, originally uploaded by Sofia Ajram.

via flickr Sofia Ajram

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Racist Camera! No, I did not blink… I’m just Asian!

We got our Mom a new Nikon S630 digital camera for Mother’s Day and I
was playing with it during the Angels game we were at on Sunday.

As I was taking pictures of my family, it kept asking “Did someone
blink?” even though our eyes were always open.

Sheesh! RACIST! :P

-Joz
www.jozjozjoz.com

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jozjozjoz.com: www.jozjozjoz.com/2009/05/13/racist-camera-no-i-did-not-b…
8asians.com: www.8asians.com/2009/05/13/racist-camera-no-i-did-not-bli…
(The only two places I posted this, aside from from Flickr)

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I talk about White Lightning and compare the brand with Pro foto.

I talk about the difference in price as well as what to expect.

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De-clutter the top of your desk and simplify your digital life with Simplifi … one compact unit that handles your iPhone, iPod, USB connections, and all kinds of media cards.

Simplifi charges USB-rechargeable iPod models as they sync with your computer through the included USB mini cable. Use Simplifi’s USB ports to plug in keyboards, printers, cameras, flash drives, scanners, external hard drives, anything USB 2.0-compatible. Simplifi ships with an AC adapter for those USB devices that need a powered port.

Features

  • Charge/sync dock for iPhone and iPod
  • Reads and writes the most popular digital media cards, including Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SD, SDHC, xD and CF (CompactFlash).
  • 2-port powered USB hub, using included AC adapter
  • A simple, versatile way to de-clutter your desktop

Price info : $69.99

via : http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/simplifi#

Included Adapters

Simplifi comes boxed with a set of Universal Dock adapters to fit most dockable iPod models, but initial shipping units do not have a universal dock adapter for iPhone 3G included. You can get additional dock adapters here, for just $1.99 each. At retail stores, Simplifi units listed as iPhone 3G compatible will have the iPhone adapter included.

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It’s become somewhat of a tradition within the Flickrverse to look back over the last year and share a “best shot”. We hope that you’ll review the last year and share a photo in Your Best Shot 2009.

It can be the photo or video that most expresses your growth as a photographer, captures that special moment, or just plain rocks your socks off. It’s as simple as that.

We’ll be featuring a few of our favourites over the coming weeks here on FlickrBlog. Check out these two discussion topics within Flickr Central for a look back at 2007 and 2008.

Illustration by Timoni Grone.

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, originally uploaded by eimy.

Polaroid Land camera 101

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happy pola, originally uploaded by mr sqwiggle.

theseday. my new interesting stuff.

Polaroid 440 land camera w/ fujifilm FP-100C pack film

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DIY Poster Board Ringflash – View Original Size

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POLAROID miniportrait M402 MANUAL/USERGUIDE

STUDIO EXPRESS
POLAROID MODEL 402
MINIPORTRAIT M402 MANUAL

very bery old vintage scanef manual :)

STUDIO EXPRESS
POLAROID MINIPORTRAIT MODEL M402

**Leave comment about your question .  about M402 or else miniportrait.

I’ll answer to you .

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Well made site for Price searching about electric product. enjoy it !

http://www.pricefind.net/

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Lady in Red, originally uploaded by adriandavidpayne.

B800 into Beauty Dish high & middle
B800 Behind right shoulder
ABR800 on Camera
Vivitar Flash on paper

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Lacey’s Eyes, originally uploaded by adriandavidpayne.

Lighting info

B800 into umbrella from side
B800 into beauty dish above
ABR800 Ringflash on Camera

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ringflash test day bij TriMM, originally uploaded by buzzrichie.

ringflash test day bij TriMM

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Super-cheap DIY Ringflash

(via http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157594277351576/)

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jędrek Pro User says:

After reading a couple of tutorials on the internet on how to build a ring flash, I came up with a technique involving plastic bowls, alu foil and glue. Since it was so much easier than any of the tutorials I’d seen, I decided to share with the internets.

