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wb4h
Joined: 11 Nov 2006
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Location: Chesterfield , Virginia
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Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:19 pm |
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I went to a all for a dollar store the other day. They are going out of business so everything is reduced. I found some water bottles for $0.89.
I thought they looked about the same size as my Metz flash so for the price I bought one. I cut the top off with a pocket knife then trimed it with scissors. The results were well worth the effort. Here is a shot of the flash with thr finished product attached.
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Mongoose
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Joined: 09 Feb 2004
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Location: UK
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:39 am |
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the concept of a dollar store having to reduce its prices to shift stock is highly amusing.
good idea with the bottle, how does it perform? |
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adorski
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Joined: 05 May 2005
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Location: North Hollywood California
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:04 pm |
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packard
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Joined: 02 Apr 2004
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Location: Somewhere, lost in time
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:43 pm |
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I took bubble wrap and rolled it up into a barrel and rubber banded it to the head of my flash. It behaved as a barebulb/diffuser. |
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Jacque D
Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Maryland
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:47 pm |
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| I took bubble wrap and rolled it up into a barrel and rubber banded it to the head of my flash. It behaved as a barebulb/diffuser. |
This is highly effective for reducing harshness from direct flash!
Folks, this is an excellent tip here, try it. |
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shuttermom17
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Joined: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 671
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:48 pm |
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Oh I love the bubble wrap idea. Very clever. Gotta try that and do some testing! :) |
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resevordg
Joined: 23 Jun 2004
Posts: 57
Location: Phoenix AZ
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:15 am |
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ok ok so it looks good on the camera but i want to see some shots done with and without it so we can really judge the efficacy of you new 89 cent marvel. |
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spazoid1965
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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Location: Cottonwood Shores, TX
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:50 pm |
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| ok ok so it looks good on the camera but i want to see some shots done with and without it so we can really judge the efficacy of you new 89 cent marvel. |
Adorski posted a link to a series of shots he did last year. Look at the 3rd post in this thread.
Here is his link.
http://phototakers.com/forum/ftopic39798.html&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=homemade&start=0 |
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