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Medium Duty Swivel

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To tilt a flash (or light modifier) up and down on a light stand, you need a swivel / pivot clamp. They are either light (but not sturdy) or robust (but heavy), so I made my own medium duty swivel: light and robust. There are basically two types of tilters available:. The small swivel weighs around 300g (this model 380g / 13oz) and is typically used to tilt speedlites and umbrellas. But with a specified payload of 2kg (4.4 lbs), it is not robust enough to carry much more. It is designed to pivot over an ...

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Seven5 Filter Case

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A custom Sev5n filter box for 75x90mm filters. I made my own because nobody makes those commercially. It's compact, light and sturdy. Here's how to do it. What makes a good filter case? Slide-in filters are probably the most useful accessory for landscape photography (besides a good tripod). With those fragile rectangular pieces of resin or glass comes the need to store them. A good filter storage system should. Prevent filters from collecting dust and dirt. Be light-weight and small in your camera bag.

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Focusable parabolic reflector

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I made my own DIY focusable deep parabolic reflector based on a softbox. In this article I describe how to make a speedring adaptor with a slidable tube that allows moving a flash head in and out of a the reflector, how to mount a flash head on the tube, and how to mount the reflector on a light stand without affecting the focusing mechanism. Mount the flash at one end of the tube, facing the tube, and. Mount the tube in the speedring and make it slidable. A focusable parabolic reflector is. I decided to...

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Adapting a focusing screen

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Adapting a focusing screen. You can adapt a focusing screen for a different camera and different size. Here's how. When I bought my Hartblei HCAM B1 used on ebay, the focusing screen that came with it was somewhat scratched. But what bothered me more: the fresnel on that screen was so coarse that it was very hard to actually focus. I also found the screen to be quite dark. Therefore I decided to replace it. A new frame for the focusing screen. Next, I needed to make a new frame for the fresnel with the i...

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Comparing parabolic softboxes for focusable reflector

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Comparing parabolic softboxes for focusable reflector. I extensively compared 3 softboxes for the purpose of making a focusable deep parabolic reflector (with the light source attached to a focusable tube, not to the speedring as intended). This article sums up my results. A focusable parabolic reflector is. Why make one out of a softbox? RimeLite grand softbox 90cm. A deep, supposedly parabolic softbox with 16 rods. Also branded Mikrosat Grandbox or Illuminate Pro). Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octa 70cm.

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Calculating a parabolic reflector

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Calculating a parabolic reflector. To make your own custom parabolic reflector in any size or depth out of tissue, you need to calculate the shape of the tissue segments and where to sew it. I did the math for you here is how. Any parabolic reflector can be defined by two numbers: the diameter and the depth. Since the tissue is flat and the reflector is composed of multiple segments, we also need the number of rods:. From these constants we derive two more constants:. Calculating the bent rods. Since the...

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Ringflash bracket

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Commercial ringflash bracket all look alike. And they all suck. That's why I built my own. Small, light, no frills, quick release. The fundamental problem with most ringflash brackets is that they must fit a huge variety of cameras and lenses. All of which have different dimensions. Saving space and weight. I'll tell you why: because even the distance between the L's is adjustable, to fit different ringflash models. That's why these brackets all look the same - it's a one-fits-all design. Good fo...The s...

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Books & DYI – Photography

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Books & DYI. Books & DYI. Für alle die sich etwas intensiver mit dem Thema Studio Fotografie beschäftigen möchten, habe ich die wichtigsten Punkte zusammen gefasst.Hier findet Ihr die Dokumentation für meine bisherigen Workshops, von mir geleiteten Shootings. Grundlagen Studio Nov 2013. Grundlagen High key Akt workshop Doku 2013. Grundlagen Dessous Akt Studio Fotografie Jan 2013. Grundlagen Available light Dessous Akt workshop mai 2014. Grundlagen Blitz Und Dauerlicht kombinieren Workshop Docu 2015.