A Cheapo Minty Ringlight Strobe - Call to Arms

October 30
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So, let's see what we had here in the last month: we had a cool way of using a disposable camera and an Altoids box to make a small flash.

We also had a cool way to create a ring light (no wait actually we had two cool ways of doing that).

So, of course the question comes, what next?

In my mind the next step of evolution should be combining the two to create the first ever 25 Dollars professional ring flash.

With disposable cameras with flash costing as low as 3.50, it is simply a crime not to build such studio lighting device.

Here is a suggested spec for the Minty Ring Light:

Use at least 6 disposable flashes.
Have a "female" 35mm jack that can be used with ebay cheapo slaves.
It should be able to receive power from an AA battery pack or from an external adapter.
It should be as portable as possible. Preferably stored in your typical lighting gear bag.

Please post your ideas, plans, schemes and sample under this flickr photo.

I am calling all Strobists, Lightmodifiers, Makers, and instructors to make this the first inter site collaborative work to create cheap studio lighting that other wise costs a ton of cash.

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re:- the-minty-ring-light

December 10
Pavan Ponangi

hello All

i am new to this so please excuse me for any lack of etiquette

The-minty-ring-light maybe with a small variation is what i am thinking and am about to build too, this was concept i have been working on for about a week, well now to explain about my concept

I am taking a camera mount flash and from there hack it to remove the actual flash with reflector and then connect 3 to 4 flashes with reflectors from disposable cameras in series to the main flash circuit (now here, there might be a necessity to add a 300v 1000uF capacitors per flash tube but then they have to be connected in Parellel after taking off the main capacitor too)

to place the flashes i am thinking of either placing the flashes in a semi flexible tube so that when wound around the lens would make a Ring Flash or if placed flat on the lense to have a wide angle flash for a group photoraph

would be very happy t receive your comments
thanks much