Finished Grid

At last I finished the grid completely. Below you can see the results of the hard(?) work-

Flash at 24mm-

Flash at 85mm-

So I guess I will use 85mm with the grid.

Finished Grid-

DIY Black Straws Grid

Today I finished a DIY Grid for my SB-25. Actually I started it a few days ago. But I ran out of the straws and had to collect more straws. I took help from this site for making this grid. Instead of black straws, I used the thinner straws I found in UTD Student Union coffee corner. These straws are used to stir the coffee. Here is a picture of a piece of a straw used-

I used a Quick Dry Adhesive by 3M for holding all the pieces together. Here is a photo of that one-

The grid itself is not yet finished. After the glue is dried, I shall try to finish it. There is some gaps in the grid that I need to fill. If I can fill the gaps with the available straws, then I will upload another photo of that one. In the mean time here are some other photos of the unfinished grid-

One word of caution, try to build the whole thing in one go. Don't stop at the middle of the process and start again. Because the glue will be dried then and it will hamper the placement of the straws. And also collect as many straws as possible. Don't be shy. In most the places they are free.