Hi all, Some weeks ago I put some pictures of reflectors I've been using used for macro-photography with flash on my web site. I've just put them back. The bottom row are close-ups taken using the reflector contraption seen attached to the P30T.
http://Personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/index.htm I've used a ring flash in the laboratory. In my experience the resulting pictures are flat and uninteresting on the whole. For my purposes at the time this was not a problem. I wanted detail and high resolution. Vic uses extra reflectors to improve modelling. Why not start off with a couple of pieces of aluminium, or even white cardboard, and see what the results are like. Many of the close-ups on my website were taken with simple reflectors made from, to start with, white cardboard, later covered with aluminium foil. The latest version is made of aluminium and has two parts. The results are satisfying and there is no need to worry about modelling, it comes with the contraption. I added the lower piece - after a few rolls - to increase shadow detail. The first frame is a picture of the hemispherical sensor of a Seconic Digilite F taken with the Sigma 50 mm F 2.8 macro of which I am inordinately fond. It read a nice f 22. The reflection of the upper reflector and it's wings can be seen clearly on the dome. This tells me that the angle of the reflector is correct and the flash is being directed to the right place. In practice, the light is quite diffuse and at 1:2 and 1:3 it still illuminates the subject. For a dollar you can make one yourself and save $449 for something else. I used half millimetre aluminium sheet to keep the weight down. It's attached to the flash by Velcro and still sags a bit. To get the angle right (see pictures) the thing is bent up a bit to compensate for the weight. Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:38 AM Subject: Re: RE: FA 100mm f=2.8 Macro and macro ring light: Questions > No they are in fact caused by ringlights. Ringlights, especially large ones, > are very popular right now with fashion photography. I do own the af080C ring > flash and use it with 100 and 90 mm macros. They are very good for flowers, > insects etc. I enjoy mine and use it quite a bit. Wouldn't sell it for > anything. If that helps at all. The one you are looking at is newer and > offers a little more flexibility in modelling the lighting. I sometimes use a > secondary flash or a bounce card to add modelling.... > Vic > - > 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 .
