Re: LED rings (was Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?)

2007-08-23 Thread AlunFoto
Very interesting, Rob. Thanks! That looks indeed like some of what I had in mind. :-) However, I think I would like to raise them on the flexibility. Their solution is a straight ring, while I want to retain the possibility of directing the light at will. I've been on the phone with the

LED rings (was Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?)

2007-08-22 Thread AlunFoto
I bought a Digislave 6400 from BH just a week and a half ago. Mfg. website here: http://www.srelectronics.com/fr6400.html It's alledgedly very powerful, but not at all in the league of ordinary ring flashes. Not really useful for insects, imho. Did a write-up in my blog on the same issue the

Re: LED rings (was Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?)

2007-08-22 Thread Toine
Hmm that would be my dream led ringlight. probably not. Maybe you should try a ringflash like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=160146845797 They popup everywhere on ebay, sometimes very cheap. It won't do ttl. Voltage is below 7V and save on the K10D. I set the

Re: LED rings (was Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?)

2007-08-22 Thread AlunFoto
That's probably what I'll do eventually, but I have serious problems getting rid of the fibre optics idea... :-) We'll see. Cheers, Jostein 2007/8/22, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hmm that would be my dream led ringlight. probably not. Maybe you should try a ringflash like this one:

Re: LED rings (was Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?)

2007-08-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/08/07, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's probably what I'll do eventually, but I have serious problems getting rid of the fibre optics idea... :-) Have you seen this? http://www.ringflash.cz/ -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL