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What ring flash for macro with Nikon?
Chichikov:
Can you advise me on buying a ring flash for Nikon?
Should be TTL and no more $500
The use will be essentially for macro photography.
What about LED ring flashes? Any experience?
Brightontl:
I use LED continuous lights for video and occasionally for stills (although I do about 95% video).
I use 3 of them mostly in a home studio I have organised for food and still nature.
I found them excellent: no heating, very low power consumption, very cheap (the 3 of them cost less than the amount you mention).
Also it is so much easier and nicer to work with continuous lights IMO.
If you do macro in a home studio, they are just perfect. If you want to do it in the nature, than probably a ring flash would make sense
Sebastian Radu:
--- Quote from: Brightontl on July 06, 2017, 06:14 ---I use LED continuous lights for video and occasionally for stills (although I do about 95% video).
I use 3 of them mostly in a home studio I have organised for food and still nature.
I found them excellent: no heating, very low power consumption, very cheap (the 3 of them cost less than the amount you mention).
Also it is so much easier and nicer to work with continuous lights IMO.
If you do macro in a home studio, they are just perfect. If you want to do it in the nature, than probably a ring flash would make sense
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Hi Brightontl,
Can you show me please exactly the LED model that you are use for food photograpfy? I use speedlites (Elinchrom #20842.2 D-Lite RX 4 TO GO) for stills but I want to try also some videos...
Thank you!
Chichikov:
--- Quote from: Brightontl on July 06, 2017, 06:14 ---I use LED continuous lights for video and occasionally for stills (although I do about 95% video).
I use 3 of them mostly in a home studio I have organised for food and still nature.
I found them excellent: no heating, very low power consumption, very cheap (the 3 of them cost less than the amount you mention).
Also it is so much easier and nicer to work with continuous lights IMO.
If you do macro in a home studio, they are just perfect. If you want to do it in the nature, than probably a ring flash would make sense
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Yes, I have forgotten to precise that; I need it for photos in the nature (flowers, insects, etc.)
The one that I use in studio (http://www.bron.ch/broncolor/products/lamps/showproduct/ringflash-c/) is definitely too much heavy, even without the generator :D
Brightontl:
--- Quote from: Sebalos on July 06, 2017, 06:37 ---
--- Quote from: Brightontl on July 06, 2017, 06:14 ---I use LED continuous lights for video and occasionally for stills (although I do about 95% video).
I use 3 of them mostly in a home studio I have organised for food and still nature.
I found them excellent: no heating, very low power consumption, very cheap (the 3 of them cost less than the amount you mention).
Also it is so much easier and nicer to work with continuous lights IMO.
If you do macro in a home studio, they are just perfect. If you want to do it in the nature, than probably a ring flash would make sense
--- End quote ---
Hi Brightontl,
Can you show me please exactly the LED model that you are use for food photograpfy? I use speedlites (Elinchrom #20842.2 D-Lite RX 4 TO GO) for stills but I want to try also some videos...
Thank you!
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This is the model I use
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aputure-AL-528S-Amaran-Digital-Filming/dp/B00GO2ZDHS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499341593&sr=8-1&keywords=Aputure+AL-528S+Amaran+LED+Light
I also have another one from the same make, slightly more powerful and more expensive
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