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03-10-2009, 04:53 AM
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| DIY Light tent/box for macro/product photography
decided i want a light tent. I was reminded of those closet shelves that hang from the clothes hanger and that they would work perfect for the tent, so went to have a look
after shopping at ikea, i ended up with this getup 
total bill was a bit over $20 after tax
here are some shots     
the last pic turned out no good
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03-10-2009, 06:35 AM
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The Charlie Brown one is awesome.
The problem with the beer one is that it isn't open yet. 
So let's have some details of this rig!
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03-10-2009, 06:52 AM
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lol I have the same Pelican light from Costco back in the day.
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03-10-2009, 10:06 AM
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That's actually not to bad!!
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03-10-2009, 10:23 AM
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Well, I know what I'm doing this weekend
PS. IKEA rocks for breakfast. Can't beat their prices!
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03-10-2009, 10:26 AM
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Looks great!
That Charlie Brown picture is awesome...I love it...
What exactly did you buy at Ikea? just that box you're using as a tent?
Please share...I've been looking into getting something like that to use as a light tent...
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03-10-2009, 11:49 AM
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Ooooh someone has the LX3...
I think you need a little more light coming from the front, its all side lighting so far.
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03-10-2009, 12:00 PM
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heres the list of materials i boguht yesterday
Skobb Drawer
2x Largra table lamp
25w bulbs
those tiny 25watt bulbs are not enuff, so i need to flush it with some bright flouresent lighting from the top to make it look good.
I need to head to staples to buy a white bristol board now for a white background so u dont see the actual box.
the only problem with the those lamps. it only uses these ikea bulbs, and i unno how good they are. They ave a white bulb which i will try today
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03-10-2009, 03:50 PM
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if those are halogen/tungsten bulbs, i'd be concerned about keeping them that close to the material for extended periods of time =x
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Originally Posted by 77civic1200 Ooooh someone has the LX3...
I think you need a little more light coming from the front, its all side lighting so far. | You fool. That's a LX2. 
The results aren't too bad! Are you finding any strange colour casts?
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03-10-2009, 04:40 PM
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but wow
the results are good
guess the girlfriend's idea for a lighttent works well!
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03-10-2009, 05:07 PM
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nice!
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03-10-2009, 05:59 PM
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Looks good.
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03-10-2009, 06:17 PM
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Even cheaper light tent... http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/...phy-light.html
I actually made one, it's not bad for straight down shots.
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03-10-2009, 08:37 PM
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here's the light tent that I bought off dx, comes with 3 other colored backgrounds. 
Unfortunately I haven't gotten a flash for the D90 yet so these pic's are taken with only the one light shining through the side 
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03-10-2009, 08:41 PM
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^^ only crappy thing is you can see where the material bends...
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03-10-2009, 08:51 PM
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yeah if I had a flash, it would of just blown that out for me. Another thing i don't like is that things don't sit very well inside the tent. Its also not very stable cause the base isn't flat so its actually kinda rocked to one side.
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03-12-2009, 12:32 PM
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hey i have the same light tent from DX
same bends too...wonder if it can be ironed out?
i haven't really had the time to play with it yet
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03-12-2009, 10:56 PM
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yeah people who got the light tent recommended ironing it out, I've just been lazy. I don't use it all that much
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03-13-2009, 12:45 AM
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in terms of strange colors..not so much
set a custom whitebalance b4 snapping anything fixed alot of weird lighting/color issues
if that made any sense...
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03-15-2009, 02:22 AM
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This is awesome, Great shots!
BTW, what lens was use for the shots?
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03-15-2009, 02:24 PM
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Cool!
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03-15-2009, 05:46 PM
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once i get my wireless triggers,
i can flash thru the box
hehe
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03-16-2009, 08:14 PM
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i used a 17-55mm f2.8
not the best for this stuff tho...heres 2 more...i did last nite 
and heres a one that i cropped to hell....  | |
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03-16-2009, 08:16 PM
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How do you like that lens? I was thinking about it, but it wasn't within my budget...
Nice shots! 
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