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The PRESSlite VerteX is an innovative new light modifier that gives you an unprecedented level of control over the light flow from your swivel-head flash. Engineered in Silicon Valley, this device's unique tilt, twist and pivot actions enable the user to reflect and redirect light in multiple directions simultaneously from a single flash unit! In combination with the available motion of your swivel-head flash, you have virtually unlimited available angles from which light can be projected. Unlike any other light modifier currently on the market, this breakthrough device has been designed for exceptional durability from the highest quality of hybrid plastic, elastomer and magnetic materials, delivering fluid movement, superior mechanical functionality and lasting reliability. Sleek professional styling enhances your image, as you respond to the demands of Move & Modify photojournalism.

User Reviews about PRESSlite Vertex Light Modifier - for any Portable Shoe Mount Electronic Flash

I admit I used to carry around the Gary Fong Lightsphere, but that was before I knew how bounce lighting works. Once you know this secret, you won't be using anything that covers the flash, which actually wastes energy and drains the batteries faster.

That's not the only reason why I don't use the Lightsphere anymore but also because it's bulky heavy and puts a lot of stress on the flash and hot shoe. This is true for the Classic, the PJ and the Collapsible models. The Collapsible is the bulkiest and hardest to install and remove. They all require you to put the camera down and "hold" the flash to install the darn thing. If you don't, you can easily apply too much downward pressure and damage the flash head or hot shoe.

You need to own a PRESSlite VerteX to really appreciate it, no doubt the smartest flash accessory every made. It weighs about an ounce and tiny in size but produces BIG results. It's a diffuser and a bouncer or both at the same time! Sometime you need it to be a diffuser or a reflector or both or neither. The "neither" is a big one for me. You don't know how many times I raced through wedding venues switching between diffuser and bare flash. With the PRESSlite, it like shifting gears in my car. I don't think about it, I just do it and get moving.

Many diffusers I've used in the past have been shelved away because none them comes close to the versatility of the PRESSlite. Just the fact that you can switch on the diffuser or the mirrored reflector or switch off the whole thing with one hand is reason enough for me. Believe me one hand is about all that's available most of the time. The other important factor is that when you move it around with one hand, you don't need to keep an eye on what you just did, thanks to the notches that clicks in at the preset 45-degrees positions. You can feel it locking in place, which is why you don't have to look.

I will try to post the video link from the manufacturer that demos this, but if it gets deleted, just go to Youtube and search for presslite and look for the OCF (off camera flash) demo. [...] It shows how to operate the device with one hand.

Very happy with the product! -- Move over Gary Fong!

Fabulous product! Easy to use...bounce light in different directions. Creatively light portraits with one shoe mounted flash. Results limited only by your imagination. I am a professional photographer and highly recommend. -- Presslite_Amazon

True this is one of the most Handful accessory i have ever had for my FLASH. However am using SB-600 Nikon, not one of the bests Flash but a less cheaper Flash to use, However you can easily mount the Vertex Light to it without any problem and it will stick to it. Thing is you have to know exactly how you will do the positions of the WINGS of this Vertex Light in order to get the light you got without having more shadows.

Overall it's GREAT, and i love it and am using it now all the time to even distribute more light or even diffuse some of the lights... it's great and i like it, and i will buy another one just to keep it as a spare :) .. -- One of the Most handful Accessory i had every had

I received this as a birthday gift and it was not immediately obvious what it is, or how it works.

The first thing I saw in looking at the documentation is warranty info. I immediately turned over the sheet and saw a series of photos attempting to illustrate how to assemble the device, but nothing on how to use it.

You would think that a device to be used for photographic lighting would have well-lit photos on the instruction sheet. But they are so dark that critical details are inscrutable.

As a result I thought certain parts were rotatable when they weren't. I twisted some plastic rods and damaged the product before I ever started to use it.

The kit comes with spare parts, but not the part I damaged.

Later, I turned over the sheet and saw that opposite the warranty information were some paragraphs that describe how to use the item and point toward a website that has more information. Because the instruction sheet was improperly folded, this important information is the last thing that a naive user will see. It should be folded with the front page on the front, with a larger headline to show the start of the document.

I was able to use the inelegantly named "Vertex Light Modifier" on one of my strobes. I wanted to produce a spotlight effect, with my other strobes (one with an umbrella, one with a light box) as fillers, as the Vertex product produced harsh shadows when the reflectors are aimed at the subject.

I have a lot of lighting equipment. I am a professional photographer of some years' experience. I will try more to engage with this little device, but so far I am not enamored. I hope the weakened rods don't break. Nothing in the instructions would have prevented me from inflicting the unintentional damage. -- Be careful when assembling

I've not used it extensively thus far, but it seems to be a well-constructed little devil, an ingenious idea, and I "think" it will do what it promises to do. -- It seems to be what it says it was....