make sure you check carefully when you buy the stofen obmibounce for SB600

erictan8888 · 28th January 2005

hi,

just like CSers to know that if you are buying the stofen obmibounce for the SB600, remember to check that it fits....

recently, like about a week ago, went down to a well known shop in singapore to buy and was given by an stofen obminounce by the shop....

i asked to test on a sb600 cause i did not bring down my own.... initially the shop say sure can fit one and no need to test... he said the stofen obmibounce just arrived and is the new stock, so sure can fit....

upon my insistence to test, he reluctantly brought out a sb600 for me to test.... lo and behold.... it cannot fit !!!!!

then he used all his cow strength and pushed the stofen obmibounce and it seemed to me that either the obmibounce or the sb600 was to give way...
he told me: "see, can fit liao"
and just at that instance, the obmibounce slipped out of the sb600 and was lifted about a feet into the air.... hee hee....

to cut a long story short, i did not buy...
just went down to another shop today, and bought the correct one liao....

so, just check that it fits before you pay $30 for the obmibounce.....

ps: the obmibounce should have a mini-step about a third into the length on one side, then that's the correct one. The old one, which does NOT fit, is straight all throught the length on both sides....

maddog · 28th January 2005

if you warn to warn us properly, please tell us which shop and also which salesman.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 28th January 2005

did he take out the correct omnibounce in the 1st place? cos if the omnibounce is correct it should fit... i never try my omnibounce for my Sony flash, or the Minolta flash... maybe i'm just lucky... & the force is strong with u...

erictan8888 · 28th January 2005

not so nice to name the shop and salesman....

the thing is, the salesman eventually let me try on a sb600.... so not that bad....

and i guess got nothing much to do with shop la.... just that maybe the existing stock they have might be the old stock, or even if it just arrived, it could be the supplier gave them old stock ?? many possibilities here....

i guess maybe some shops got old and new stock lo....
just warning CSers to check carefully before buying.....

even when i bought today at the shop, i also saw that the shop had the old stock in the shop..... so, sometimes some blur salesman might give you the old model without realising it himself....

the thing is: CHECK before you buy.... just want to share this information with CSers...
not here to bad mouth any salesman or shop.....

Falcon · 28th January 2005

Maybe you should at least let us know which shop has the correct one.

espn · 28th January 2005

Is the omnibounce that important?

Falcon · 28th January 2005

Originally Posted by espn

Is the omnibounce that important?

Quite useful when shooting insects.

ckiang · 28th January 2005

Doesn't the SB600 come with a Stofen Omnibounce type of diffuser? Or is it only on SB800DX/SB80DX? Anyway, I very seldom get good results with these things, a white bounce card works better for me

Regards
CK

sulhan · 28th January 2005

Originally Posted by erictan8888

hi,

just like CSers to know that if you are buying the stofen obmibounce for the SB600, remember to check that it fits....

recently, like about a week ago, went down to a well known shop in singapore to buy and was given by an stofen obminounce by the shop....

i asked to test on a sb600 cause i did not bring down my own.... initially the shop say sure can fit one and no need to test... he said the stofen obmibounce just arrived and is the new stock, so sure can fit....

upon my insistence to test, he reluctantly brought out a sb600 for me to test.... lo and behold.... it cannot fit !!!!!

then he used all his cow strength and pushed the stofen obmibounce and it seemed to me that either the obmibounce or the sb600 was to give way...
he told me: "see, can fit liao"
and just at that instance, the obmibounce slipped out of the sb600 and was lifted about a feet into the air.... hee hee....

to cut a long story short, i did not buy...
just went down to another shop today, and bought the correct one liao....

so, just check that it fits before you pay $30 for the obmibounce.....

ps: the obmibounce should have a mini-step about a third into the length on one side, then that's the correct one. The old one, which does NOT fit, is straight all throught the length on both sides....

Manufacturing variations ......do a 1 to 1 exchnage from where you got the OB from...

rgds,
sulhan

snowspeeder · 29th January 2005

That's why it is important to get items from shops you know that are reliable with knowledgable salespeople. Their overall credibility is based on the summation of these factors.

Sushi · 29th January 2005

i just got the OB for my SB600 & it fits like a glove.

erictan8888 · 29th January 2005

ya... the one shown in your pic is the correct one....
notice in the 2nd pic, when viewed from the side (the side with the wall, not the side with the mouth), there is at step like at the top of the obmibounce.

this is the correct one.
the older model does not have the step that i mentioned, so it cannot fit.
this step like portion is to fit into the holder where the diffuser is kept in the sb600.....

gorby · 29th January 2005

I had posted the same in an earlier post.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...ighlight=gorby

The shop is TCW. The packaging clearly mentioned SB 600. It was only on me trying it out in the shop (TCW allowed me to do it on one of their SB600's) that I and TCW realised that it doesn't fit.

