Shameless Self-Promotion: Check out the stream of recent great Lightscoop reviews... and gift guides, too.
New York Times: Gadgetwise
“A Great Flash Add-On for Pets (and People)... The holidays are bearing down on us, and chances are you’ll be snapping a lot of indoor shots of your friends and family, not to mention the dogs and cats decked out in Santa hats, festive little sweaters, and reindeer antlers. The Lightscoop is a great little gadget for improving these indoor shots.”
CNET ULTIMATE HOLIDAY TECH GUIDE
“[THE LIGHTSCOOP®] IS a great stocking stuffer, especially for the dSLR newbie who might avoid using the flash altogether because it's ugly.”
The Lightscoop “in one neat and simple stroke turns an almost unusable, on-axis light source into a big, soft,flattering sheet of light.”
”You won’t get results anything like those you’d achieve with external flashes and some creative know-how, but the difference between using your pop-up with and without the scoop is like(forgive me) night and day. Where the bare-bulb picture ... is harsh and full of sharp-edged shadows, the ‘scooped version is soft andshadow-free.”
“Using the Lightscoop will soften the light and redirect it, resulting in much better images... At first I was skeptical, but the results are pretty amazing.”
Practical Photograpy, UK
“Professor Kobré's Lightscoop promises 'pro-like lighting with your SLR's pop-up flash.' This might seem like an outlandish boast (given the rabbit-caught-in-the-headlights look of pop-up flash pictures), but much to my surprise, it actually does work.”
Blogs
Essential Digital Camera (for beginners & others new to digital photogrphy)
“Check out the Lightscoop and see if it turns your photos of family gatherings into great shots instead of trash can fodder!”
“For many, it will be all you need to make your photos look leaps and bounds better. For many, it will help you to postpone the need to spend money on a good external flash – and $34.95*(USD, pricing as of November, 2009), it will certainly serve that purpose. I would even hypothesize that many casual photographers will prefer the Light Scoop over a more complicated external flash system –especially consumers who primarily capture family functions, parties and so on. For that matter, even more advanced photographers might prefer to travel with a Light Scoop instead of their more bulky and more costly external flashes.”
The Mommy Daddy Blog & Holiday Gift Guide
”I’ve always avoided taking pictures in low light situations because they’d always turn out disastrous... I found the perfect solution, the Lightscoop.”
”The Lightscoop is a great addition to my camera equipment. It works beautifully to redirect and soften thelight from my Nikon’s pop-up flash. With the Lightscoop, my pictures look more like what my eye sees.... Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop is a wonderful tool for taking beautifully lighted, intimate pictures.”
Terry White’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide for the Digital Photographer
Terry White's Tech Blog
“Your pop-up flash doesn’t have to suck! ...When it arrived, I was thinking ‘this is never going to work.’ So of course I fired off acouple test shots (before and after) and I was stunned by the difference. Yes, it does work!”
“Does it work? For all intents and purposes, the answer is an impressed and resounding “Yes!” ... An A+ in my book.”
“A little bit like no flash really. It won't replace my external Speedlight but I still have some use for it definitely. I like the weight or lack thereof from a big bulky external flash.’
PlunderGuide: The Buyer's Guide for Men
“So you’ve finally graduated from point-and-shoots and bought yourself a nice DSLR camera. You take thousands of photos but you become disappointed since most of your shots still suck. ...[With Lightscoop] ... and proper technique and practice, you can improve your shots and won’t cost you an arm and a leg in the process.”
Lifetime Moms
“I have been avoiding taking indoor pictures at night because I just hated how the pictures would come out with the camera flash on...Luckily I stumbled upon the Lightscoop...”
BizzieMommy.com
“Lightscoop: My new favorite photo accessory. I was actually on the verge of buying an external flash before I discovered the Lightscoop while flipping through a photography magazine.”
A Cowboy's Wife
“I attached the Lightscoop to my camera and voila! Now THAT is a HUGE difference! I’m already sold and that was just the first comparison I did.”
Prop Insanity
“We have got your little secret, your ace in the whole, the BIG fix!”...flip on the flash…your built in camera flash that is. Clip on your Lightscoop. Problem solved!”
The Gadgeteer
“Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop is a clever and inexpensive ($35) device that clips on to the hot shoe of your DSLR or SLR camera.”
Gear Diary
“Tired of flash photography that makes your victims look like a deer inthe headlights? Here’s a cool photography tool designed for the everday picture taker.”
Red Ferret Journal
“Slot one of these gidgets over the top of your DSLR pop up flash and you’ll gain a bounced flash look for your photos without breaking th ebank.”
Doobybrain.com
WOW (the Lightscoop is amazing)!!
LukeFord.Net
“The Lightscoop is a perfect stocking stuffer. Get it. Use it. Keep it. Thank Ken Kobre for this amazing invention.”
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