Greetings Chuck,
I have devised and improvised a number of flash diffusers for both
the T32 and T20 flashes. Unfortunately I have no photos of them to share,
nor have I made them a permanent fixture on the flash. Most of them have
centered on cutouts made from 1 gallon plastic milk jugs. Most have simply
consisted of an appropriate sized hole cut in the jug, and then hung over
the flash. This works best when using the flash off camera and set up on a
tripod. Other times I have cut an elongated diamond shape and taping the
acute angle corners to the top and bottom of the flash, with the central
portion of the plastic curling around the front. Not very elegant, but it's
cheap and works. I don't think you need to worry about covering up the "O"
light sensor unless you are using the flash in "Normal Auto". In manual mode
the flash doesn't use it and in full auto TTL/OTF the camera does all the
metering and controls the flash. Being the lazy person that I am, I let the
camera do the work.
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:07 AM
To: Olympus mail list
Subject: [OM] Home made bouce diffuser for T-32
Has anyone made a bounce diffuser for a T-32 similar to the Lumiquest
Pocket Bouncer illustrated here: <http://www.lumiquest.com/lq871.htm>
The idea is to produce a similar diffusion panel usable with the flash
head pointed up 90 degrees. Or, maybe there is a better mechanical
solution with the flash head pointed up at 45 degrees. Whatever the
solution, one needs to avoid blocking the auto sensor inside the "O" in
the "Olympus" logo in front.
According to Lumiquest's compatibility chart
<http://www.lumiquest.com/compat.htm> only their "Softbox"
<http://www.lumiquest.com/lq925.htm> and "Mini Softbox"
<http://www.lumiquest.com/lq951.htm> are compatible with the T-32. The
compatibility chart states that both are usable in manual and auto modes
but, even then, it appears to me that both of them will probably block
the auto mode sensor.
I thought there had been discussion of home made diffusers sometime in
the past but searching the archives didn't turn up anything other than
standard T-32 wide angle diffusion panels and some macro discussions.
If anyone has done this already I'd be insterested in material used,
general shape and satisfaction with the outcome. I had thought of using
a white, 1 gallon milk carton as the parts donor but even the white ones
are somewhat translucent and would suffer some light loss.
Thanks,
Chuck Norcutt
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