> > > >Hey Inigo, > > Hey Chip :) > > > >Your English is better than my Chinese. > > And that my Chinese too, I'm spanish! :)))
Sorry, it was a joke as I'm Chinese and my Cantonese is terrible and my Mandarin is worse! <<SNIPPED>> > > >If you are going to use a pair of flash heads for the macro shots get a > >couple of 12"-18" diffusers to place in front of (12" or so), the flash > >units, unless you want hard shadows and specular highlights. > > Will try tetrabrik packs in front of the flashes, the inside is a good > reflective surface and very easy to carry. > Oh no, I didn't mean as a reflector I mean as a diffuser but both will work. There are these neat collapsible translucent screens with a thin metal hoops sewn into the edge. Place them between the flash head and subject and the light is gloriously soft and even. They work well for product shots and come in many sizes, shapes and colors and are made by several companies. Of course for a lot less than the price of one ready made flex panel you could put together something that worked for me. Try using an embroidery hoop and stretch a piece of translucent (for diffusion), or light opaque (for reflector), fabric over it and use a couple of those cheap plastic mini-tripods with ball heads to hold the flash heads and get a couple of those cheap "third hands" used as model and electronics tools to hold your embroidery hoops as diffusers or reflectors. I used this set up over 30 years ago when I was a teenager learning how to use light on a small product stage/table with no budget. This should still work today for macro shots and is very flexible, durable, compact, easy to store, effective and cheap. Today's costs are still pretty low for this setup, cheap plastic tripod with ball head $10-15USD, small embroidery hoops should be $3-5USD, larger hoops $5-10USD, third hands are $3-5USD, fabric $1-5USD depending. Ask Henry P., he will know what is available and will have some good suggestions as he has the best and possibly the biggest toy store in the U.S.A. as far as I know. Here in Los Angeles, California we have Samy's and this is a very good store but even the old B&H was better than the new Samy's as I recall. > > >Hope this helps. > > It does. Thanks. Your welcome! > > I�igo. > > > Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
