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Which macro flash system works best?
A true flash ring, one of those LED/constantly on light rings or a
Nikon-style twin or triple rectangular light flash system? I'd guess the LED/normal light non-flash rigs are the cheapest and probably the least effective? |
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Which macro flash system works best?
Rich wrote:
A true flash ring, one of those LED/constantly on light rings or a Nikon-style twin or triple rectangular light flash system? I'd guess the LED/normal light non-flash rigs are the cheapest and probably the least effective? Maybe it is neither. Flash rings are handy and generally easy to use, but they seldom are the "best" when you are considering the quality of the light. Depending on your needs you may want defused light or hard light, you may want even light or modeling light with some direction. You might even want back light or side lighting. The more information you can provide the more likely someone will be able to offer useful information. -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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Which macro flash system works best?
On Mar 24, 6:02 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote: Rich wrote: A true flash ring, one of those LED/constantly on light rings or a Nikon-style twin or triple rectangular light flash system? I'd guess the LED/normal light non-flash rigs are the cheapest and probably the least effective? Maybe it is neither. Flash rings are handy and generally easy to use, but they seldom are the "best" when you are considering the quality of the light. Depending on your needs you may want defused light or hard light, you may want even light or modeling light with some direction. You might even want back light or side lighting. The more information you can provide the more likely someone will be able to offer useful information. This would be for macro shots of insects, etc, very close shots likely taken where things like light boxes would be impractical. |
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Which macro flash system works best?
On 24 Mar 2007 18:44:26 -0700, "Rich" wrote:
On Mar 24, 6:02 pm, "Joseph Meehan" wrote: Rich wrote: A true flash ring, one of those LED/constantly on light rings or a Nikon-style twin or triple rectangular light flash system? I'd guess the LED/normal light non-flash rigs are the cheapest and probably the least effective? Maybe it is neither. Flash rings are handy and generally easy to use, but they seldom are the "best" when you are considering the quality of the light. Depending on your needs you may want defused light or hard light, you may want even light or modeling light with some direction. You might even want back light or side lighting. The more information you can provide the more likely someone will be able to offer useful information. This would be for macro shots of insects, etc, very close shots likely taken where things like light boxes would be impractical. There are many ways to approach lighting for close-up photography of bugs, etc. Ordinary flash is great because it stops motion, but it tends to leave the background too dark, and the light is very directional unless you use a diffuser of some kind... the size of which might scare the bug. It helps to have two flash units, one on each side to improve lighting. They don't have to be very powerful, but natch have to work conveniently with your camera. Look into Wimberley brackets to support the camera and the flashes. This can get very expensive very fast. A much lower cost solution is the Manfrotto Macro Bracket Support. It's best to use a long lens that has (maybe with a closeup lens or extension tube) closeup capabilities. You need enough working room between the lens and the bug or you will scare the bug. Select the lens; that will determine the working distance and help decide on how you want to rig the flashes. KS |
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Which macro flash system works best?
On Mar 24, 2:19 pm, "Rich" wrote:
A true flash ring, one of those LED/constantly on light rings or a Nikon-style twin or triple rectangular light flash system? I'd guess the LED/normal light non-flash rigs are the cheapest and probably the least effective? Rich, The Nikon R1C1 with an SU800 controler is probably the best right now. Comes with 2 flash heads, you can use up to 8. Wireless with either the Nikon Command system or the SU800 (more control than the in camera command). Light weight, comes with diffusers. Small flash head so reflections are small. If you want a higher level unit some high end studio flashes have fiber optic extensions to their flash heads, Bron, Balcar. Tom |
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