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$58 Ring Flash from Brando

  • 19-01-2010 2:38pm
    #1
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭


    Just spotted this on Gizmodo and thought it might be of interest :)
    Lens-mounted LED flash rings are a great resource for properly lit macro shots, but they're usually pretty expensive (think $150). Enter Brando's budget version.

    It's almost certainly crappier than the full-priced models, as is Brando's wont, but hey, at $58 I'm perfectly willing to accept a few deficiencies. It can light up in either the full circle or a semicircle on either side, and is powered by 2 AA batteries. Pretty solid deal for something that usually seems unnecessarily pricey.

    http://gizmodo.com/5451403/super+budget-lens+mounted-ring-flash-for-dslrs


Comments

  • #2
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    saw this earlier. Some cool stuff on that site.


  • #3
    Diabhal_Glas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Diabhal_Glas


    Has anyone here any experience using one of these cheapo macro ring flashes? Wondering how it compares to its expensive cousin ?


  • #4
    Nforce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    DX have a flash adapter too anyone here tried it?


  • #5
    Diabhal_Glas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Diabhal_Glas


    Nforce wrote: »
    DX have a flash adapter too anyone here tried it?

    There seems to be quiet a few cons with it
    Pros: It comes at an affordable price and is a good solution for the CASUAL macro shooter who cannot justify the price of a dedicated ring flash.

    Build quality is okayish.

    Cons: Fitting this to the 430ex is not easy, the flange is wider than the flash head and despite my efforts to fit the velctro strap as tight as possible it tends to slide forward. When this happens, the adapter is no longer "sealed" to the flash head and when the flash fires some light gets dispersed instead of going into the ring.

    Also, the rubber of the flange is quite hard and at the bottom protudes against the "elbow point" of the the flashgun.

    Other Thoughts: The 430ex is not the most powerful flashgun out there and with this adapter it gets quite dim. Make sure you run the flashgun with full charged batteries.

    Bottomline: Buy this if you want to play with macro photography for a while.

    Do not buy it if you plan to do serious macro shooting (get a true ring flash instead).

    Do not buy it if you intend to shood handheld, because it will not stay in place!

    I wouldn't buy one


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