DIY light tent, low budget

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I used heavy drafting vellum, but ripstop would be a much cheaper alternative.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I found a nice clearance tent online for 12 bux, otherwise i was going the PVC route

 

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The nice thing about PVC is you could build one big enough to walk into, but breaks down into something you can store in your garage!

Actually, a walk in light tent would be kind of cool... gears spinning now....

 

[Compaq]

I'm having trouble finding three way pvc fittings online in norway...

Flash vs cont. lighting???

 

[MLeeK]

Flash delivers all of the light's power in that quick burst of light. If a flash is delivering 100W of light it's done in that small fraction of a second. Your shutter can open and close quickly. Most cameras sync somewhere around to 1/250 of a second. It delivers a lot more light at one time.

Continuous lighting delivers it's power over one full second. In order for you to get 100W of continuous light your shutter has to be open for the full second. It is also hot. There are cool continuous lights now, but they are rather SPENDY. In order to get the same amount of light in your camera at 1/250 of a second you'd have to have somewhere near 100 continuous 100w bulbs.

 

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I have a 60W florescent fixture which outputs an absolutely HUGE amount of light with a moderate amount of heat, it cost me like $50 plus a household switch, switch housing and a pigtail to plug it in, but lumensecond per lumensecond, flash gear is still much less expensive.

 

[zombiemann]

Not to derail the thread but : It's good to know I'm not the only DE user here 48/49 SS is my daily razor.

I've thought about making something like this. I've seen plans for making something similar using foam core boards for 5 sides and then bouncing light in. I don't know it would compare in cost, but its another way of achieving similar results