It is similar Gordan ,But you might not want to go out in public with it. Looks kinda funny ,and sure to get questions.
I got the Idea over @ FM .Theres a guy there in the macro section, I think some here know of him (Tom Hicks) does unbelievable macro shots , and he mentioned once using it for snake shots at the zoo. So I tried it and it does produce nice light.
And as you say its cheap.
Thanks for replying.