DIY macro flash diffuser
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2019
- In this video I demonstrate how to make a DIY Flash Diffuser to use for macro photography.
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Thank you Reinhard! I am starting to get into macro and really appreciate your videos and sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you for the feedback!
Like the design looks good.
Thank you!
Brilliant and looks really neat . 👍
Thank you! And it still works like a charm. 😊
Great job. I just got my first 1:1 macro lens and I'm doing research on UA-cam on building my own diffuser. Your video helped me a lot. Thanks.
Awesome, nice to hear!
Nice!!! Very good idea!!
Thank you very much! I tried it now a few times and it works really great. Maybe a make a video about how I use it in the field.
Thank you for sharing Reinhard
You are welcome Sam.
I am going to try to build this macro reflector. Vielen Dank und Grus Gott!
Good luck and always good light!
Reinhard, thank you for your time sharing your DIY diffuser. The resulting images (from your other video) look amazing with such beautiful light. Even though your flash and lens length may be different than others, would you share your measurements and templates for the 3 pieces that make up your diffuser? I think I can measure my flash and lens dimensions and make adjustments to a template you have. I am new to macro photography and want to try making things such as this for the 1st time. Thank you, again. Ron.
Hi Ron! Sorry, for the late reply, I'm kind of out of order after breaking my collarbone in a fall. Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you like it. Do you have an email address where I can contact you?
Good work, ty :)
Thank you very much! :)
Nice share , thanks a lot.
You are welcome.
Very good DIY video... Thanks for sharing your setup... :)
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it.
@@ReinhardBiller im bookmarking your video & put it in my playlist ;)
Nice job, thanks for sharing. How much light do you lose? For example, with your flash, synchro at 1/250, f11, minimum focusing distance: what ISO setting do you need in order to take a well exposed image of a neutral subject?
Thank you for the feedback. This is a difficult question that no one can answer, because it depends. It depends on how much light you have available, do you shoot in the middle of the day, in bright sunlight or in the shades... When I take macro pictures during daylight and use the flash for some fill light, I usually shoot at ISO 100. For the flash output you have to experiment a bit. I suggest you to also try different shutter speeds and apertures to see the effect.
Thanks you. Can you share your size?
Please let us know more about the extra snap-on lens to bring the magnification up on the Sigma. Manufacturer and name of lens? Thanks so much!
The snap-on lens I use is the Raynox DCR-250: amzn.to/2IW5wlb
Hé merci mon ami !
You are welcome.
Great work. Can you share dimensions of this diffuser? without the mount on the flash, because of different flashes
Nevermind I made one today just by look of this diffuser👍 Mine is out of thick paper and 4pieces. Now just need to add something on the front.
Thank you! The thing is depending on your flash also the other dimensions of the piece in front will change slightly.
Perfekt! 🙂
Welche Silberfolie/ Karton hastdu verwendet,im welchen Winkel hast den Karton geschnitten,ich habe auch einen Yognou56o III u.Makroobjektiv 100 mm.Vielleicht kannst du mir weiterhelfen.Finde die Idee super!
Ich habe diesen Karton unter "Spiegelkarton" in einem Künstlerbedarf-Laden gefunden. Ich weiß nicht genau, welchen Winkel du meinst, außerdem ist zB die linke Unterkante in zwei Richtungen schief. In meiner Vorlage gibt's fast keine rechten Winkel. ;) Wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte, würde ich mich erkundigen, wie man auf einer Webseite einen Shop einrichtet. Dann könnte ich diese Vorlage auf meiner Webseite zum runterladen anbieten (vielleicht für ein paar Euro). Freut mich, dass es dir gefällt! :)
@@ReinhardBiller Danke für deine prompte u.ausführliche Erklärung,ich werde mich ein bischen spielen,vielleicht bringe ich es in etwa hin.Danke.
so energetic!
Was würde passieren, wenn man den Innenteil mit einem reflektierenden Spray besprüht?
LMAO
Great! Can I see the final images? Thanks
Thank you. I like it a lot and I still use it. Check out this outdoor video photographing insects: ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html
What is the advantage of this over ‘a cone over lens’ type?
I think both types work great. An advantage of the type I use here coould be that all light from the speedlight is hitting the front surface and no light is lost to the sides, but you don't need a lot of power anyhow.
Hi I really liked your diffuser and I'm going to try to do one. Did you try it, did you like it, can we see some of the results?? Thank you!
Thank you. Yes, I like it a lot and I still use it. Check out this outdoor video photographing insects: ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html
@@ReinhardBiller Wow, your photos are amazing and the diffusor works perfectly. Thank you so much for answering, very kind of you!
Those cone shaped things that one puts around a small dogs neck. Silver on the inside...black on outside. Wrap around lens. Then figure away to attach a diffuser. White cloth cut in a circle....draw string maybe to tighten.
Also a possible solution, of course.
🕷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
can you share the template with the same dimension as yours, I tried to do it on my own but it not came as yours.
Thanks for watching and your interest. Do you have the same flash than me? Otherwise it could be that the diffuser doesn't fit.
Nice!!!!!!! Do you have a plan I can cut or measurements please?
Thanks! Yes, I have. For free you mean? Do you have the same flash than me, otherwise it will not fit?
@@ReinhardBiller I have a 90mm, I dont know what lens you have.
@@just1smothie I use a 105mm Sigma lens on a D500, but I meant the flash not the lens.
@@ReinhardBiller ah sorry, misunderstood. I have a Metz Mecablitz 52 AF-1
Can post the dimensions? I want to try. Thank you.
The dimensions depend on the flash you want to use. For the yongnuo flash I use, I have chosen a cuboid of 72mm by 47,5mm that slides 53mm onto the flash. The rest of the dimensions depend on the size of the front surface you want to have and also the angle you want to use, different lenses have different length and might influence where you want to have the lower front edge. And the dimensions are also difficult to describe by text. Hope that helps.
Can you give scale in cm/mm in all side of cutting papers for my personal use. Then I may try
Measurements please
"The macro season is starting soon." I'll clean my rifle.
😂
Donde puedo ver plantillas?
I designed the diffuser myself and created the templates. If you use a different flash the templates will not fit.
This should have been posted with some result pictures.
Thanks for the feedback. If you are interested, I have done another video where I used exactly that setup with the DIY diffuser: ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html
@@ReinhardBiller Thank you! Watched it, and liked it. There are some nice jewels in there.
@@S.tebban thanks!
Please put some sample pics
Few month ago I did a video about using this flash diffusor outdoors: ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html
No sample?
Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html
Reinhard Biller thank you
Поделись выкройкой.
origami macro
Glad to know the wermacht is taking macro
Hahaha! :) But as mentioned you can also use an owl or unicorn design if you are more this kind of person. ;)
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Hahaha thanks mate. Honestly, already made one thanks to you. Great video!
@@maor404 Awesome! Nice to hear.
Wehrmacht*
Sorry to say... But you failed to though us how to get the picture besides how to set it up for a nice pic.. hope you improve
I don't understand, this video is just about how I build this diffuser. I have another video on my channel where you can see how I use the diffuser in the field showing also images (ua-cam.com/video/s1e3murqF_k/v-deo.html).