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/

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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.

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!!!!

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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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me & my second part of my heart

shot using self-made ring-flash, sb-28 nikon flashlight.

made out of

cardboard, scotch tape, glue, aluminum foil, and white plastic bag.

That`s all you need really to have one for yourself.

ringflash test day bij TriMM

Cheap DIY Ringflash design plan Diagram