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Forum: Flash Photography Technique 22-08-07, 20:56
Replies: 78
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Posted By Saphire
Someone has nicked our idea of using camera flash...

Someone has nicked our idea of using camera flash as ringflash.:(

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/?/photo/flashguns/ringflash.html
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 06-01-07, 13:59
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Lello, I just used a cardboard roll, the sort...

Lello, I just used a cardboard roll, the sort that carpets are rolled on its quite large. I did have a little vignetting with the 50mm lens without the extension tubes so had to push the ring closer...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 06-01-07, 13:11
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
I have finished the final modification to the...

I have finished the final modification to the ring flash front filter.
I had some very thick tracing paper which I laminated, One sheet was still a little to thin so laminated another and put the...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 05-01-07, 21:25
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
I couldn't believe it when I opened the thread I...

I couldn't believe it when I opened the thread I can't stop laughing :D :D, another masterpiece of engineering. Its absolutely brilliant.
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 22:14
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Lello I made the cowl out of a plastic milk...

Lello I made the cowl out of a plastic milk bottle the large 2lt size and then cut it to shape.
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 21:12
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Lello that looks brilliant, your flash looks...

Lello that looks brilliant, your flash looks slightly more even than mine and more central. I think with mine it is down to the front filter, I need to find some better opaque plastic. Until then I...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 19:16
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Don, how about something like this to attach an...

Don, how about something like this to attach an external flash, I can't try it as I don't have a sync lead (Something else I need to buy) but with the lead it would make the flash sit slightly higher...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 15:44
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Don, here is one final test image, the scissors...

Don, here is one final test image, the scissors were taken with a straight 50mm lens and our (Blue Peter) ring flash:D. I used an a4 sheet of white paper as a backdrop and placed the scissors 2" in...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 15:09
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Don if you can get hold of that aluminium tape...

Don if you can get hold of that aluminium tape its brilliant I only paid a £1 for a 10 mtr roll at a pound shop and I have hardly used any. The only thing I may change if I find something better and...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 14:42
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Finished putting it all together Here is the...

Finished putting it all together Here is the final result.
I have put side on the deflector in front of the flash this has made a big difference. The photo of the light was done in a mirror as Don...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 12:41
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
To late Don I have already took it apart and...

To late Don I have already took it apart and added the tube in the middle..:D
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 11:49
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
I have just had a thought taken from one of your...

I have just had a thought taken from one of your earlier post of using some sort of tube inside the the diffuser, it would have to be much bigger to allow the lens to slide in and not be obstructed,...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 03-01-07, 11:29
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Don, I have set up and used the ext tubes on the...

Don, I have set up and used the ext tubes on the 50mm lens, I used all three to give a good close up. Both photos' were taken at F14, I thought I had set it at f16 but never mind its close.
The...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 02-01-07, 22:49
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Lello the bowl is 15.5cm, the inside I lined with...

Lello the bowl is 15.5cm, the inside I lined with the aluminum tape as it stays put being sticky backed.
The diffuser was a bit more difficult to find. I had a clear piece of plastic, which I cut...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 02-01-07, 18:02
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
I have now finished doing my blue Peter bit. I...

I have now finished doing my blue Peter bit.
I had a go at trying to refine what Lello has done. I made the center hole much bigger to allow the lens to go in a lot further, this allowed the af to...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 01-01-07, 21:40
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
Not yet Don, I am still searching for a bowl, but...

Not yet Don, I am still searching for a bowl, but I am following what you are doing to see if I can come up with some way of lighting up the bottom half of the reflector. I picked a roll of aluminum...
Forum: Flash Photography Technique 29-12-06, 23:14
Replies: 78
Views: 92,834
Posted By Saphire
I can't wait to have a go at making one of these...

I can't wait to have a go at making one of these when you finish putting instructions.:D :D :D
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