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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.
 
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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