You used to be able to get a metal frame for the Viv 283 that looked a
lot like this. A gray card, white side facing subject, was slipped into
the frame, and the flash fired straight up into it. I relied on mine
for years--until I lent the 283 to a "friend" who refused to return it.
The reflector worked, as do various "whoopy cushion" type reflectors.
John P
Tom Trottier wrote:
>
> I've made a bounce reflector for my T32 that others may be interested
> in.
>
> It's made from a piece of corrugated (like cardboard) white plastic
> sign board about 23x28 cm. I put a hole in one end that friction-fits
> over the T32 in a tilted position. I point the T32 bulb up, and it
> bounces from the reflector, giving a nice, broad, non-red-eye lite.
> Weighs about 30g. Cost: free, cut from a sign I already had.
>
> Approx diagram:
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> And with an assistant, you can use it as a small reflector for
> natural lite photos - at least for faces.
>
> Tom
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