Quote Originally Posted by bburns223
To get the full benefit of a macro specialty flash a tripod is a must IMO.

Brendan-


Why do you say that? Do you think it is too difficult to frame/focus by hand?


For extreme closeups, I do get best results with a tripod, but often my subject is moving too quickly or the ground is too uneven to set one up, so much of the time I don't use one. (That doesn't mean you're wrong, of course.)