DIY - A Better Bounce Card
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sure, I understand, DIY is fun, I DIY lots of photographic gadgets before.Triton said:but mine cost S$1 per piece ....including the rubber band...
in a smaller form factor and can even adjust the amount of light i want to throw
for many, make little sense to spend $80 on LSPJ just for hobby uses.
but it is not when you shoot a paid event....
anyway, have fun, and thanks for taking the effort to share with everyone.
Triton said:
yo, give me a buzz one of these days. i got some spare SAF black rubber bands lying ard. asked a fren to buy them for me for the same purpose like urs.
nightwolf75 said:yo, give me a buzz one of these days. i got some spare SAF black rubber bands lying ard. asked a fren to buy them for me for the same purpose like urs.
Wah the Jedi Master is still hangin' ard here huh... lately no diapers to change ah?
OK tks for your kind offer.. will sms u. kamsiah.. terima kasih banyak
photografixed
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catchlights said:
meaning how many actually do manual settings on each flash. manual placement of lights etc. as far as i know people only set their only flash on the cam for vertical or horizontal shots only eg tilting the flash head. most of the time leaving the camera on auto-metering or TTL.
for local, hardly see anyone use off camera flash during wedding day, becasue this is a event coverage.photografixed said:
even most the time photographers set the flash at TTL mode, is still able to use the flash compensation dial to fine tune the flash output.
beside using direct flash, photographers can use ceiling bounce, wall bounce, bounce card, omni bounce, LSII etc.
the most important thing, photographers also can turn off the flash for some shots, so I don't understand why you said this
photografixed said:
I got the foam paper from Spotlight at Plaza Singapura.
Look for it at Row 7. Comes in pack of 3 sheets for $4.99
I also found out that Art Friends at Ngee Ann City also carry such paper. Those at Spotlight are better as they are sealed in plastic bags thus cleaner and whiter.
For mounting i used velco around the flash head... Gotta look for heavy duty black rubber band.. ANybody know where to get those?
For the rubber bands, i think those black thick kind we used in army to secure our torches would do nicely? If so Beach Rd is opened hahaha
Wah! This is very good indeed! I'm glad to have stumbled upon this thread. I guess I don't need to order the Flip-It.
portrait
28mm lens,
d60, iso 400, 1/60, f5.6
550ex flash, zoom head 28mm, manual mode at 1/4 (my own card), 1/8 (abetter bounce card).
my diy bounce card
my diy bounce card
abetter bounce card
my diy counce card
abetter bounce card
the shadows are more harsh with the better bounce card?
denniskee
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what i observed
1) the "abetter bounce card" throw more light forward, so the recharge rate of the flash is faster and battery will last longer.
it feels like direct flash since the shadow is thrown to the back directly and the shadow is not duffused.
2) "my diy bounce card" lighting is softer and even.
look at the black CPU. the whole surface is more evenly lited.
the monitor does not show the "hot spot".
the shadow of "D-Link" unit is softer.
there is no shadow of my canon film scanner on the table.
at this point of time, i prefer the one i made. will update when i try using the 2 cards to shot human subject.
1) the "abetter bounce card" throw more light forward, so the recharge rate of the flash is faster and battery will last longer.
it feels like direct flash since the shadow is thrown to the back directly and the shadow is not duffused.
2) "my diy bounce card" lighting is softer and even.
look at the black CPU. the whole surface is more evenly lited.
the monitor does not show the "hot spot".
the shadow of "D-Link" unit is softer.
there is no shadow of my canon film scanner on the table.
at this point of time, i prefer the one i made. will update when i try using the 2 cards to shot human subject.
genegoh
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portrait
28mm lens,
d60, iso 400, 1/60, f5.6
550ex flash, zoom head 28mm, manual mode at 1/4 (my own card), 1/8 (abetter bounce card).
my diy bounce card
my diy bounce card
abetter bounce card
my diy counce card
abetter bounce card
I think the thing here is that the abetter bounce card throws a significant amount of light forward, hence the harsher shadows. Your DIY bounce card throws less light forward, and relies on the light that is bounced off the ceiling to light up the subject, hence the softer shadows.
Ideally, there's a ceiling to bounce the light. However, not all places have a ceiling to bounce light off. So I believe there are different uses for each.
Cheers!
Sorry not familiar with the shops in Beach Rd... care to point me in the right direction? What's the shop's name and/or where exactly located? Thanks.
dr34mc4st3r
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damn today went spotlight to try and find that....the white packs all sold out..:bheart:..have a feeling its buyers are the Clubsnap forumers who went to PS to kop this after reading this thread...:bsmilie:I got the foam paper from Spotlight at Plaza Singapura.
Look for it at Row 7. Comes in pack of 3 sheets for $4.99
I also found out that Art Friends at Ngee Ann City also carry such paper. Those at Spotlight are better as they are sealed in plastic bags thus cleaner and whiter.
For mounting i used velco around the flash head... Gotta look for heavy duty black rubber band.. ANybody know where to get those?
Dude.. I hate to break it to you.. but I think your version of the bounce card is next to useless.. It'll only be useful because of the low ceiling. It'll be totally useless in any outdoor/no ceiling environment.
Just to amend the above statement. I feel that any creation of
bounced card should be appreciated. At least the creator wants to
do something different and should produce the results he wants.
To say that Dennis DIY bounced design is "totally useless in any
outdoor/no ceiling environment" is uncalled for. Can you proof it
that his design is totally useless in this respect as to light up the
subject. You must give some example. ;p
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