The tutorial:
How to build a cheap ringflash

Examples:
Daniel
Posted at 7:44PM, 10 September 2006 KST ( permalink )

Debbi in California Pro User says:

This is a pretty neat idea. I’ve seen a few on the internet too. I just don’t care for the catchlight a ring light gives in the eyes. Makes the people look spooky (at least to me). I see top fashion photo use it too. It does give a nice even light on the face though.
Debbi
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Airchinapilot Pro User says:

Hmm sounds like it would work for macro or product photography.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Super Hanz is a group moderator Super Hanz says:

whaty kind of bowls did you use for these ? home depot ?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

luckyeddy says:

Great idea, but doesn’t the ringflash soak up alot of juice from the strobe? Surely it is only effective at close range on wide apertures….I am trialling a mod on a 400w/s twin head Lumedyne kit, if it works I will post it here.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

MartijnKoevoets Pro User says:

Very nice, as soons as I have some spare time I’ll fabricate one and post the results here!

I already made one from cardboard a while ago, but that was utter crap so I never used it. :-)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jędrek Pro User says:

It does soak up a lot of juice, but you can stop down quite a bit at short range. The loss is mostly in range.

I used… I dunno, the cheapest plastic bowls I could find. I was planning on working in metal, but plastic is so much easier and aluminum foil is much easier to wrap/spread then metal is to polish.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

MartijnKoevoets Pro User says:

Maybe you could’ve got the larger of the 2 bowls with a lid (with a hole cut in for the inner bowl). That way the finished thing would look a little neater and diffuse the light a little.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Tomper says:

www.flickr.com/photos/52984099@N00/114640969/

(not my pic, just to give you an idea)

Turband shaped pie-form. They have them in metal and plastic, and even with lids (white plastic. for diffuse?)

I guess this would work.
Originally posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )
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jędrek Pro User says:

The turband shape might defuse light better… hm.

I’m pretty sure that taping some tissue paper over the exposed part would work as well.

I’m going to try a dual light getup today with a big bowl and cheap canon strobes (117s, I think) and post results.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jack satta (fnb) is a group moderator jack satta (fnb) Pro User says:

Trailing this link:
www.jyoseph.com/extras/archives/2006/02/diy_ring_light.php

Someone listed these:
www.lyco.co.uk/category-contents/Circular-Tubes.htm?catID…

Strange, I’d think they’re be a market for a simple stick-it–on-a-flash-á-la-Lumiquest-style fabric-y or metal doodad. Anyone want to make money?
:)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

MartijnKoevoets Pro User says:

I build one this afternoon, used a 110mm PVC-coupler, a dishwashing-tub and a small tupperware-cup. Cost me €10 including some good glue (already had the tinfoil ;-)).

As soon as I get some nice pictures with it, I’ll post them in the group. Oh, a quick test revealed that it also works great as a beautydish.

Here’s a version using a cake-form: panchoskywalker.skyblog.com/
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Airchinapilot Pro User says:

Martijn .. in your cakeform version you spray metallic paint on the inside. I understand why but do you think there is any instance when it might catch on fire? I realize this is for a flash and wonder if there is any electronic thing that might cause it to light up.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

MartijnKoevoets Pro User says:

I didn’t make it like that, just found the link. Later on in that article the maker says that aluminium foil works much better than spraypaint.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

davidcampbellphoto Pro User says:

That’s cool that you built this. How much are Vivitar ringlights going for these days? I have had one for years, but rarely use it. I would think you could find one on Ebay fairly cheap.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

psychobit Pro User says:

I’ve made it, thanks.
DIYO Ringflash

Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Captoe is a group moderator Captoe Pro User says:

Both of these seem to throw more light from below, resulting in a shadow above the subject.

