Tired of taping and untaping little pieces of colored gel to your on-camera flash? The Lumiquest FXtra Compact Gel Holder is designed to hold small (approximately 1x3") gel color filters (like the ones in Rosco's Strobist 55-Piece Filter Kit) used with any small speedlight/portable flash/on-camera flash. The FXtra mounts to almost any portable flash (excluding the Vivitar 285, which has its own built-in gel slot) using the included hook-and-loop fasteners, and passes the fastener through to the outside, so you can use another light modifier outside of the gel holder, if you want. A pocket to store your gels with the flash when you're not using them is included. Small is beautiful, sometimes.
- Compatible with Rosco Strobist 55-Piece Filter Kit
LumiQuest LQ-121S Overview
LumiQuest LQ-121S Reviews
Works Great with My 430EXII
Holds my gels and works great with my 430EX-II. Compact and can be thrown in the bag to take just about anywhere. Fantastic for when you need to adjust the color of your flash to the ambient light.
Quick and easy
I do a lot of location shots (indoor and out) and carry what I need in my backpack. This includes 4 Canon 580 EX II speedlites. I will gel 1-3 speedlites during a shoot. The pocket is convenient to carry about 8 color correction or colored gels and I find it easy to slip a gel into the clear plastic pouch. One speedlite has velcro that I use to secure the holder and the other speedlites I will use a rubber band to attach and secure the holder. Although the holder is not quite flat on the head of the speedlite I don't have any problems or light spillage. The main problem I have encountered with these holders is the weak construction. I have had several of these split apart at the crease. Once this happens you might has well throw it away. I do not have a problem carrying multiply gels in the pouch or slipping a gel into the clear pocket holder. I would have given this a 5 star rating if not for the poor construction.
