Papersoftbox for Ants macro

Viking

I got my Nikon 105mm 2.8 VR for a few days ago and I had to do something to get softer light on the small creatures. So I got the idear of making my own softbox on my Nikon SB800 flash unit. I did it of a paper and two rubberbands.

More info about the Paper softbox on http://www.jlw.se/paper-softbox/
There is also a paper chart to download so you can make one yourself if you want. :-)

Some sample pics here:

Lord Vetinari

Lovely shots- diffuser works well
Brian V.

ShepsMom

WOW, great details. I've got to look into that paper box thingie.

Skippy

Viking wrote:

I got my Nikon 105mm 2.8 VR for a few days ago and I had to do something to get softer light on the small creatures. So I got the idear of making my own softbox on my Nikon SB800 flash unit. I did it of a paper and two rubberbands.

More info about the Paper softbox on http://www.jlw.se/paper-softbox/
There is also a paper chart to download so you can make one yourself if you want. :-)

Some sample pics here:

Hi there Viking, that's a pretty simple device you've made there
In my travels I have learnt that Ants come in amazing sizes, here where I am the little black ants are amazing tiny, yet when I was in USA in Ohio the Ants were really big.

Makes a difference when trying to do Macro how big your subject is in the first place doesn't it

Thanks for posting your tutorial, your results are great
........ Skippy
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photographix

good shots
this is whot i have serching for i have a lumiquest that want work as well as this thank you