Product Description

The new Origami diffuser is for photographers who demand the perfect combination of portability, professional creativity and versatility in one fold-flat, compact unit. Utilizing the same diffusion panels as the critically acclaimed Gary Fong "WhaleTail Reporter,¿ Origami comes with the amber flap and the opaque flap for neutral or "warming" diffusion lighting. It also features the new "Kung-Fu" grip system, so strong that it will suspend the entire weight of the camera and flash unit without falling off!

Product Details

• Brand: Gary Fong
• Model: GFORIGAMI
• Dimensions: 9.50" h x .75" w x 6.00" l, .10 pounds

Features

• Provides professional, diffused lighting from your accessory flash unit Softens harsh direct
• flash Reduces harsh shadows Includes multi positional amber flap for warming of subject and/or background
• Works seamlessly in horizontal and vertical positions eliminating the need for a cumbersome flash bracket
• Ingenious design folds flat for ultimate compactness
• Gary Fong¿s ¿Kung-Fu Grip¿ universal mounting system mounts to any flash with rectangular head with amazing strength

Customer Reviews

Beautiful light, poor build
I bought the Origami to fill in some of the shadows I got when using bounce flash, mostly at wedding receptions and other events. I had considered Gary Fong's Lightsphere but I liked that the Origami was smaller and would fold flat. It gives you wonderful soft light on your subject, the amount of which you can control with the top flap. I usually folded the flap down; I felt it sent too much light forward otherwise. The mounting system is great as well; you don't have to adhere any velcro to your flash, and the strap gets nice and tight for a secure fit.

However, after four months of use, my Origami literally came apart at the seams. I pulled it out of my bag one day and bent over the side flaps to mount it on my camera, and they snapped off. It was a slightly chilly day (45 degrees, not arctic cold), so maybe the temperature made the plastic brittle, but the Origami should be more resilient than this. I stored it flat in my camera bag when it wasn't on my flash, so it didn't see any abuse. It was pretty frustrating, though a little Scotch tape fixed it enough that I could finish the wedding that day.

It's hard to put a number on this review. When it worked, it was a wonderful diffuser. Definitely five stars. It shouldn't have broken after four months, though, and I won't be getting another one. Thirty dollars is a bit much for what's essentially a disposable product.

I've been waiting for something like this!
Gary Fong Origami Flash Diffusion System

I had quit using traditional flash diffusers sometime ago. I don't use a flash all that much in my photography so I just didn't feel like carrying around something that took up so much space in my bag.

Then I saw the Origami and was intrigued by it's ability to foldup flat. So I ordered one and it is just what I needed. It is easily attached to the flash unit, it takes only a few seconds to so. Then when I am done it comes off in a few seconds, folds up and slips back into my bag.

Now I have a diffuser whenever I need it! Thanks Gary!

Breaks Easy
I bought this when i first came out for when i travel. Used it twice, and the parts that bend broke. They didnt even refund me or exchange. They said i over used it.