DIY Bounce Card for Camera Flash

[iggy24]

Hi all, I would like to share this smal DIY project of mine.
Total Cost - <$2.
Time taken - 5 mins
Someone would probably have done this before but wat the heck...

The bounce card is made from a tabe mat I found at Ikea. 1 side is white(did a custom WB check , and the result is fairly accurate, better than my 300D AWB). This is better than paper or cardboard as the material is fair hard(but can easily be cut using a pair of normal scissors). Waterproof and likely standup to the most rugged of uses.

[Faiz]

used thin styrofoam take 2 pcs stick it 2gether use siver pebble reflector paper and paste on the other side so 1 side's white the otha one feflective by 70%

[raptor84]

I tried to DIY a diffuser for the built-in flash using a plastic container and some tracing paper. Tracing paper is pasted along the sides of the container to help 'diffuse' the light more. I found that a double layer wokred pertty well for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/P1020776.jpg

Tested on a 300D it softens the output a little but not by much. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...shdiffuser.jpg

[rOnGrEn]

Originally Posted by raptor84 I tried to DIY a diffuser for the built-in flash using a plastic container and some tracing paper. Tracing paper is pasted along the sides of the container to help 'diffuse' the light more. I found that a double layer wokred pertty well for me. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/P1020776.jpg Tested on a 300D it softens the output a little but not by much. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...shdiffuser.jpg

wow... we have a Raptor lightbowl here...
looks cool!

[raptor84]

Just got hold of a bigger container. Will be trying to make my own LS PJ for my 430ex is possible

[terryw83]

try using those milk bottle material.... it's better

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by terryw83 try using those milk bottle material.... it's better

Have to wait till i can borrow a dSLR to properly test =p I'm not gonna waste film on that

[melcheong72]

Hmm.. I thought the white card should be bigger in size to be effective? I was looking at yours and compared with the Jusbounce card, to which yours is very much smaller.

Originally Posted by iggy24 Hi all, I would like to share this smal DIY project of mine. Total Cost - <$2. Time taken - 5 mins Someone would probably have done this before but wat the heck... The bounce card is made from a tabe mat I found at Ikea. 1 side is white(did a custom WB check , and the result is fairly accurate, better than my 300D AWB). This is better than paper or cardboard as the material is fair hard(but can easily be cut using a pair of normal scissors). Waterproof and likely standup to the most rugged of uses.

[iggy24]

Originally Posted by melcheong72 Hmm.. I thought the white card should be bigger in size to be effective? I was looking at yours and compared with the Jusbounce card, to which yours is very much smaller.

I did try to make a giant one, about 4 times the size, but it did not really make much of a difference in the photos I took, so I decide to stick to this one. I find this size just right for easy storage. Just turn it around when not in use, help to protect the LCD screen at the back of the flash while it is in my camera bag.

The 20x30cm table mat from ikea cost only $1. Upgrade to a bigger size if you want to use it as a fan also.