Cheap mist maker / hazer / smoke / fog machine for photography?

[mac338]

I'm investing in a fog machine. I don't really have a set budget, but I want it to be as cheap as possible. But [I]before [/I]you post any, read this;

What I want:

* A durable, re-usable (or re-fillable) machine.
* A machine safe for inside and outside use.
* A machine that can (possibly with the help of a fan) create an even haze that adds a subtle depth to a room and easily separates a motive from the background.

Examples:
[img_thumb]http://olayabarr.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/philip.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0siQdhxnuj0/T0aj_u-pmtI/AAAAAAAAggM/rw_rjxIZEVc/s1600/gregory-crewdson-untitled-the-father-e28098beneath-the-roses_-2007.jpeg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.fanphobia.net/uploads/actors/25059/By-Gregory-Crewdson.jpg[/img_thumb]

What I [B][I]don't[/I] [/B]want:

* A machine that creates smoke with rough and uneven smoke, that remains that way even if it's blown around with a fan:
NO:
[IMG_THUMB]http://www.waikatosl.co.nz/sites/default/files/fog machine.jpg[/IMG_THUMB]
YES:
[IMG_THUMB]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Smoke_Machine_engineer.jpg[/IMG_THUMB]
* A machine that create fog that dissipates too quickly to be evenly distributed by a fan.
* A machine that has expensive fluid or is expensive or impossible to re-use.
* A machine that's too large or heavy to carry.

Any help appreciated.

[Cabbage]

Isn't it easier to achieve the effect through post-processing?

[Uber|nooB]

just in case your search doesn't go well, i have an idea that you could use as a last resort

if it's for a photoshoot, right, get everyone involved (including yourself) really into smoking cigars

[editline]29th November 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=Cabbage;43015981]Isn't it easier to achieve the effect through post-processing?[/QUOTE]

wouldn't quite get that volumetric light effect though

[Cabbage]

You could use those little handheld water misters, you get a thin, even mist but you could only use them for close-up shots because they're quite small/slow

[Thaard]

What you could do, if you're really desperate, is to buy a pack of cigs, find some kind of small air pump or similar and stick the cigarettes in it(after you light them). Not really healthy, but it works.

[.Lain]

dry ice and some airflow manipulation
of course, if you go with dry ice or similar, be very careful.
renting a smoke machine is also an option, probably the best if you can't afford to buy a decent one.

[Cabbage]

[QUOTE=Thaard;43020317]What you could do, if you're really desperate, is to buy a pack of cigs, find some kind of small air pump or similar and stick the cigarettes in it(after you light them). Not really healthy, but it works.[/QUOTE]

yo, just use incense or something non-carcinogenic

[Him1411]

to get the effect you're wanting a cheap part smoke machine will work well, just pump loads into the area and wait for it to dissipate a lil

[Trogdon]

Musiciansfriend sells them for cheap, just but a gig fog machine and give it time and it will work pretty well.