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I'm looking for some advice. I have a Canon 580EX II and a 430ex. I've been using them for a while although not much wirelessly.

What's better? Shoot though or reflective? I know some can do both, are they good?

Any tips on what to get?
 
I use shoot throughs as I prefer the light as opposed to reflective s. Personal choose I know.
Ian
 
They give basically similar light, if you used them outdoors, given similar size, although it's easier to use a shoot-through a bit closer, and therefore potentially softer.

The difference is indoors. Shoot-throughs spill light everywhere - sideways, and half of it bounced straight out of the back. This reflects around the room completely out of control, but that usually ends up as a nice bit of auto-fill-in - if that's what you want. Suits basic one-light portraiture quite well.

White refelctive brollies are more controlled, with much less spill.
 
Thanks for the replies. How are the ones you can do both with? Do they work or is it best to get a dedicated one for each use?
 
Photogaz said:
Thanks for the replies. How are the ones you can do both with? Do they work or is it best to get a dedicated one for each use?
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I expect they are fine but I like simplicity and portability so use the 42 inch lastolite shoot thru colapsable. It folds down to about 12 inches long like a pocket rain brolly.
 
Photogaz said:
Thanks for the replies. How are the ones you can do both with? Do they work or is it best to get a dedicated one for each use?
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Makes no odds - a brolly's a brolly as far as I'm concerned, and they all break if they fall over. Buy the cheapest.
 
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