Hi Rachel; Depending on the macro subjects you intend to shoot, a ring flash may not be the answer. I use an LX with an AF280T flash mounted off camera above and to the side of the subject to add shadow and get some feeling of depth. Ringflashes tend to give very flat even lighting which is great for 2 dimensional subjects but loses depth with 3D subjects like bugs and other small animals. Look at http://photography.skofteland.net/macro.htm to see what I mean about adding depth to a 3D subject. You can also see more at http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/index.htm almost all were taken with a single flash unit.
There are some really good books out there about close-up photography. Do a search on Amazon.com and buy or borrow one or two (I reccommend John Shaw's Closeups in Nature if you are interested in that subject matter). Christian On Wednesday 17 April 2002 21:31, Rachel wrote: > Hi, > > My name is Rachel and I am a 27yo female from Australia, I am new here and > also to photography. I purchases a MZ-50 to learn on and I plan to upgrade > in a year or so. I didn't want to put too much money into a camera until I > had more of an idea of what I wanted in a camera. > > I got a Sigma 28mm-80mm Macro lens for my bithday and I would really like > to get a flash ring for my macro photography, can anyone reccommend one for > my particular camera. Also is there a flash ring I can use that will also > fit any camera that I wish to update to in the future? > > I have started a 6 month introduction to photography course, so I hope that > puts me up to speed with some stuff. > > > Regards, > Rachel. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
