Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter clone review

Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser… What is Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser anyway? If you are in photography world, you should hear some of Gary Fong products like Lightsphere-Universal CLOUD, Lightsphere-Universal CLEAR, Lightsphere-2 CLOUD, Lightsphere-2 CLEAR, ORIGAMI – Fold Flat Diffuser, PUFFER – Pop-Up Flash Diffuser, DELTA – Point & Shoot Flash Diffuser and more… So what are they? They are flash diffusers. 😀

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Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter clone

There are 2 version of Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser. It has Reporter and Studio versions. Mine is Reporter version. It is smaller than Studio version. And it attaches to my Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash all the time.

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Complete Accessory Kit for Gary Fong WhaleTail Reporter

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Amber Flaps for Gary Fong WhaleTail Reporter

Photo taken with Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter clone is much better compare to direct flash. Never shoot with direct flash because your photo will become too harsh. And make your flash as far as you can from the lens. You will get better lighting in your photo.

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Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter in action

So what is the different between the original Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter and the clone version? Hmm… I don’t have the answer. Maybe it is the build quality. So far… I am happy with Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter clone version performance. Most of all, it is a lot cheaper compare to Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter original version.

See Gary Fong WhaleTail Flash Diffuser – Reporter in action – wedding photo.

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