Just testing how my DIY black straw gridspot would work.
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A.Tan Senior Member  599 posts Joined Mar 2004 Location: Southern California More info | Apr 16, 2009 00:04 | #1 Just testing how my DIY black straw gridspot would work. 5D MKII,17-40 f/4L, 24-105mm f/4L, 50mm f/1.8, 135mm f/2L, 70-200mm f/2.8L, 550EX, 580EXII, ST-E2, Sekonic L-358, 2 SB-26s, 3 AB800s.
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sma1mom Member  187 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Missouri More info | Apr 16, 2009 22:43 | #2 DIY gridspot! do tell.
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SYS Cream of the Crop  More info | Apr 16, 2009 22:45 | #3 sma1mom wrote in post #7746924  DIY gridspot! do tell. +1
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MarkAnthony Member  198 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: West Yorkshire, UK More info | Apr 17, 2009 00:39 | #4 +2 Canon 5D MkIII | Canon 5D MkII | Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS| Canon 24-70mm f2.8L | Canon 17-40mm f4.0L | Canon 15mm f2.8 Fisheye | Fuji X Pro1 & 35mm f1.4
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Apr 17, 2009 00:47 | #5 You literally make a bundle of drinking straws the same size as your flash, tape them togehter and spray paint the outside black. Jay
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alexanderGARDNER Goldmember  3,540 posts Likes: 8 Joined Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia More info | Apr 17, 2009 00:51 | #6 ....or just buy black straws. ALEXANDER GARDNER
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Apr 17, 2009 00:53 | #7 I've done it just by wrapping cinefoil around the outside of a bundle of off the shelf soda straws that are readilly available in any supermarket. Jay
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Apr 17, 2009 02:36 | #8 I bought black straws from Smart & Final. Here's the link to the tutorial: 5D MKII,17-40 f/4L, 24-105mm f/4L, 50mm f/1.8, 135mm f/2L, 70-200mm f/2.8L, 550EX, 580EXII, ST-E2, Sekonic L-358, 2 SB-26s, 3 AB800s.
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SYS Cream of the Crop More info | Apr 17, 2009 16:17 | #9 How significant is the result from the same snoot with and without the bunch of straws?
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danj Goldmember  1,575 posts Joined Nov 2008 Location: Florida More info | Apr 22, 2009 16:41 | #10 A.Tan, I like the picture. SYS wrote in post #7751709 How significant is the result from the same snoot with and without the bunch of straws? I just build the one A.Tan linked to and I'm not totally sold. I also have a 12" snoot for comparison.   These pictures are from 10' away @ 1/250th. The wall on the left angles away from the camera. The things I like about the 2" snoot are it's size, and that the light is pretty well controlled. The 12" empty snoot controls the light spill much better, and I can downsize the end to make the light "tighter". Hope that helps, dan
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