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Re: [OM] New thread - Cheap Trix: Diffusers

Subject: Re: [OM] New thread - Cheap Trix: Diffusers
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:25:56 -0700
At 01:08 PM 2/23/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Very cool idea! I been thinking about buying a diffuser or two for some 
>upcoming copy and portrait work.
>Your idea is much cheaper.
>Thanks!
>- Charles Packard, Birmingham AL USA
>
>Rick Beckrich wrote:
>
> > Needed some small diffusers this Sunday.
> >
> > Picked up 10" and 12" embroidery hoops at Wal-Mart.
> > The 10's were plastic and ran $1.45US, and the bamboo 12 was .59
> >
> > A yard of stretchy plain white nylon of some kind was $5.
> > Enough left over for double or triple thickness if needed.
> > No fuss. Snap the rings over the material, fast trim with sissors and  
> > 'viola!".
> >
> > Pliers aligned my original coathanger accessory holders to perfect 
> > allignment in front of the lamps.


You can also make diffusers of arbitrary sizes using white PVC pipe for the 
frame with some rip-stop white nylon stretched over the frame.  Formal, 
commercial implementations of this idea are the original Lightform P-22 panel 
and variants, and their many imitators.  I've been threatening to post plans 
for creating one of these gizmos (for a fraction of retail) for awhile now, but 
haven't had the time to sit down and make it happen.  Soon, I hope.

One place to look at these gizmos is here:

      http://www.tallyns.com/

Go to their Search Engine and type in "P-22".  You'll get a number of hits.  
The one marked "P-22 Lightform panels" is the one that links to images of the 
gizmo.  They come in other sizes, too, and are available at places like B&H 
(although I couldn't find 'em on their website -- it's good, but not a 
comprehensive listing of what's available in their catalogue).

Ciao for now!

Garth


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