I wonder how that could be avoided?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Mawz Pro User says:

Captoe: Rotate the unit 180 degrees aroud the lens. Or add a second speedlight at the top.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

grandslam05 says:

Check this out!!

tbreedlove.googlepages.com/ABR800info.pdf
$399 for a self contained AB Ringflash……………
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jack satta (fnb) is a group moderator jack satta (fnb) Pro User says:

@grandslam05–

The AB monolight units are great—I’ve used them before; however, they are AC power only, making them pretty much bound to the studio, unless you get a powerpack which hardly makes them portable.

Someone really needs to come up with some quick fabric/bracket/camera arm assembly for <$100.
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jack satta (fnb) edited this topic 38 months ago.

luckyeddy says:

I solved the problem by placing a small peice of diffusion material on the lower portion of the ringflash to cover the area exposing the strobe. This reduced the output in that area, and pushed more light around the rest if the ringflash. It took a little experimentation but I got it in the end.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

luckyeddy says:

Whats the idea with the handgrip on the AB 800 ringflash? its in totally the wrong place, surely it would be uncomfortable to hold the camera like this for any length of time. I would prefer a small pad under the bracket that would allow me to hold the camera in a more conventional manner, palm up with my fingers able to control the lens.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

strobist is a group administrator strobist Pro User says:

Jedrek-

Thanks for the great tutorial. I featured it on Strobist this morning. Tell your models they will be seen by about 20,000 people over the weekend!

-DH
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jędrek Pro User says:

WOW! Thanks so much!

Now, I’m finally going to go back to working on the large, dual-speedlight version I have half done in my kitchen…
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

strobist is a group administrator strobist Pro User says:

No, thank YOU.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

CameraJuice says:

Seems to be good gear if you want to do passport pix / mugshots…

Any links to better portraits? Other than headshots?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jack satta (fnb) is a group moderator jack satta (fnb) Pro User says:

@beachcombersrus– while I agree that time is money, it’s cool that a lot of the pro (and consequently, pro-priced) items can be had for pennies on the dollar with a little effort, for the every-person.

Those are softboxes you point out, and have a different effect than the ring light, especially with regards to portraits; it provides a very uniquely soft, flat light that’s very even, and adds interesting eye catchlights. The ring light is very effective when balanced with another side light or two for a rim effect as well.

Holy LED ring lights!
Originally posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )
jack satta (fnb) edited this topic 38 months ago.

codeburner says:

The micro apollo isn’t a ring flash so I don’t see your point. Ring flash in my book goes especially with macro photography. I must admit I could see hauling this ring flash setup around chasing butterflies with my macro lens.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

codeburner says:

I mean could not see.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

carlos.benjamin is a group moderator carlos.benjamin Pro User says:

Carzee – You mean like these?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

strobist is a group administrator strobist Pro User says:

Congrats to Jedrek, who hit the Big Time this morning:

www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/10/supercheap_diy_ring…
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Adopt a pet, save a Life AKA..definetlyoverdone Pro User says:

anyone try this with macro shots yet? Id be interested to see a few. I use my 420EX for macro and it works great but i always wanted a ring flash dont ya know!
lol
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

CharlieBrown8989 Pro User says:

Thanks for sharing….
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jędrek Pro User says:

Dual Flash Cheap-Ass Ringflash

FINALLY got off my butt and made the dual flash model (literally 7 months after cutting the first hole in the bowl) for a shoot today.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Sarver Pro User says:

Hey Jedrek, let us know how it works!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Benji2008 says:

I just made one too!


Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

cMacSutt Pro User says:

i plan to make the tupperware one
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

JxM – JonMack.co.uk Pro User says:

Most of us plan to not bump topics which havn’t been replied to in over 8 months.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Sekoudog [deleted] says:

What? I’m confused…
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Operation Ringflash, originally uploaded by Akira2506.

Made a DIY ringflash adaptor for my Sigma DG550 / Canon 400D. Took a few test photos, need to take some “proper” photos with it ASAP.

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