DIY ring flash kits - anyone here use these?
GerryDavid
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I want a ring flash but I dont want to spend a couple hundred $$$ right now, so I thought I would see if there was a good DIY kit online that I can make myself, and for some reason all the results seem to show this kit:
http://www.diy-lighting-kits.com/ring-flash/
Its only $25 plus $10 for the bracket, but it seems wrong to "buy" a "diy" kit.
but all the reviews seem to indicate that this is a good one. I thought I would see if anyone here has heard of this.
The "expensive" one that I was looking at on ebay was about $150 and has to be plugged in and uses a high watt light bulb, so it requires a fast lens and a high iso to be used with portraits.
So this thing is pretty tempting if it works as good as the reviews say.
Anyone here use this thing?
http://www.diy-lighting-kits.com/ring-flash/
Its only $25 plus $10 for the bracket, but it seems wrong to "buy" a "diy" kit.
but all the reviews seem to indicate that this is a good one. I thought I would see if anyone here has heard of this.The "expensive" one that I was looking at on ebay was about $150 and has to be plugged in and uses a high watt light bulb, so it requires a fast lens and a high iso to be used with portraits.
So this thing is pretty tempting if it works as good as the reviews say.
Anyone here use this thing?
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http://strobist.blogspot.com/2007/12/diy-coffee-can-pop-up-ring-flash.html
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/diy-flash-and-lighting-hacks-for-digital-photographers
#11 looks interesting, fiber optics. not sure I want to dedicate my lens hood to that though.
and this "beauty dish" looks interesting:
http://www.diyphotography.net/just-fab-s-turkey-pan-beauty-dish
I think I need to head to dollar general and dollar tree now.