tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post8720370545453523564..comments2023-11-30T08:33:44.767+00:00Comments on Lighting Mods: DIY: Black Straws Snoot Grid (Part 2)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-47294397062120790862012-01-13T11:53:23.862+00:002012-01-13T11:53:23.862+00:00you can get the straws in wetherspoons pubs in lon...you can get the straws in wetherspoons pubs in london<br />nice articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-15504631089772513312009-05-26T02:54:53.765+01:002009-05-26T02:54:53.765+01:00RUI,
I tried this out today. I couldn't get black...RUI, <br />I tried this out today. I couldn't get black straws so I went with some coroplast that I bought at Home Depot. It's white, but I like it enough I'm going to order some black coroplast and hit the mexican restraunts this week. I even started a new blog. In keeping with the strobist fame I picked the black template too: http://nolastrobist.blogspot.com/onlydadproblemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911014030662436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-70417206838863317692009-01-15T17:49:00.000+00:002009-01-15T17:49:00.000+00:00IKEA also sell black straws, in some countries the...IKEA also sell black straws, in some countries they are a seasonal item, but stocked all year around here in the UK, grabbed 200 for £1.07Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-80602429308964019592008-09-20T12:42:00.000+01:002008-09-20T12:42:00.000+01:00Try your local pound shop, I got a box today of lo...Try your local pound shop, I got a box today of long black flexible straws for the said one pound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-20745690293131107862008-08-27T11:33:00.000+01:002008-08-27T11:33:00.000+01:00eBay has "Black Straws" - but you may find you get...eBay has "Black Straws" - but you may find you get a lot more than you need. I just bought 1000 for about £5 including postage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-60457485603374554042008-08-20T20:42:00.000+01:002008-08-20T20:42:00.000+01:00I have been looking those black straws but haven't...I have been looking those black straws but haven't found them yet...where the heck can i get them? I live in London and no luck so far.<BR/>emilanosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-47743521777878390122008-06-11T18:58:00.000+01:002008-06-11T18:58:00.000+01:00Thanks for this one! really helpful. Now I just ne...Thanks for this one! really helpful. Now I just need the straws..Petterihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173316923744714706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-12020508876558456632008-05-09T13:13:00.000+01:002008-05-09T13:13:00.000+01:00Thanks Just made one for my 285HV And is working o...Thanks <BR/>Just made one for my 285HV <BR/>And is working on one or two for my <BR/>other strobes.....<BR/>Collected the black straws in different Pubs when I was in London..Had the opportunity to have a few 1/2 pints.....Photo-Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777682513650189965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-83963453164866875702008-04-27T19:44:00.000+01:002008-04-27T19:44:00.000+01:00ohhh my mistake i wasn't zoomed at 105, and the st...ohhh my mistake i wasn't zoomed at 105, and the strobe was far from the wall!<BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-50045376193059150862008-04-26T20:16:00.000+01:002008-04-26T20:16:00.000+01:00Hi Kev,thanks for the measure info for the 430Ex. ...Hi Kev,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the measure info for the 430Ex. Are you using the flash zoomed to 105mm?<BR/><BR/>Otherwise you will loose a lot of flash power for nothing. The best way to use the grid snoot it's to zoom the flash as much as possible in order to get the narrow.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment,<BR/><BR/>Ruiruimlealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073823136193206456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-34296244638241539652008-04-26T10:42:00.000+01:002008-04-26T10:42:00.000+01:00hi RUI!I'm using a 430 ex and i came up with these...hi RUI!<BR/>I'm using a 430 ex and i came up with these measurements 1cm 4.2cm 6.3cm 4.2cm 6.3 cm for the straw snoot.<BR/>i have some questions tough:<BR/>1.i'm using the 430ex on camera with 50mm lens and when I've tested the snoot it doesn't give me the round spot on the wall<BR/>2.the strobe must be off camera to give the spot on the wall? at what distnace?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-20476321145041035222008-04-16T08:44:00.000+01:002008-04-16T08:44:00.000+01:00What an excellent tutorial! This will be one of th...What an excellent tutorial! This will be one of the first mods that I try once I, err, get a strobe. :)Thanks for all your effort and sharing this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-67448001331839003462007-12-20T20:42:00.000+00:002007-12-20T20:42:00.000+00:00Hi mirko,the longer you make the straws the less l...Hi mirko,<BR/><BR/>the longer you make the straws the less light will be reaching at the end of them. Why don't you put some black tape in front of the wider one and narrow the beam.<BR/><BR/>I think this would help you out.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Ruiruimlealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073823136193206456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-53588565628105874132007-12-20T18:58:00.000+00:002007-12-20T18:58:00.000+00:00hi Ruii made the 2cm and the 5cm Black Straws Snoo...hi Rui<BR/>i made the 2cm and the 5cm Black Straws Snoot Grid.. great.. i like them very much..<BR/><BR/>but i want a smaller beam.. so i made another one with 10cm Black Straws.. but i think I’ve made a blunder.. (i'm a novice) the beam of the 10cm-straws seems exactly like the 5cm.. do you confirm?<BR/><BR/>thank you again<BR/>mirkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-52114498496204979862007-07-14T19:00:00.000+01:002007-07-14T19:00:00.000+01:00That 5 cm one seems so precise that I think it may...That 5 cm one seems so precise that I think it may work well for light painting. I'm going to try that out sometime. Holding the flash by hand and bursting at specific spots and building up a light scape. Seems to me you could make one of these to fit a flashlight and get much better control as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-71733829614585375212007-07-05T21:18:00.000+01:002007-07-05T21:18:00.000+01:00Hey, Thanks! This was helpful. The information on ...Hey, Thanks! This was helpful. The information on grids that I found before didn't include the lighting effects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com