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09/05/2006 04:13:25 PM · #1 |
Can anyone tell me how to make one of these? Or even purchase it cheaper?
Dont even need the flash adapter, just the metal. It seems kinda of ridiculous for me to spend 120 bucks on this thing when I can buy THREE flashes for that price....
Forgotten link.... //www.idcphotography.com/kart/index.php?p=product&id=14&parent=0
Message edited by author 2006-09-05 16:21:45.
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09/05/2006 04:15:22 PM · #2 |
Care to post an example of what you are talking about?
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09/05/2006 04:21:29 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Care to post an example of what you are talking about? |
HAHAH cant believe I did that, forgot to paste the link...
//www.idcphotography.com/kart/index.php?p=product&id=14&parent=0
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09/05/2006 04:25:31 PM · #4 |
Go to any metal shop with the specs, I'm sure you could have the same thing for under $20
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09/05/2006 04:27:01 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by cryingdragon:
Go to any metal shop with the specs, I'm sure you could have the same thing for under $20 |
I think so too, all you would need is a drill press, a tap for the right thread size and a piece of flat bar to build it out of. Then grind the edges a bit... not a lot of fabrication.
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09/05/2006 04:27:33 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
It seems kinda of ridiculous for me to spend 120 bucks on this thing when I can buy THREE flashes for that price....
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You could buy 3 very powerful flashes for that!
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09/05/2006 04:27:34 PM · #7 |
Dude, you could just buy a large piece of metal, and drill holes to attach hot-shoe adapters to it.
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09/05/2006 04:27:49 PM · #8 |
It's pretty cool if you just have hotshoe flashes... but handlemount flashes have a tripod mount at the bottom, and you could attach the PW with zip ties or velcro strips to the handle.
Maybe you could go to a hardware store and find the right size nut for a tripod screw, attach it to a plate of wood with glue, drill a hole for the pocket wizard to go in, and cannibalize a broken camera for its hotshoe or use the adapters they sell? |
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09/05/2006 04:34:47 PM · #9 |
I could make that plate in my garage and probably sell it at a profit for $20!
Or, just go to home depot and buy a piece of slotted angle steel/iron and a can of spray paint. Something like these should do the trick and cost all of $1.49. They will probably even cut it to size for you.
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09/05/2006 04:37:19 PM · #10 |
Or you could buy this For not much more money :-)
But that depends on why you want to use Flash units instead of studio strobes.
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09/05/2006 04:54:49 PM · #11 |
| Heck, just buy a roll of Duct Tape and tape them together and you don't even need the metal. I'm cheap. |
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09/05/2006 04:56:25 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by NathanW:
Heck, just buy a roll of Duct Tape and tape them together and you don't even need the metal. I'm cheap. |
dude, at least spring for gaffers tape.
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09/05/2006 04:58:23 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
dude, at least spring for gaffers tape. |
Gaffers Tape just doesn't have the same feel as duct tape... besides as  biteme says "Sticky is GOOD!"
Message edited by author 2006-09-05 16:59:08.
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09/05/2006 05:19:00 PM · #14 |
Duct tape looks better.
Just ask thegrandwazoo
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09/05/2006 05:42:36 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Or you could buy this For not much more money :-)
But that depends on why you want to use Flash units instead of studio strobes. |
Skateboarding, anyways, I just went over to homedepot, got some metal wood connector things, widened the holes with some drill i found around the house, and just spray painted them with their first coat. Pics soon to come.
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09/05/2006 05:55:02 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
Skateboarding, anyways, I just went over to homedepot, got some metal wood connector things, widened the holes with some drill i found around the house, and just spray painted them with their first coat. Pics soon to come. |
Good deal! Now go straight to B&H and order a new flash with the money you just saved :-)
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09/05/2006 06:00:31 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by NathanW:
Duct tape looks better.
Just ask thegrandwazoo
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It Sure Do! Heh Heh!
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