Clear Otterbox and Auto Slave Light

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

"Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
> Ken
>
> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
> back? Curious how that worked for you?

It worked very well indeed.

A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD case.
The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower power
and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out eliminated
direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the built-in flash
to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet there was plenty
of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.

Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and mostly
my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they could have
been taken in tropical clear waters!

Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the flashgun
but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel hold around
six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises chances of
running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising recharge times.

The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
dives (booked to do 5, last week July).

I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred to
in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK as it
is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty hot!

Ken

Please do email me the photos and photos of your set-up. It sounds
interesting and I may like to try it. Imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.

"Ken" <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
>> Ken
>>
>> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
>> back? Curious how that worked for you?
>
> It worked very well indeed.
>
> A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
> held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
> subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
> replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD
> case. The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower
> power and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out
> eliminated direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the
> built-in flash to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet
> there was plenty of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.
>
> Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and
> mostly my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they
> could have been taken in tropical clear waters!
>
> Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
> with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
> Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the
> flashgun but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel
> hold around six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises
> chances of running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising
> recharge times.
>
> The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
> tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
> dives (booked to do 5, last week July).
>
> I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred
> to in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK
> as it is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty
> hot!
>
> Ken
>

Please do email me the photos and photos of your set-up. It sounds
interesting and I may like to try it. Imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.

"Ken" <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d8ndc2$alq$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
>> Ken
>>
>> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
>> back? Curious how that worked for you?
>
> It worked very well indeed.
>
> A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
> held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
> subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
> replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD
> case. The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower
> power and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out
> eliminated direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the
> built-in flash to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet
> there was plenty of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.
>
> Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and
> mostly my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they
> could have been taken in tropical clear waters!
>
> Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
> with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
> Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the
> flashgun but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel
> hold around six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises
> chances of running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising
> recharge times.
>
> The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
> tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
> dives (booked to do 5, last week July).
>
> I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred
> to in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK
> as it is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty
> hot!
>
> Ken
>

Please do email me the photos and photos of your set-up. It sounds
interesting and I may like to try it. Imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.

"Ken" <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d8ndc2$alq$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
>> Ken
>>
>> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
>> back? Curious how that worked for you?
>
> It worked very well indeed.
>
> A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
> held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
> subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
> replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD
> case. The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower
> power and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out
> eliminated direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the
> built-in flash to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet
> there was plenty of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.
>
> Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and
> mostly my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they
> could have been taken in tropical clear waters!
>
> Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
> with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
> Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the
> flashgun but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel
> hold around six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises
> chances of running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising
> recharge times.
>
> The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
> tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
> dives (booked to do 5, last week July).
>
> I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred
> to in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK
> as it is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty
> hot!
>
> Ken
>

Please do email me the photos and photos of your set-up. It sounds
interesting and I may like to try it. Imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.

"Ken" <ken@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d8ndc2$alq$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "Marshall Karp" <marshallkarp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ieGre.8299$2K4.8090@trnddc08...
>> Ken
>>
>> Did you ever try that Otterbox and Auto Slave Light we discussed awhile
>> back? Curious how that worked for you?
>
> It worked very well indeed.
>
> A small Vivitar DF120 flsh (from 7dayshop) in an Otterbox 1000. This was
> held in my left hand, approx 1ft away from the camera and pointing at the
> subject. The diffuser in front of the built-in flashgun on my Oly750uz was
> replaced with a piece of black plastic cut out from the insert of a CD
> case. The Oly flash was turned down to fire at -2EV, yet despite the lower
> power and the blacking out the Vivitar fired reliably. The blacking out
> eliminated direct illumination from the built-in flash, turning down the
> built-in flash to one-quarter power maximises the camera battery life, yet
> there was plenty of light leaking around to trigger the Vivitar.
>
> Took the setup to Capernwray and took some pics of fish, mussels, and
> mostly my son Tom. The clarity was excellent, some pics look as if they
> could have been taken in tropical clear waters!
>
> Have since built a flash bracket using plastic flash bars by Hama, togethr
> with nuts, bolts and washers from B&Q. Meanwhile have arranged for the
> Vivitar to be powered by AA cells by mounting these external to the
> flashgun but of course within the Otterbox. Two pairs of AAs in parallel
> hold around six times the charge of a pair of AAAs do, and so minimises
> chances of running out of flash power during a dive, and minimising
> recharge times.
>
> The full setup (haven't tried the flash bracket yet) is unlikely to be
> tested until next month's family holiday during which I plan to do some
> dives (booked to do 5, last week July).
>
> I'll happily send you a few sample pics. Is your hotmail address referred
> to in your messages OK? I must admit my "return email address" is NOT OK
> as it is a wondrous way of attracting spam and other meats, some pretty
> hot!
>
> Ken
>