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To show that it's not necessary to have a large flash (as was shown on the original light table page), I set up this one. The flash is an old Canon Speedlite 177A. These have sold on ebay for as little as $10. The slave trigger is an $8 piece from eBay. The light table is essentially the same except I've added a white reflector. It will work without the reflector. You should try it both ways to see what produces the best results. Again, sheets of paper were used to reduce the flash output so the lower flash wasn't too bright. Most of these were taken with the can diffuser. It's more easily adjusted so it's easier to use for the variety of objects shown.

Note:
The cheap slave triggers will not work with all cameras. Some cameras use a preflash (either for focusing or for red-eye reduction). The cheap trigger will fire on the preflash and since the flash can not recharge by the time the main flash fires, the slave will have no effect. Better triggers will ignore the preflash and fire correctly. This trigger works with my Canon S3 but not with my Olympus C740.

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Exposure time: 1/400 seconds
F stop: 8.00
Focal length: 15.20 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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Exposure time: 1/500 seconds
F stop: 8.00
Focal length: 35.40 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 70.09 KB
Exposure time: 1/500 seconds
F stop: 8.00
Focal length: 71.50 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 28.13 KB
Exposure time: 1/500 seconds
F stop: 8.00
Focal length: 20.70 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 210.57 KB
Exposure time: 1/400 seconds
F stop: 6.30
Focal length: 14.20 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 171.11 KB
Exposure time: 1/400 seconds
F stop: 6.30
Focal length: 6.60 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 511.35 KB
Exposure time: 1/400 seconds
F stop: 6.30
Focal length: 7.20 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

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File size: 571.46 KB
Exposure time: 1/500 seconds
F stop: 8.00
Focal length: 11.60 mm
Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

 

Notes:
  • I'm not a professional photographer. If you have suggestions that will help me to improve this site, please email me.
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