Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Popup Flash Light Modifier

This little modifier inverts the popup flash output to the ceiling and spreads the light out. Simple and effective. Find some rigid electronics packaging with enough flat area to create a bounce surface and I'll show you how to make one..

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The plastic piece is about 3X5, has a gentle upward curve, is notched at the bottom, and held in place with common masking tape against the flash head's storage area. Scissors and aluminum ducting tape are all you need to make it with. Trim the shape and notch the bottom so it will fit well into the fe flash's storage cavity.

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Effective flash to subject distance is limited to the40GN flash but does remarkably well in most close quarters.

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Not bad for a piece of scrap plastic packaging material and aluminum duct foil tape... and it slips into my smallish camera bag just fine.

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