DIY bounce card and diffuser

[nixontkl]

My 2nd homemade bounce it card and 1st diffuser for my nikon SB600

some pics and samples

all samples were taken at 1/60sec, F8, ISO 800

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Direct flash


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Flash at 90Deg pointing up


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Flash at 90Deg pointing up with DIY bounce and diffuser


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DIY adjustable bounce card and diffuser


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DIY adjustable bounce card

made the bounce card with half a day and some acrylic, cost abt $20. the diffuser was salvaged parts of a lamp cover.

[teruranse]

Originally Posted by nixontkl My 2nd homemade bounce it card and 1st diffuser for my nikon SB600 some pics and samples all samples were taken at 1/60sec, F8, ISO 800 http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Direct flash http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Flash at 90Deg pointing up http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Flash at 90Deg pointing up with DIY bounce and diffuser http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=1 DIY adjustable bounce card and diffuser http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=1 DIY adjustable bounce card made the bounce card with half a day and some acrylic, cost abt $20. the diffuser was salvaged parts of a lamp cover.

halo... nice of you to show and share your diy products... btw where do you get the plastic hinge for your bounce card?

[calebk]

What happens if you need to shoot portrait orientation?

[nixontkl]

Originally Posted by teruranse halo... nice of you to show and share your diy products... btw where do you get the plastic hinge for your bounce card?

the hinge was DIY also lol, its made of 3mm clear acrylic and acrylic M4 bolt and nut.

the acrylic and bolt and nut can be bought from 'artfriend' at bras basah 3rd floor

[nixontkl]

Originally Posted by calebk What happens if you need to shoot portrait orientation?

the bounce card can be re orientated to the side of the flash and velcro down. the card is held onto the flash gun by a velcro strap that goes around the head of the flash gun and a soft sponge on the bottom of the mounting surface allow the card to rest firmly on the uneven surface of the flash gun head be it the back (normal shooting) or the side (portrait shooting)

my 1st DIY card the mounting base was too big for it to rotate and attached to the side for portrait mode and the card was smaller also.

will post the setup for portrait mode later tonight

[teruranse]

Originally Posted by nixontkl the hinge was DIY also lol, its made of 3mm clear acrylic and acrylic M4 bolt and nut. the acrylic and bolt and nut can be bought from 'artfriend' at bras basah 3rd floor

oh i see... do you have a more clearer picture of your hinge?

[nixontkl]

portrait set up

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Hinge
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[teruranse]

Originally Posted by nixontkl portrait set up http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=1 Hinge http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0

that rather innovative of you to be able to diy a hinge from acrylic... must be time consuming for you... once again tks for sharing...

[nixontkl]

well moi like to DIY stuff, and hoping to see how i can have a bounce card without spending $50 to buy it off the shelves.

wonder would anyone want to buy it? LOL

[varf]

have you seen the following DIY diffusers yet?

http://abetterbouncecard.com/
http://super.nova.org/DPR/DIY01/

[nixontkl]

Originally Posted by varf have you seen the following DIY diffusers yet? http://abetterbouncecard.com/ http://super.nova.org/DPR/DIY01/

interesting, like the foam bounce card, very versatile.

very easy to make also, but its soft and shape easily, easily deformed if squashed inside bag lol

used to make a bounce card out of reflective white board paper. end of the day the card was very much crushed inside my bag lol, so decide to op for something harder and not prone to squashing and crushing lol and still looks nice

[calebk]

Originally Posted by nixontkl interesting, like the foam bounce card, very versatile. very easy to make also, but its soft and shape easily, easily deformed if squashed inside bag lol used to make a bounce card out of reflective white board paper. end of the day the card was very much crushed inside my bag lol, so decide to op for something harder and not prone to squashing and crushing lol and still looks nice

I used to use the foam bounce card (I still do, from time to time) and I realise it regains its shape easily, because it's flexible, unlike stiff board or plastic cards that most people use, which will fold and dog-ear.

