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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 823400" data-attributes="member: 50197">Sorry, it's just a small box made from foamcore that snugly slips over the hood of my 105 micro. I put it together with duct tape and made a little slide in receptacle to put the slide in. It's rather crude, although it does seem to work. I probably should mount it on a tripod, but since the slide is for the most part locked in step with the camera, I've just been hand holding it in front of the small soft box. I can post a picture of it, if you want, but it is rather jury rigged. I don't expect to use it that much. I do enjoy making things from scratch when appropriate, and sometimes even when it isn't. Years ago, I made an underwater housing for a video camera, as I couldn't afford a commercially available one. I used off the shelf plumbing parts, and made a few critical items from plastic. It wasn't pretty, but I was able to get the underwater footage I was looking for. Now I could get a Gopro ready for the river for a fraction of what I spent on the video camera alone.I did find out that AF works better than manually focusing, although if I use F11, focus probably isn't that critical.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 823400, member: 50197"] Sorry, it's just a small box made from foamcore that snugly slips over the hood of my 105 micro. I put it together with duct tape and made a little slide in receptacle to put the slide in. It's rather crude, although it does seem to work. I probably should mount it on a tripod, but since the slide is for the most part locked in step with the camera, I've just been hand holding it in front of the small soft box. I can post a picture of it, if you want, but it is rather jury rigged. I don't expect to use it that much. I do enjoy making things from scratch when appropriate, and sometimes even when it isn't. Years ago, I made an underwater housing for a video camera, as I couldn't afford a commercially available one. I used off the shelf plumbing parts, and made a few critical items from plastic. It wasn't pretty, but I was able to get the underwater footage I was looking for. Now I could get a Gopro ready for the river for a fraction of what I spent on the video camera alone. I did find out that AF works better than manually focusing, although if I use F11, focus probably isn't that critical. [/QUOTE]

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