shadows and gives people a much more natural skin tone, while making the entire shot feel more like it was done in natural light.
The new Lightsphere Collapsible Speed Mount boasts the newly designed mounting system, which allows photographers to securely attach and switch out modifiers in seconds. Once in place, photographers can rest assured that the Lightsphere® Collapsible™ Speed Mount will stay securely in place, offering an equally tight fit for nearly all flash sizes. Translucent horizontal rings provide soft, even illumination with a minimum loss of power. Folds flat. $64.75. (On sale for $59.95)
Gary shows a demo of the Lightsphere Collapsible Speed Mount here. It’s the top video:
http://learn.garyfongestore.com/blog/
It’s $59.95 Amazon here:
Gary Fong GFLSC01 LightSphere Collapsible Flash Diffuser
See or hear this show: www.twit.tv/giz1440
Here’s a link to the original Daily Giz Wiz Show from August, 2007:
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