One for the Flashers !! …

One for the Flashers !! …

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24 April 2019 at 23:47 #34404
Michael Gilligan
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24 April 2019 at 23:47 #406345
Michael Gilligan
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A recent patent: **LINK**

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=2019056640A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20190221&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP

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25 April 2019 at 06:06 #406354
Plasma
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Hmmm? Looks a bit overkill, not to mention uncomfortable to me, didn't I used to see snappers tape tissue paper over their flash guns to achieve the same effect?
25 April 2019 at 06:44 #406356
Michael Gilligan
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It reminded me of those weird and wonderful old patents that people enjoy discovering

… It was just nice to see that the inventive spirit is stll alive.

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25 April 2019 at 08:51 #406363
Nick Clarke 3
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Posted by Michael Gilligan on 25/04/2019 06:44:46:

It reminded me of those weird and wonderful old patents that people enjoy discovering

It reminded me of dear old Victor Blackman writing in Amateur Photographer magazine who used his 'Blackman grubby handkerchief' as a two stop reducer in flash intensity.
25 April 2019 at 10:58 #406387
Neil Wyatt
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I wonder if one could use a ball-mount tripod head as an alternative?

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25 April 2019 at 11:48 #406391
Michael Gilligan
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25 April 2019 at 12:43 #406395
Plasma
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Ha ha I think it would do just as well Neil.

Some of the old patent applications were really mind boggling Michael. Some of the creative and inventive people were amazing.
25 April 2019 at 13:00 #406397
Howard Lewis
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Put the white shirt over the flashead, and use that as a diffuser, just like Victor Blackman's handkerchief, or a "shoot through" umbrella.

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25 April 2019 at 13:03 #406398
V8Eng
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No mention of using coloured shirts for special effects.
25 April 2019 at 13:36 #406403
Howard Lewis
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Once, I saw a wedding photographer reusing a 1 Litre ice cream container , over the flashgun, as a diffuser!

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