Hi Jan:
Care to share where you got such a great buy on the ringflash?
Thanks
Wayne
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Hi Jan:
Care to share where you got such a great buy on the ringflash?
Thanks
Wayne
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Originally Posted by Iguide
Sure mate! I bought it second hand. I searched an internet-forum where people buy and sell mostly second hand stuff. I believe you guys have such a thing and call it Craigslist? I'm not sure.
It was my first 2nd hand buy ever, but I'm very happy with it. Things like these are specific products, so often the people you buy it from know what it is and have been careful with it. Also the reason you don't see many of them offered.
I just happened to see it when I was looking how much my 100 macro could get me [:P]
Hope this answer was enough...
Jan
I was very happy with my MR-14EX until I came across a curious "feature". When I set it for E-TTL, the picture is fine. If I try to use it in Manual mode, there is a curious shadow in the top right corner which looks like an out-of-focus cord trailing through the view. The camera is an early Canon 5D. Is it the flash or the camera?
Peter
Hey Peter,
welcome!
If you would like to tell me the exact settings: Lens, camera, iso, aperture, focus distance, manual power and ratio. Then I will try it as well and see what comes up.
To be honest I haven't used my flash really much. Very very little to be honest. Mostly because the weather doesn't allow me to. And now it's getting autumn again and it's rainy and getting colder so we'll see if anything nice comes up this year. Else we just have to wait till next year [;)]
Jan
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Originally Posted by phph001
This sounds a little like a flash-sync problem... does it happen only at very high shutter speeds?
I have also considered getting a ring-flash, but am a bit uncertain if it will do with my macro set-up. Since Sheiky showed me the FD to EOS adapter, I have enjoyed using the bellows with my FD-lens. Does anyone know (or have the knowledge to make an educated guess) on how a ring-flash will behave with a system that practically is without a detectable lens, and no information about aperture opening?
Another thing, does anyone have experience third-party ring flashes? I have a Metz flash that I am quite satisfied with, and which saved me about 100€ compared to the Canon alternative. Since I am a BP (budged photographer), I am always hunting for as high quality as possible for a reasonable price. Of course, if third-party components are of poor quality, or equally priced, I go for Canon.
Lars
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Originally Posted by Lars
With TTL metering, it shouldn't matter at all (you should be fine).
Lars, to be honest I have no clue what this Bellows thing you're talking about really is.
Here's what I think. If my lens would be 100mm fixed with an 1:1 fixed perspective, I could easily live without the ETTL. I would just manually set all my settings and go with it. Since at 1:1 and a narrower aperture you'll need so much light that ambient light doesn't really matter anymore. For that matter, the main light in your shot will be the flash, with perhaps a little of ambient lighting. Unless you would use a tripod or something.
Anyway, if you were to set all settings manually and you have fixed lens-settings I think a 3rd party ring flash will do just as fine.
That's what I think of it. I hope some of it makes any sense [:P]
Jan
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Originally Posted by Jon Ruyle
Do you think this will also work good at macro-distances? The third party ringflashes are mostly not calibrated for macro I think? I don't have great experience with that.
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Originally Posted by Sheiky
A nice thing about TTL is that no adjustment/calibration at macro distances is needed.