this ine that i made is really cheap to make

it only takes sometime to build it  by 187poepvlieg

used

1x CD spindle case

1x battery holder

2x AA batteries

100x led 5mm white

used

1x CD spindle case

1x battery holder

2x AA batteries

100x led 5mm white

Here’s what we’re trying to end up with… Professional looking ringflash– approximate cost $25, some elbow grease and your patience. Shown wih CANON 5D & 580EX2 WITH OFF-SHOE CAMERA CORD.

and here’s the diagram

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I’ve been itching to make a DIY ring flash for sometime but had no luck finding a bundt pan to work with.

nickwheeleroz version (link below) of the home-brewed ringflashes got me down to work. I had followed his steps, then realized the cardboard box alone wasn’t sturdy enough for holding two flashes. I made enforcements by building an aluminum frame for the unit.

However, building the frame alone took alot of effort. Drilling, assembling, measuring then disassembling – repeat. Certainly something I enjoyed ;)

As a result the whole unit is stable! The only downside is, it’s heavy, bulky and ideally to remain on a heavy-duty tripod. My unit without flash & camera weighted 1.2 kg (almost 3 lbs!)

I had high hopes that I could carry that thing around, but after a few tests shots off tripod, my left arm went jelly.

I think this will be my next ringflash project, which seems reasonably light and compact! :

www.flickr.com/photos/craigwhitephotography/2232019806/in…

Credits for the boxed ringflash go to nickwheeleroz:
www.flickr.com/photos/nickwheeleroz/2281061700/

To see/read more on this project, view the rest of the set

preliminary tests on my home-brewed boxed ring flash.

inspired by nickwheeleroz
www.flickr.com/photos/nickwheeleroz/2281061700/

Yes, lots of aluminum. Looks like a tank briefcase.

The aluminum came from one 8 foot “L” shaped bar and a meter stick. The handle was from an old cupboard.

The camera in this pic is a D70s w/ tokina 11-16mm + hood. which didn’t fit onto the screw mount as seen. I need a router to get through the rest of the bottom plate aluminum or drill a row of holes for adjustability.

The ringflash should fit most standard lens, might be difficult for 77 mm threads and larger.

Front view

DIY ringflash made from a box of celebrations. cut a hole in the bottom. Pushed a 50 CD-R drum through the middle. roughly lined with silver foil. Gaffa taped an old flash in there.

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1/2 sec, f/7.1, iso 200, 18 mm on tripod
homemade ringflash with leds handheld

A preview of my first project for my resolution. Instead of a traditional 365, one picture a day for a year, I’m doing 52 week long projects with the final work to be published each Friday, and the first one’s tomorrow. Anyway, above is what I’m doing for my first one: a Do-It-Yourself adaptor to turn my dedicated flash into a Ringflash. It’s cardboard spray painted white to bounce the flash’s light down and into a metal can which has been cut, taped, and painted white also to reflect the light back out.

front view of DIY ringflash box

I’ve been itching to make a DIY ring flash for sometime but had no luck finding a bundt pan to work with.

nickwheeleroz version (link below) of the home-brewed ringflashes got me down to work. I had followed his steps, then realized the cardboard box alone wasn’t sturdy enough for holding two flashes. I made enforcements by building an aluminum frame for the unit.

However, building the frame alone took alot of effort. Drilling, assembling, measuring then disassembling – repeat. Certainly something I enjoyed ;)

As a result the whole unit is stable! The only downside is, it’s heavy, bulky and ideally to remain on a heavy-duty tripod. My unit without flash & camera weighted 1.2 kg (almost 3 lbs!)

I had high hopes that I could carry that thing around, but after a few tests shots off tripod, my left arm went jelly.

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Here is a home made DIY ring flash that I am building.
I will post more images soon as it is now working, when this was taken I had not added any electronics apart from the Xenons.

It now has a 240v mains power supply I designed and built, it will also run on 4 AA batterys, it has a recharge time of < 1 second, it has a wireless trigger or triggered by cable sync.

Halter für Eigenbau-Ringblitz

Der Vollständigkeit halber…
Habe nun den Halter geändert, kein Holz mehr sondern Acryl-Glas/Plexi-Glas.

Aus dem Reflektor-Gehäuse ragen nun von innen zwei Schlossschrauben, an denen der neue Halter mittels Rändelmuttern befestigt wird und in Langlöchern verschoben werden kann!
Für die obere Kabelabdeckung war ich bis jetzt zu faul

check this gallery :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/www-gohip-de/sets/72157622851139831/with/4191869067/

Strobist Lighting info :
DIY Ring Flash
SB-800@1/64

Halter DIY Ringflash

via http://www.flickr.com/groups/diyphotography/pool/

ACHTUNG: Am Kabel zum Reflektor mit Blitzröhre ist Hochspannung, auch noch wenn keine Batterien/Akkus drin sind, ist auf dem ELKO noch ganz schön Dampf!!!!

View more pic :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/www-gohip-de/sets/72157622851139831/with/4175607513/

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So this is my DIY ringflash.
It’s ghetto. I love it.
It’s made from a slurpee cup, so it’s instant win.
As you can see in the last photo, it has a hotspot towards the bottom.
I could address that, but I haven’t.

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I went to Tokyu Hand in Shinjuku, and got two different L-brackets, one with that screw knob and backing included for 900 yen. Got the two camera mount screws for 500 yen each at Yodobashi Camera, and then padded the connection points with left over bicycle handlebar tape, and then electrical tape. I had to file it a bit to get the middle screw backing to fit in the hole in the longer L-bracket, and for the camera mount screw to fit through the hole on the same bracket, but it works great~