New Toy #1: Lightscoop

I got a couple of new toys in the mail today! Blog post on the other coming soon. I’ve heard a couple people recommend Lightscoop and they’re cheap enough that it became just an impulse buy. I still really suck at photography, but from what I can tell, it works quite well for the money. The most noticeable flaw with them, however, is that they’re pretty big and awkward shaped so I can’t imagine they’d fit well in any bag. Here’s the scoops and the bags they came with.

Here are some pics of it on my camera (taken with my iPhone)

Here is proof positive that I’m single:

It also came with a pretty useful “getting started” guide. The shots following were taken with the recommended manual settings.

And photos taken with (and without) the lightscoop:

Regular lightscoop (I have them backwards on Flickr)

Warm lightscoop

Camera Flash

Regular lightscoop

Warm lightscoop

Camera Flash (as you can see I used my jacket as a backdrop)