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June 9, 2022November 19, 2022Lighting, Modifiers, Projects

Grid for Godox AD100 Pro Flash

I recently added a Godox AD100 Pro to my collection of portable strobes. Compared to my shoe-mount strobes it’s more powerful (at 100 Ws), easier to mount off camera, has […]

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December 30, 2021December 28, 2022Other Stuff, Projects

More Adventures in Neoprene

Way back in early 2020 when I made the lens coat for my Sigma 100-300mm f4 lens, I had my eye on the Canon 400mm f5.6 L-series lens and thought […]

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December 9, 2021November 6, 2022Lighting, Modifiers, Projects

Diffuser for LED Light Panel

In my post about building an LED light panel from an old computer monitor I said it would be useful to be able to add some diffusion to the front […]

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September 12, 2021November 5, 2022Lighting, Projects

DIY High Power LED Monolight

I’ve been quite focused on light building projects recently, but before I move on to other targets for my enthusiam I felt I had to make something with one of […]

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May 20, 2021December 29, 2022Lighting, Projects

Upcycled Monitor LED Light Panel

When I was planning a light panel build to use the reel of high CRI LEDs I bought recently, it struck me that repurposing one of my old 4:3 aspect […]

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March 22, 2021July 25, 2022Equipment Hacks, Projects

Recycling a Polariser to use with 100mm Filter Holders

In the days when I used a Cokin P square filter system I tried a few polarising filters, and ended up with one made by Stealth Gear which gave me […]

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March 8, 2021August 30, 20223D Printing, Background

Stepping Up From PLA to PETG

All of my early prints were made with PLA filament as it’s pretty much the go-to standard for basic 3D printing. However, when I was printing upgrades for my Ender […]

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February 20, 2021November 6, 2022Lighting, Projects

The Tubelight: Improving the LED Pipe Light

After the unbridled fun of building my pipe light a few months back it struck me that since the build was in part my justifcation for buying a 3D printer, […]

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February 15, 2021November 19, 2022Equipment Hacks, Lenses, Projects

Pentacon 135mm Rebody: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Last spring, when I was putting together my anamorfake Pentacon 50mm lens, I had the overwhelming urge to get hold of a few more old M42 lenses of different focal […]

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February 2, 2021December 15, 20223D Printing, Background

Slicing: Another New Skill to Learn

Moving on from my first prints, which used the pre-prepared gcode files supplied on the Ender 5 Pro’s micro-SD card, the next move for me was to download and print […]

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