CP950 macro flash trick!
Gene L
Doug Warner <dwar...@Ggw.total-web.net> wrote in message
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> First, take a look at this photo:
> http://www.gw.total-web.net/~dwarner/compare.jpg
>
> Two shots combined. Both shot with the CP950's internal flash, no
> other lighting provided other than enough room light to focus with.
>
> The top half was unaided. The bottom one was made with the help of an
> added device that cost me a few cents and about 10 minutes.
>
> Anyone interested? Care to guess?
>
> (Ignore the flaky focus and size difference. The lighting is the
> important detail.)
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> CP950 leftside tripod mount idea:
> http://www.gw.total-web.net/~dwarner/photo.htm
>
> Spammers are scammers, avoid them!
Charles Olson
resistor in the upper picture, which of course is from the
left-located flash window. In the lower picture, the glints are
smeared to the right, suggesting a diffuser of some kind was
added, perhaps taking the picture through a hole, and maybe
adding a tilted reflecting surface to the right of the lens
behind the diffuser - - perhaps made from a piece of a CDROM
disk.
I bet you have a picture of your arrangement that will amaze us
all!
Chuck
Don Cohen
But I don't have time to play cat and mouse games. No offense intended,
nothing personal, but get on with it...
Don
Doug Warner wrote in message ...
Anthony Maloof
There is beauty and elegance in this simplicity
Well done
Anthony Maloof
Doug Warner wrote:
> "Charles Olson" <chuck...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >I see a rather small spot of light in each glint on the shiny
> >resistor in the upper picture, which of course is from the
> >left-located flash window. In the lower picture, the glints are
> >smeared to the right, suggesting a diffuser of some kind was
> >added, perhaps taking the picture through a hole, and maybe
> >adding a tilted reflecting surface to the right of the lens
> >behind the diffuser - - perhaps made from a piece of a CDROM
> >disk.
>
> Ah, a detective.. or someone who read my previous post on using CD-ROM
> parts :-)
>
> I finally had time to make another one and take a few photos of it:
>
> http://www.gw.total-web.net/~dwarner/ringflash.jpg
>
> This is four 640 x 480's combined into one.
>
> Upper left: Another macro shot with the new pseudo-ringflash..
>
> Upper right: A self portrait in a mirror.
>
> Lower left: The camera side. The flash shines through the rectangular
> cutout on the left. The center hole fits over the lens tube, and the
> hole with the black tape around it guides light to the flash sensor.
> The tube needs to be angled toward the center, or perhaps cone shaped,
> as it tends to overexpose on really close shots. I may try a plastic
> rod light guide next, with a ball melted on the outside end to collect
> more light.
>
> Lower right: The subject side. The center hole is larger here, to
> let the light escape onto the subject. It's held together with
> aluminum duct tape, which is shiny on both sides. The strip of tape
> between layers at the 2:00 position blocks direct light from the
> flash, avoiding a hot spot in that side.
>
> The original version used whole CD's, and a larger hole on the subject
> side. Ideally, the back CD / reflector should have a silvered center
> portion to maximize the light output. The spacing between the two
> layers is about 3/8".
>
> There is plenty of room to play around here, with different shapes
> (does it need to be round?) spacing between layers, and the front hole
> size. I would also look for an easier material to work with, as CD's
> don't cut well. I'm using them because I have hudreds of the things,
> waiting for until I find a local recycler.
>
> Next: A visit to the local Container Store. They have a lot of flat,
> round boxes in metal and plastic. After cutting the holes, I can then
> line the interior with foil..
>
> (Sorry about the bare jpegs, I'm between HTML composers and haven't
> fully learned the new one yet (HotMetal Pro 6)).