The 6 Best external Flash diffusers (2023 reviews)

The neewer external flash diffuser is long-lasting, rigid and fits well with your daily purpose like a dream. This flash diffuser tries to deliver for all the photographer in. It does a great job of spreading the light and allows the flash to illuminate through without creating harsh shadows. It helps your picture render a more natural, comfortable and professional feeling.

The Diffuser provides nice soft lighting indoors and out. It is small and sturdy enough to stash in your camera bag without worrying about damage, and won't scratch. It is great for beginner photography. This diffuser helps out when the bounce situation isn't the best. It is a great value and does a good job at diffusing a flash.

Customers say that getting a small external flash, along with diffuser is useful.

Why We Like This:

Easy to put on and remove
Good soft lighting for hot shoe flash
Great diffusion and versatile for on the go projects
Softens the light enough to get better quality-lighted photos

Best For diffusing fill Light: Fotasy external Flash Diffuser

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The fotasy external flash diffuser is capable of outshining several other diffuser featured in this list in overall features for the price point. The Fotasy does work well as a diffuser. It takes effort to slip onto your flash, and works just as well as the hard plastic diffuser. They provide a nice, soft light for both on and off camera flashes. It will soften harsh shadows and reduce hot spots.

Unlike bulkier speedlight diffusers, these soft caps make it easier to get in closer for macro work and fold up nicely for storage and transport. Cuts down on the distance the flash is effective and your traditional flash setting (f-stop/shutter) have to be modified for the softer, diffused light.

Customers discovered that getting a flash diffuser kit, along with diffuser is useful.

Why We Like This:

Nice to have in the camera bag versus a larger-scale diffuser
Very portable, packable, and easy to install
Economical for the amateur photographer too
Excellent product, good diffuser, hides very well in the flash

Best For Photography: TOAZOE external Flash Diffuser

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The toazoe external flash diffuser is capable of outshining several other diffuser featured in this list in overall features in its price range. It is a relatively mature brand aimed at providing high-quality accessories for videographers and photographers. It comes with color filters, increase the visual intensity of photos, and enhance the appeal of portraits. The filters are entirely effective, but will probably be your least-used part of this kit, as they’re primary plus green, but they’re still quite fun and effective for artistic shots.

Any hot shoe mounted, flexible head-style speed light should be compatible with this fixture. It is easy to mount on speed lights and the colors are easy to swap out as needed. Other gel filter sets will have more options for color-correction gels, and this fixture *will* work in conjunction with those inexpensive rubber band-mounted sets, in instances where you need more subtle results.

Why We Like This:

Great fill light outside and transforms indoor photos
Really softens the lights from your flash
A must have accessory for creative lighting
Easy and fast to attach and switch during photoshoot

Best For direct Flash reception photos: magmod external Flash Diffuser

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate diffuser. The magmod external flash diffuser is exactly that - it's a simple diffuser that hits all the right notes. The MagBounce 2 is a semitransparent, semisphere with only the opening for the light from the electronic flash to allow the light to hit the inside of the MagSphere and "diffuse" the light to make it softer and spread wider when it illuminates your subject. The light from the electronic flash bounces off of the MagBounce to illuminate your subject rather than flashing through the material. It is a tough stretch but it works fine and the different magmods are quickly interchangeable.

The MagSphere’s innovative design increases the effective size of your flash by over 250%, creating a softer glow over a bigger area. The Modular system lets you add as many modifiers as you like, for extreme customization of your flash setup. It is perfect for direct flash reception photos.

Customers discovered that getting a flash modifier, with this diffuser made their life much easier.

Why We Like This:

Very easy to carry and use
Absolutely an essential piece of lighting kit
Diffuses light excellently and helps create beautiful portraits
Design also for round flash heads

Best For indoor party shots: ENHANCE external Flash Diffuser

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention enhance external flash diffuser for daily usage. It is perfect for indoor party shots. It provides adequate diffusion plus fits the Olympus em-5 mini flash. It has an opening for pop-up flashes, and it should work on pretty much all pop up flashes. It's light weight, inexpensive diffuser and easy to use. An internal reflective divider allows you to convert from external to pop-up flash mounting to accommodate a wide array of cameras and flashes. It folds to a tidy little flat package easy to transport even in a jacket pocket. It provides optimal illumination, helping to eliminate harsh reflections and shadows.

Why We Like This:

Works great & folds up into a very small area
Folds flat in seconds and fit in small pockets
Definitely helped reduce the harsh shadows that flashes are known for
Decent place holder while you save up for a hotshoe flash

Best For travel: Neewer smaller Diffuser

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate diffuser. The neewer smaller diffuser is exactly that - it's a simple diffuser that hits all the right notes. This does a great job for outdoor direct-angle portrait photography. Its effect is similar to that of a large softbox, but it is more suitable for close-up shooting. It will work well to soften the light in harsh situations. It folds up nice and flat so it's easy to transport.

This unit has no directions of any kind so you'll have a happy hour of head scratching. It doesn't stay in your camera, if you move the little sofbox drops very easy. It comes with a carrying bag for easy storage.

Few customers bought small external flash, along with the diffuser.

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