> When I've used a ring flash like this, I simply used a piece of black > construction paper or some aluminum foil to shade part of the flash > tube if I wanted to provide more directional lighting.
That's why I carry some black electrical tape with my ring flash. I just wanted to point this out to those who might be interested. I use to do alot of evidence photography & while the ring flash was great for alot of close up work, it was lacking when it came to capturing depth on fracture surfaces. Thanks Godfrey Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Official, details on Dpreview > When I've used a ring flash like this, I simply used a piece of black > construction paper or some aluminum foil to shade part of the flash > tube if I wanted to provide more directional lighting. > > Godfrey > > On Sep 22, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Good to see the coming converter will work with older auto focus >> lenses. >> Just wonder which focal lengths? >> >> Would be nice if the ring flash had some way of turning off a >> segment of the >> flash for some increased con- trast. I have an older Pentax ring >> flash which >> works well, but at times I'd like to be able to get some contrast - >> a ring >> flash without segments to turn on & off produces a flat image >> (shadows give >> a sense of depth, therefore contrast). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
