Quick barndoors for Aputure 672

[Michael Carter]

I really like the 672 for backlight/hair/cheekbones with the diffusion panel in place. I tried blackwrap to control the spill and just managed to overheat the panel.

This sort of look:



The 672 gives the highlights to the side of the face, at about 13% power. Anyway, ghetto'd this up in an afternoon - 1/8 plywood, 2 1/4-20 thumbscrew knobs, some black felt and black paint and glue, all stuff I had lying around. Not the most gorgeous thing, but 100% perfect for my uses. Didn't need a front face for this kind of thing. Packs flat enough to go into the 672 carrying bag with 2 sets of batteries, attached fast. Holes drilled for ventilation. Ran it about 10 hours yesterday with no issues.

 

[Mitch Gross]

I suggest the same design using black coroplast (corrugated plastic). Strong, light and you could bend it a bit.

 

[hotchkiss]

I suggest the same design using black coroplast (corrugated plastic). Strong, light and you could bend it a bit.

Or even foamcore. Huge weight savings.

 

[Michael Carter]

Or even foamcore. Huge weight savings.

Huge? Man, the 1/8 plywood at that size weighs approximately nothing, and the way I made this I drilled multiple holes in it - not talking 3/4" plywood at 4x4 or something. So probably more lifelong than foamcore or coroplast, esp. since the center hole needs to stay sturdy enough for the thumbscrews. I thought of velcro-style stuff, but the 672 is really sensitive to covering up the vent holes. Anyway, makes the 672 much more useful for me as a little problem-solver light. I looked at bicolor LED fresnels for this use, but the little rectangle really works well for chiseling out face details. One of many possible solutions, but I had a spare hour...