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20-08-10, 07:49
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Water Bottle flash for macro...will it work??
Hi All,
I'm messing with macro photography, bugs and so on, but I don't have a dedicated macro lens. Someone said I would have trouble with light, as I reverse a lens on my 400d body which cuts down on the light. So, I figured I'd try to get light down in front of the lens, where it's needed. I'm sure many folks have done similar, but I thought I'd have a go at this...a water bottle, a piece cut so it holds itself in the flash hot shoe, white printer paper on the front, and silver baking foil all around. The end is cut on a slant to allow the light to go down in front of the lens. Question: You think it'll work? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/...1fec09bd_z.jpg 
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20-08-10, 10:44
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Here is a link to making your own cheap ring flash utilising the on board flash.
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ght=ring+flash It was a fun project that turned out better than we expected.
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20-08-10, 13:37
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I tried again, on real live subjects. Not outdoors, but in front of a large window (window behind the bug).
I have a M42 35mm lens I can reverse, so I intend to try that one - I would have manual control over the aperture, which makes life easier. The aperture is wide on this, so DoF is quite small. I also intend to play with my tubes on a lens the right way round, too! How's this? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/...525c186f_b.jpg
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