Built-in flash diffusion?

[dwhockey]

Is it possible to diffuse the built-in flash? If so, how?
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Dave
Iowa

 

[Maurice Thaler]

Check this out, look at the bottom right frame in particular.
Pretty amazing, and the price is right

http://www.pbase.com/davexl/d70macro

Not my shots, but I sure appreciated David's help.

 

[NickMJr]

Is it possible to diffuse the built-in flash? If so, how?
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Dave
Iowa

http://www.lumiquest.com/softscreen.htm

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Nick M

 

[dwhockey]

Check this out, look at the bottom right frame in particular.
Pretty amazing, and the price is right

http://www.pbase.com/davexl/d70macro

Not my shots, but I sure appreciated David's help.

Will this work for other than macro photography? How much does the flash need to be compensated by?
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Dave
Iowa

 

[Randy Z]

In lighting, you do what it takes, hopefully at the least expense.

I've made little tents of all sorts of things to put over the flash in different circumstances, from plastic, to tissue paper, to dollar bills! TTL should read it in most cases, then adjust fl comp only if you need to.

A single layer of kleenex an inch or so in front of the flash (held by an assistant if needed . . .) is the classic from before you or I were born!

Or a white pringles lid, etc, can be hand held.

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Z-Man

 

[dwhockey]

Or a white pringles lid, etc, can be hand held.

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Z-Man

I'll have to give that a try... I already carry a Pringles lid for WB!
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Dave
Iowa

 

[Sly5700]

You can try one of these milkwhite transparant cans for a 35mm film. Make a hole in it so you can place it over the flashhead. If seen some nice results from that. I dont know what itt does with your WB.

Good Luck, Sly

 

[muee]

If you want a cheap and effective diffuser I recommend Parchment paper found at a kitchen store or supermarket. You can use parchment paper over light boxes also as it is built to take the heat of an oven. If it gets too hot you will know because it will turn a nice shade of brown.

 

[eric]

i use the same bleached cone coffee filter that i use for white balance.

btw, that hole in paper trick is super ghetto but works pretty nice. im going to have to try that one.

e

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[dennisj]

I've used a frosted film canister, remove the lid, cut the bottom off, then slice it from top to bottom, pull it apart and place it horizontaly over your flash, stays put and works well as a diffuser.
Dennis

 

[dwhockey]

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Dave
Iowa

 

[VicPinto]

...with a slit cut in it to hold it firmly on the flash.

 

[pjordan]

I've found that a small piece of Scotch Tape (the frosty-looking kind) works really well, and it allows you to close the flash without removing the tape if you are careful.

pj

 

[Rockwell1916]

I just tried the plastic film holder trick and was quite surprised to see that it works...Bravo, a great idea.

 

[Rockwell1916]

plastic film tube trick

with film tube



without film tube



The first one is much better...closer to the actual lighting.

 

[hartcons]

I've been experimenting with handkerchiefs (my wife gave me a lovely pink one with little crocheted doodads on the edges) but I'm not sure if the light is being diffused or it's just the WB that's changing (but either way I like the handkerchief pics better).

from what I've read flash supposedly works best when it's located off camera. I think the d70 knows how to trigger offboard flashes wirelessly but I haven't tried it.

 

[dwhockey]

I've found that a small piece of Scotch Tape (the frosty-looking
kind) works really well, and it allows you to close the flash
without removing the tape if you are careful.

pj

I can imagine the tape being really tough to get back off if left on for too long, though.
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Dave
Iowa

 

[dwhockey]

plastic film tube trick

with film tube



without film tube



The first one is much better...closer to the actual lighting.

To me it looks like it just cut the power of the flash. I thought diffusing a flash was supposed to just make it look less like a flash; i.e. less glare spots.

???
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Dave
Iowa

 

[dwhockey]

from what I've read flash supposedly works best when it's located
off camera. I think the d70 knows how to trigger offboard flashes
wirelessly but I haven't tried it.

I know that. If I had the money for a flash right now, I wouldn't be worried about trying to figure out how to diffuse the on-board one!
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Dave
Iowa