DIY DSLR Ring-Flash part 1 of 2

This is a part 1 of 2 DIY DSLR Ring-Flash for macro and studio photography. Reference the following link for further information and plenty of sample photos: http://tinyurl.com/4z3uw2

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Howto & Style

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• diy
• dslr
• ring
• flash
• photography
• macro
• light
• beauty
• dish
• motleypixel
• roy
• niswanger
• canon
• 30d
• speedlite
• 580ex
• nikon
• sb
• 800
• strobist

[ymananddk]

huge!

[motleypixel]

@ymananddk size matters...really, in light diffusion and coverage...yep, size matters.

[dcaramia]

how did you mount the bracket to the vent reducer?

[motleypixel]

@dcaramia pop-rivets...I think it's explained in the part 2 video.

[dcaramia]

@motleypixel oh cool, same thing for flash shoe mount?

[motleypixel]

@dcaramia no I think it used a counter-sunk screw so I matched the screw size/threading and used a tap to make a threaded hole in the bracket.

[AncaNator]

this is the best and most professional looking DIY ringflash i've seen. THANKS!!!!

[motleypixel]

@loupremo well maybe...let see mt-24ex or mr-14ex averages at about $560. BOM for this is roughly $65, then add dremel ($65), cheap drill ($40), rivet gun and rivets ($30), hammer ($12), vise ($30), tin snips ($15)...am I missing anything? So that only roughly $192 in tools and if you have a Harbor Freight near-by it could be less, plus the utility of having these tools in the future good. So the grand total if you didn't have jack-crap to build this is roughly $260, but most of us have tools

[lexen]

wanna sell it? mail me.... name your price :D

[robbillybobb]

surely the flash distribution is not even, have u tested the distribution?

[MrPlaystationboy]

NICE looks great

[onelouderimage]

Good work... !

[dcaramia]

@motleypixel ok thank you