The Scoop from Professor Kobré: Recent Comments

Comment on Winner in August's UGLY Pop-Up Flash Photo Contest

Ken Kobre — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:06:30 GMT

Sorry I missed your comments until now, Jason. You actually can take side-lit portraits by turning the camera vertically with the Lightscoop installed. The mirror will redirect the light to a nearby wall. Some of the nicest shots our users are posting on Flickr are side-lit portraits.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/lightscoop_user/pool

Comment on Sony Model Lightscoop Coming Soon!

Ccureton — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:52:17 GMT

Christmas come early! Thanks Professor!

Comment on Winner in August's UGLY Pop-Up Flash Photo Contest

jason williams — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:57:34 GMT

nice little device, you beat me too it! (I designed a similar, well, identical little tool to help my beginners DSLR class!) All we need now is a swivel mechanism so the whole mirror bit of the thing can turn (independently) to the right or left for portrait shots! Might need to be a little larger to accommodate the 'height' of the now vertical flash, but hey, I'd buy it!!

Comment on The simple solution to UGLY flash photos taken with pop-up flash

katie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:08:03 GMT

Hi Ken,
I found a couple articles on your "lightscoop" and am very interested...but I don't have a camera w/ "pop up" flash, only built in (like point and shoot digital camera).

I'm unhappy with the flash (and the results) with these cameras, is there anything I can do to bounce light with a flash like this (vs a pop up flash)?

Please help!!
Thanks,
Katie

Comment on Lightscoop & remote firing with Nikon flash in Commander Mode

Janusz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:00 GMT

Good very!!!

Comment on Look for the Lightscoop at Adorama.com!

Philip Wartena — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:57:23 GMT

Way to go Prof! - Phil

Comment on The end to UGLY flash photos...

Drew — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:16:47 GMT

Is there anyway that a Scoop would be compatible with my Sony VX2000 video film camcorder? Thanks.

Comment on The end to UGLY flash photos...

Ken Kobre — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:08:07 GMT

Although we don't have a Lightscoop compatible with your camera at this time, I am working on other models now that we have a better understanding of the demand. That doesn't mean, of course, that we will necessarily be able to develop one for your camera.

This link on our site addresses the issues involved in bouncing the pop-up flash:
http://www.lightscoop.com/faq/index.php

Keep in mind that there will be some camera models that will never have sufficient power to bounce the light. This is something we have to determine while testing.

I will be providing updates on this blog if you wish to subscribe to follow our progress.

Thanks again for writing -- and happy new year!

Comment on The end to UGLY flash photos...

madelon sann — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:08:11 GMT

According to your website, you do not have a lightscoop model specifically for the Sony A100. It's a relatively new camera(formally Minolta) and I wondered if any of the avialable models would fit the Sony?

Comment on The end to UGLY flash photos...

Matt Penning — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:13:31 GMT

Congratulations! I figured the tsunami would be coming your way. Well deserved.