Already Diffused

Howdy, y'all. I really have been meaning to post about what's been going on in my life lately but time [and oh so many distractions] would not permit. I want to get the ball rolling by starting with getting my Pop-up Flash Diffuser. [Which was there to kick off the very colorful weekend.]

Anyway, one of the things that I immediately planned to get when I got Dimitri [Nikon D3100] was a pop-up flash diffuser. I am not really into flash photography but I thought it would be a good thing to have just in case I would need to do some fill-in flash photography. [Lots of jargons? Forgive me.] 

Let me clarify a few things to make things so that we're on  the same page. Remember those red-eyes we get on photos when we use the flash? Or those unsightly oily/glaring spots on our faces when we use the flash? Well what a diffuser does is that it diffuses the light that is made by the flash, giving us nearly the same brightness but with a softer feel. Yes, it helps eliminate red-eyes and glares.

So back to the diffuser I got. I started browsing the web a week before my target date [which just happened to be one hectic week which will be explained in another post]. I found The Photo Shop in Multiply that sold camera accessories. Initially I was actually looking for the Gary Fong Diffusser which basically looks like this:

And I was really excited when I saw the picture online. I immediately called them up and placed in an order. A few days later, I paid via bank transaction [since, it would be rather expensive to go to Cebu to pick up the item :P]. The item was set to arrive the next day but it didn't. I called up the courier and found out it was on its way. So instead of stressing myself out about the item possibly being lost, I decided to distract myself with DC Universe Online and packing for my trip to Baguio for the last weekend.

The next day while I was preparing to leave for work with all the things I needed. [Plan was to head to the bus straight after the office.] Just before I was about to leave, LBC rang my doorbell and hurrah! It has arrived. I ripped it open and lo and behold this is what I got:

So, yes you can say I was slightly disappointed. There is an obvious difference. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and tried out a few shots and it seemed to be working just as well. Hence, I decided to keep the item.

Anyway, that the story of the diffuser. The Photo Shop was quick with the transactions. I know for a fact that it was shipped within the same day cause I got the tracking number a few minutes after the deposit was made. I guess I should have expected that there would be a delay since couriers do encounter problems. I guess my only main feedback about the The Photo Shop is that to try as much as possible to make sure the items on the site would match the ones sent to the customer. I mean this is just a diffuser but what if it was a battery grip? *dan dan dan daaaaan*

All-in-all, I liked what I have mainly is because it does the job and at was really affordable which gives The Photo Shop plus points on my book. My advise is to make sure and clarify with the seller that you both have the same item in mind.

Anyway, it's 2 AM and I have work in a few hours. I'll start sharing my Baguio trip later today. Ciao!