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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 823832" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>Well, the AK diffuser came this afternoon. I hurriedly put it together and went out into the wild lands of the backyard. Unfortunately, the lynx spider had already finished her lunch, but I managed to rustle up a few other critters to shoot. No noteworthy results, but gave me an idea of how the new gear performs.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409914[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409915[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Initial impressions of the AK.</p><p></p><p>1. My order was very promptly filled and shipped. I ordered it on Mon afternoon, and it arrived today, on Wed. Well packed. I chose UPS ground shipping. I helps that they ship from FL, and I live in SC.</p><p></p><p>2. Assembly was straightforward. I laid my man-card aside and watched the short video first, but I could have easily figured it out on my own. I've decided to leave the LED focusing light off for now. I will try it later, but doubt it will be something I would use. </p><p></p><p>3. Construction is nice. I would have liked to see a slightly heavier gauge of plastic, but it seems adequate for the task. I was a little surprised that the white reflector material on the inside is glossy, rather than matte. I would have thought that matte would provide superior light softening. Having said that, the results speak for themselves. </p><p></p><p>4. Overall impression. I am happy with it at this early date. It's a little pricey for what it is. However, making a similar product myself would have taken a lot of effort to procure the right materials and a specialty tool to affix the snaps, and probably a prototype or two. The preliminary images show that it probably gives a softer, more even light than my home built model. I think the small reflector that can be either snapped onto the top or the bottom of the diffuser is a good idea and may help even out lighting that suffers from deep shadows under insects. The shadow under the grasshopper is not as deep and I am used to. </p><p></p><p>Here's a shot of it with the reflector snapped on top and out of the way. Sorry, didn't feel like digging out my Z5 and take my own photo, so I used one from the web.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://akdiffuser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AK-REGULAR_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 823832, member: 50197"] Well, the AK diffuser came this afternoon. I hurriedly put it together and went out into the wild lands of the backyard. Unfortunately, the lynx spider had already finished her lunch, but I managed to rustle up a few other critters to shoot. No noteworthy results, but gave me an idea of how the new gear performs. [ATTACH type="full"]409914[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]409915[/ATTACH] Initial impressions of the AK. 1. My order was very promptly filled and shipped. I ordered it on Mon afternoon, and it arrived today, on Wed. Well packed. I chose UPS ground shipping. I helps that they ship from FL, and I live in SC. 2. Assembly was straightforward. I laid my man-card aside and watched the short video first, but I could have easily figured it out on my own. I've decided to leave the LED focusing light off for now. I will try it later, but doubt it will be something I would use. 3. Construction is nice. I would have liked to see a slightly heavier gauge of plastic, but it seems adequate for the task. I was a little surprised that the white reflector material on the inside is glossy, rather than matte. I would have thought that matte would provide superior light softening. Having said that, the results speak for themselves. 4. Overall impression. I am happy with it at this early date. It's a little pricey for what it is. However, making a similar product myself would have taken a lot of effort to procure the right materials and a specialty tool to affix the snaps, and probably a prototype or two. The preliminary images show that it probably gives a softer, more even light than my home built model. I think the small reflector that can be either snapped onto the top or the bottom of the diffuser is a good idea and may help even out lighting that suffers from deep shadows under insects. The shadow under the grasshopper is not as deep and I am used to. Here's a shot of it with the reflector snapped on top and out of the way. Sorry, didn't feel like digging out my Z5 and take my own photo, so I used one from the web. [IMG]https://akdiffuser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AK-REGULAR_.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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