seatool fix1000 diffusers

i have a couple of fix1000 led lights, which i like, but i would really like to diffuse the hell out of them. any suggestions?

i have a couple of fix1000 led lights, which i like, but i would really like to diffuse the hell out of them. any suggestions?

Hi Huw,

Fisheye do a filter set for the Fix 1000 lights. The set comes with a holder, a diffuser and 2 different coloured filters. Got mine from Reef Photo earlier this year.

Jo

i have a couple of fix1000 led lights, which i like, but i would really like to diffuse the hell out of them. any suggestions?

Depends on why you want to diffuse them?

If you simply want to get rid of a hotspot, you can make a diffuser out of some plastic disks. The lids of Pringle chips are great (assuming that they have Pringles where you live). You probably need 2 for each light. Tape one lid across the front of the whole light head and then, experimenting with different sizes first, cut and glue a smaller disk from the second one across the place where the hotspot shines through. You should be able to see the shape of the hotspot on the first disk. You will lose some light power but you'll get rid of most of the hotspot.

If you want a really soft diffuse light, then you'll need a larger surface area. At the extreme end, when photogs take pictures of cars, they build a diffuser the size of small house! To get a really soft light, the light surface must be relatively larger than the subject (e.g. an umbrella 2 meters from a persons face). All this is impractical underwater so we learn to live with relatively hard lighting.

Regards

Peter

And if you colour them with a orange pen you can make them warmer... cheap man's gel

thanks all for the information, i look forward to trying out the pringles compared to the ones sold by fix and seeing the difference.

the colored pen is a great idea!