UW Camera Store Flip Snoot Pro for Backscatter HF-1

Peter Rowlands · Issue 141, Nov/Dec 2024 · pp. 33–35

Products mentioned: Backscatter Hybrid Flash HF-1, UW Camera Store Flip Snoot Pro

see a clearly defined circle of pilot light. But in a photograph, the boundaries of the light spot appear blurred. This makes the lighting look more natural. I’m very happy with the result. The snoot makes the lighting less harsh. It gives a dramatic and even magical effect to the resulting images. The snoot can also be used for wide-angle photography. Try it in combination with a zoom lens and a wide-angle lens or even a zoom lens. In this case, you can give a light accent to a particular object in the frame. In my garage, I found a rubber ring that was the perfect size for the snoot. I attached it to the front of the snoot. This is the only improvement I wanted to make to it. One more wish for SCUBALAMP to provide a protective cap on the snoot so that the optical surface cannot catch scratches during transport or storage. The Scubalamp Snoot costs $268 My verdict: I highly recommend th…