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 John Motzi , Nice tutorial. Too bad I have the sb-600 but no alien bees equip!
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First, a very slick setup and a nice modification.
I see that you have the 1/4" -20 stud end of the 5/8 brass insert threaded directly into the PVC adapter. Likely the insert that came with your umbrella adapter shown in the photographs.
All the the weight of the beauty ring is hinging off this attachment point. And, you are only getting a few threads of engagement in PVC plastic. I am very leery of the robustness of this setup.
I suggest that you find the other 5/8 inch brass insert that came with your umbrella adapter. It has a 1/4" - hole in one end, and use that with a 1/4" -20 bolt with a hex head and a fender washer. Just run this bolt through the hole you already have (you may need to enlarge it slightly).
This will give you a setup where this hinged weight is held by a setup that is much more secure than two or three PVC threads..
Enjoy! Lon
Originally posted 58 months ago.
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FlashZebra edited this topic 58 months ago.
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Very helpful, thank you!
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Thanks Lon - good suggestions.
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how does the light distribution compare to using a strobe? do you still get all the benefits of using a BD?
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and what kind of lightstand did you need for this? I'm assuming the relatively light lightstands you use for flashes would just tilt over :-)
I was looking at beauty dishes and wondering if this could be done since the AB one isn't that much more than the $80 fleabay ones, so thanks for the mod...
Posted 39 months ago.
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nice... i knew i should have ordered that BD when I was getting the cybersyncs...
Posted 39 months ago.
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davidtejada.blogspot.com/2008/04/beauty-dish-for-sb-800.html
you can also use the grey gutter piece from home depot and have the strobemounted normally (vertically) to your light stand. a bracket could help with the weight too, connecting the dish to the stand/shoe
Posted 39 months ago.
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My favorite non-travel light stand used whenever possible (pictured above):
A660 - Baby Folding Base Studio Stand - 8.2'
Posted 39 months ago.
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I really like this idea but does anyone know if there's a way to mount 2 speedlights with any given AB light modifier? Or is the diameter too small to make that physically possible?
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Nice idea!
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I know this an old post but so far this is turning out to be the best solution to my old problem. I use Sony cameras and speedlights so I had to make a few modifications to the Quick Cap. My main problem with doing the strobist thing was that I could not safely mount my speedlight onto a stand without breaking it until now. (I had to mount the receiver to an adapter then to a Sony flash creating a small "neck" that held all the tension and weight) Now all the stress is on the PVC segment. Much better. I will be further modifying the set up so that it can be hand held with a painter's extension pole. Many thanks
Posted 16 months ago.
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