I later bought the correct version from CP. I dont find TCW at fault that day, because maybe even they didn't know that it didnt fit. However, if Eric has had his experince at TCW, I am suprised that they continue to sell the piece for the SB 600 knowing fully well that it does not fit.

cheers,
Gorby

erictan8888 · 30th January 2005

nope, the shop is not TCW.....
in fact i bought the correct one at TCW.... and it was TCW which told me about the step thingy.....

28th January 2005	#1
erictan8888 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,225	make sure you check carefully when you buy the stofen obmibounce for SB600 hi, just like CSers to know that if you are buying the stofen obmibounce for the SB600, remember to check that it fits.... recently, like about a week ago, went down to a well known shop in singapore to buy and was given by an stofen obminounce by the shop.... i asked to test on a sb600 cause i did not bring down my own.... initially the shop say sure can fit one and no need to test... he said the stofen obmibounce just arrived and is the new stock, so sure can fit.... upon my insistence to test, he reluctantly brought out a sb600 for me to test.... lo and behold.... it cannot fit !!!!! then he used all his cow strength and pushed the stofen obmibounce and it seemed to me that either the obmibounce or the sb600 was to give way... he told me: "see, can fit liao" and just at that instance, the obmibounce slipped out of the sb600 and was lifted about a feet into the air.... hee hee.... to cut a long story short, i did not buy... just went down to another shop today, and bought the correct one liao.... so, just check that it fits before you pay $30 for the obmibounce..... ps: the obmibounce should have a mini-step about a third into the length on one side, then that's the correct one. The old one, which does NOT fit, is straight all throught the length on both sides.... __________________ Hope to learn from everyone here.... http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c229/TanEric/

28th January 2005	#3
Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	did he take out the correct omnibounce in the 1st place? cos if the omnibounce is correct it should fit... i never try my omnibounce for my Sony flash, or the Minolta flash... maybe i'm just lucky... & the force is strong with u... __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

28th January 2005	#4
erictan8888 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,225	not so nice to name the shop and salesman.... the thing is, the salesman eventually let me try on a sb600.... so not that bad.... and i guess got nothing much to do with shop la.... just that maybe the existing stock they have might be the old stock, or even if it just arrived, it could be the supplier gave them old stock ?? many possibilities here.... i guess maybe some shops got old and new stock lo.... just warning CSers to check carefully before buying..... even when i bought today at the shop, i also saw that the shop had the old stock in the shop..... so, sometimes some blur salesman might give you the old model without realising it himself.... the thing is: CHECK before you buy.... just want to share this information with CSers... not here to bad mouth any salesman or shop..... __________________ Hope to learn from everyone here.... http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c229/TanEric/

29th January 2005	#11
Sushi Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 235	i just got the OB for my SB600 & it fits like a glove. __________________ D700+MB-D10 \| 12-24 f4.5-5.6\| 24-70 f2.8 \| 70-200 f2.8 \| SB-900

29th January 2005	#12
erictan8888 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,225	ya... the one shown in your pic is the correct one.... notice in the 2nd pic, when viewed from the side (the side with the wall, not the side with the mouth), there is at step like at the top of the obmibounce. this is the correct one. the older model does not have the step that i mentioned, so it cannot fit. this step like portion is to fit into the holder where the diffuser is kept in the sb600..... __________________ Hope to learn from everyone here.... http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c229/TanEric/

28th January 2005	#2
maddog Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Alexandra Posts: 1,289	if you warn to warn us properly, please tell us which shop and also which salesman.

28th January 2005	#5
Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,870	Maybe you should at least let us know which shop has the correct one.

28th January 2005	#6
espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Is the omnibounce that important?

28th January 2005	#8
ckiang Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,597	Doesn't the SB600 come with a Stofen Omnibounce type of diffuser? Or is it only on SB800DX/SB80DX? Anyway, I very seldom get good results with these things, a white bounce card works better for me Regards CK

29th January 2005	#10
snowspeeder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 35A East Coast Rd Posts: 3,438	That's why it is important to get items from shops you know that are reliable with knowledgable salespeople. Their overall credibility is based on the summation of these factors.

29th January 2005	#13
gorby Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queenstown Posts: 281	Stofen for SB 600 I had posted the same in an earlier post. http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...ighlight=gorby The shop is TCW. The packaging clearly mentioned SB 600. It was only on me trying it out in the shop (TCW allowed me to do it on one of their SB600's) that I and TCW realised that it doesn't fit. I later bought the correct version from CP. I dont find TCW at fault that day, because maybe even they didn't know that it didnt fit. However, if Eric has had his experince at TCW, I am suprised that they continue to sell the piece for the SB 600 knowing fully well that it does not fit. cheers, Gorby __________________ http://sandeep.zenfolio.com/

30th January 2005	#14
erictan8888 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,225	nope, the shop is not TCW..... in fact i bought the correct one at TCW.... and it was TCW which told me about the step thingy..... __________________ Hope to learn from everyone here.... http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c229/TanEric/