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DIY built-in pop-up flash diffuser (soft screen)

Step 2Sample photos for comparison and thoughts

Sample photos for comparison and thoughts
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  • flash_with_diffuser.jpg
  • flash_with_diffuser_adjusted.jpg
As requested, I took two quick shots of a kitchen, mainly because the flash is on top of my camera so I want something that has space below it to see the shadow (the microwave oven and handlebar of the pan).

Notice that the photo taken with diffuser is darker because part of the light was blocked by the diffuser although my D40 use TTL built-in flash. But it's not a big deal, it can be easily adjusted using software. The far right photo has been adjusted from the middle one using Level tool in GIMP. Also, I love the warm tone more than the flat white.

After two weeks of carrying the diffuser in my backpack (folded flat), sometimes it came out of the backpack with the soft screen completely crumpled, and the tape I used to hold it to the frame fell off. However, the material (vacuum bag) is so durable that I just straighten it and back to good again. I had another DIY soft screen before using normal printing paper and it couldn't withstand 4 times of coming in and out of the same backpack.
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