DIY macro flash diffuser
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5 жыл бұрынIn this video I demonstrate how to make a DIY Flash Diffuser to use for macro photography.
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@ThreeToesofFury 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Reinhard! I am starting to get into macro and really appreciate your videos and sharing your knowledge!!
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback!
@stupedrandomname 5 жыл бұрын
Like the design looks good.
@ReinhardBiller 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@patrickmckeag3215 Жыл бұрын
Great job. I just got my first 1:1 macro lens and I'm doing research on KZfaq on building my own diffuser. Your video helped me a lot. Thanks.
@ReinhardBiller Жыл бұрын
Awesome, nice to hear!
@weementaldavy5987 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and looks really neat . 👍
@ReinhardBiller 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And it still works like a charm. 😊
@midsouthplumbing8711 5 жыл бұрын
Nice!!! Very good idea!!
@ReinhardBiller 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@RonBoger Жыл бұрын
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.
@ReinhardBiller Жыл бұрын
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?
@szakhem 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Reinhard
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome Sam.
@szakhem 4 жыл бұрын
I am going to try to build this macro reflector. Vielen Dank und Grus Gott!
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck and always good light!
@1solorainforest 3 жыл бұрын
Very good DIY video... Thanks for sharing your setup... :)
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it.
@1solorainforest 3 жыл бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller im bookmarking your video & put it in my playlist ;)
@loveant3d 4 жыл бұрын
Good work, ty :)
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! :)
@metkan 5 жыл бұрын
Nice share , thanks a lot.
@ReinhardBiller 5 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@danielelcolombo 4 жыл бұрын
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?
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@brumblebuffin11 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
The snap-on lens I use is the Raynox DCR-250: amzn.to/2IW5wlb
@davidhefner5668 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Also a possible solution, of course.
@alicedell8595 5 жыл бұрын
"The macro season is starting soon." I'll clean my rifle.
@ReinhardBiller 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@1Vienas 3 жыл бұрын
Great work. Can you share dimensions of this diffuser? without the mount on the flash, because of different flashes
@1Vienas 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The thing is depending on your flash also the other dimensions of the piece in front will change slightly.
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
Perfekt! 🙂
@temporal0044 4 жыл бұрын
🕷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@denischasse3567 3 жыл бұрын
Hé merci mon ami !
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks you. Can you share your size?
@Anna-gv7vo 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@ReinhardBiller 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, I like it a lot and I still use it. Check out this outdoor video photographing insects: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html
@Anna-gv7vo 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller Wow, your photos are amazing and the diffusor works perfectly. Thank you so much for answering, very kind of you!
@DatFunnyPerson 4 жыл бұрын
so energetic!
@Hainrich 4 жыл бұрын
Was würde passieren, wenn man den Innenteil mit einem reflektierenden Spray besprüht?
@gowthamraja6382 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@jbello9398 13 күн бұрын
Great! Can I see the final images? Thanks
@ReinhardBiller 12 күн бұрын
Thank you. I like it a lot and I still use it. Check out this outdoor video photographing insects: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html
@aloislemberger8365 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
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! :)
@aloislemberger8365 4 жыл бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller Danke für deine prompte u.ausführliche Erklärung,ich werde mich ein bischen spielen,vielleicht bringe ich es in etwa hin.Danke.
@dmitrypushkarev7162 4 жыл бұрын
What is the advantage of this over ‘a cone over lens’ type?
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@nandakumar3804 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ReinhardBiller 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and your interest. Do you have the same flash than me? Otherwise it could be that the diffuser doesn't fit.
@just1smothie 11 ай бұрын
Nice!!!!!!! Do you have a plan I can cut or measurements please?
@ReinhardBiller 11 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I have. For free you mean? Do you have the same flash than me, otherwise it will not fit?
@just1smothie 11 ай бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller I have a 90mm, I dont know what lens you have.
@ReinhardBiller 11 ай бұрын
@@just1smothie I use a 105mm Sigma lens on a D500, but I meant the flash not the lens.
@just1smothie 11 ай бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller ah sorry, misunderstood. I have a Metz Mecablitz 52 AF-1
@cheekeongsam782 5 жыл бұрын
Can post the dimensions? I want to try. Thank you.
@ReinhardBiller 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@paritoshmondal8260 4 жыл бұрын
Can you give scale in cm/mm in all side of cutting papers for my personal use. Then I may try
@Ankanmacro 3 жыл бұрын
Measurements please
@S.tebban 2 жыл бұрын
This should have been posted with some result pictures.
@ReinhardBiller 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. If you are interested, I have done another video where I used exactly that setup with the DIY diffuser: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html
@S.tebban 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller Thank you! Watched it, and liked it. There are some nice jewels in there.
@ReinhardBiller 2 жыл бұрын
@@S.tebban thanks!
@jaimegarcia5620 Жыл бұрын
Donde puedo ver plantillas?
@ReinhardBiller Жыл бұрын
I designed the diffuser myself and created the templates. If you use a different flash the templates will not fit.
@stupiddragon5483 4 жыл бұрын
origami macro
@RaxSoller 4 жыл бұрын
Please put some sample pics
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Few month ago I did a video about using this flash diffusor outdoors: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html
@maor404 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to know the wermacht is taking macro
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! :) But as mentioned you can also use an owl or unicorn design if you are more this kind of person. ;)
@maor404 4 жыл бұрын
@@ReinhardBiller Hahaha thanks mate. Honestly, already made one thanks to you. Great video!
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
@@maor404 Awesome! Nice to hear.
@michi8832 4 жыл бұрын
Wehrmacht*
@d.s1014 4 жыл бұрын
No sample?
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
Check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html
@d.s1014 4 жыл бұрын
Reinhard Biller thank you
@archie_en Жыл бұрын
Поделись выкройкой.
@ExtranjeroyPeregrino. 4 жыл бұрын
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
@ReinhardBiller 4 жыл бұрын
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 (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZeVZtCm19eqj58.html).
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