[Benares]

Caleb,
Care to share what kinda foam paper you used? Better still, where can I get it? I'm gonna try using 4R printing paper from Epson (got from buying some printer previously). Probably, not as "formable" but I guess end of the day, similar effect can be achieved.

Cheers,
Ben

[rexlim]

Originally Posted by Benares Caleb, Care to share what kinda foam paper you used? Better still, where can I get it? I'm gonna try using 4R printing paper from Epson (got from buying some printer previously). Probably, not as "formable" but I guess end of the day, similar effect can be achieved. Cheers, Ben

Plaza Singapura Spotlight Row 7. Packet of 3 sheets, cheap, think $3+. Many colours to choose from too!

[denniskee]

the bounce + diffuser set up will cost alot of light lost, so the flash has to work alot harder.

while it may give you the effect you want, for the same aperture and iso setting, the re-cycling time will be much longer (max. duration will be as if at full flash) and you have to let it cool down.

[varf]

Originally Posted by Benares Caleb, Care to share what kinda foam paper you used? Better still, where can I get it? I'm gonna try using 4R printing paper from Epson (got from buying some printer previously). Probably, not as "formable" but I guess end of the day, similar effect can be achieved. Cheers, Ben

art friend. ask for the 'foamtastic' sheets, grab a white one. $1-ish per piece.

[Benares]

Thanks all for the tips. That surely saved alot of time hunting high and low for it ^_^

[Kimura_papaya]

Originally Posted by nixontkl My 2nd homemade bounce it card and 1st diffuser for my nikon SB600 some pics and samples all samples were taken at 1/60sec, F8, ISO 800 http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Direct flash http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Flash at 90Deg pointing up http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=0 Flash at 90Deg pointing up with DIY bounce and diffuser http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=1 DIY adjustable bounce card and diffuser http://f01-f02.mypicturetown.com/P2P...item.JPG?rot=1 DIY adjustable bounce card made the bounce card with half a day and some acrylic, cost abt $20. the diffuser was salvaged parts of a lamp cover.

awesome and creative is what i can use to describe about u....how did u get these material and do the good securing job then? i made one..but very simple though.

[nixontkl]

Originally Posted by Kimura_papaya awesome and creative is what i can use to describe about u....how did u get these material and do the good securing job then? i made one..but very simple though.

I got the materials almost all from 'ART FRIEND' level 3 at bras brasah, the bounce part is 1mm thk
(1.5mm if u really measure) white acrylic approx $2.50 , the hinge made with 3mm thk clear acrylic approx $2.80, a pack of M4 acrylic bolt and nut approx $5, a bottle of acrylic cement or glue approx $5, 3mm triangle acrylic for strengthening the glue area approx $2-3, velcro strap bought from home fix DIY (the velcro is for cable/wires management) approx $10 per pack of 50 strap.

the hinge is made using 4 small piece of clear 3mm acrylic, the center 2 pieces are glue together, the other 2 piece is use to sandwich the center piece and a 4mm hole is drill thru all 4 piece for the M4 acrylic bolt and nut to go thru, use some glue to permanently fix the nut on one end so that leave your bolt the only free moving part of the hinge, this way u can bend the hinge up and down without loosening the bolt easily

improvement suggestion if u want to DIY one also, if u have bicycle at home, get a punctured tire inner tube and cut a section out. the rubber can serve as a super wide big rubber band that u can use to strap your DIY card on or even the IKEA diffuser idea by another CS (which i think is super cool also, cos super cheap and super simple to do) a rubber band can help u twist and turn your DIY faster and since its from your unwanted old punctured tire it can be considered FREE!

intend to enhance my DIY by combining the idea of using the IKEA rationall mat (which i think is a better diffuser than the one i salvaged)

[nixontkl]

Originally Posted by Benares Thanks all for the tips. That surely saved alot of time hunting high and low for it ^_^

Oi banana if u want to go ART FRIEND to get the foam sheet tell me hor, go with u