Homemade Honeycomb Attachment for Shoe Flash

I posted this as an answer to a question below but I though it could

be of general interest (and easier to search).<br>

I haven't seen a commercial honeycomb attachment for a hotshoe

flash. That's why I did one myself. <br><br>

The recipe is quite easy: just get a box of black straws, cut enough

in small pieces (2-5 cm depending on the wide/narrow beam you want)

and glue them together.<br> Make a cardboard mold arround the flash,

fix it (glue/tape) and then remove the flash before starting gluing

the straw pieces. <br>

I finished mine off with a 5cm thick elastic band around that's only

half glued to the cardboard, sothat the other half works as flexible

attachment to the flash.<br><br>

Have fun,<br>

Gerard.

 

Gerard.<div></div>

Here is the homemade honeycomb<div></div>

Ingenious - but not too sure what it would be used for when used on camera. It could however be very useful when used off the camera, for example for backlighting.

Garry,<br>

I agree with you. On camera it has no function. But when the flash is used off camera, you can use the honeycomb to create some spot effect or -as you mention- as directional backlight to avoid flare (like I tried to show in the example above)<br><br>

Just one tool more give the desired shape and quality to the light.<br><br>

-regards, Gerard.

nice work, well done!

Gerard,

 

Thanks for sharing your creation-great idea. I like it a lot. Thanks again.

As Paris would say, "That's Hot!" Seriously bro, great job with that. Well executed, I

absolutly love it. Ha ha NICE!

Wow, that's another one for the "I wish <em>I</em> had thought of that!" category.

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Thanks for posting it.

Nice!

 

I once taped a toilet-paper tube onto a VIvitar 283's filter adapter, to make a snoot (now

LumiQuest makes a snoot for shoemount flashes).

 

Brandon's Dad

bravo!

 

those honeycomb gridspots cost a bunch. thx for the 411 on the DIY.

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