Does this flash work well when the subject(s) is/are 5 feet from the camera? Or does it need to be really close?
508123
No, unless you are ion a tipod, the light is too weak for a long shot. Close is better, and distant requires a tripod and ling exposure. 5 feet would be pushing the envelope a lot. You wpould require a strobe and tripos. The intensity of the light isn't a lot of lumes.
508124
hi it needs to be really close, for normal mode.if you want to use for 5 feet it answer when you put it on maximum power...
508125
No, because if the subject is five feet away you should be able to use your regular flash. The light ring is made for close-up macro photography. The LEDS are not as bright as your conventional flash. If the conventional flash is to bright at five feet try to bounce it.
508126
It's not a very bright flash, and I've found for macro work, with the lens to object distance of less than a foot, I'm having trouble getting enough light at a reasonable shutter speed and aperture. The lights are LEDs, and the color is pretty good, but so far, I'm not entirely happy with the unit.
508127
see the other fellow response....this ring light is made for macro or very close photography... it works ok whence i have not use it too much. I took a close up picture perhaps 3 ft and came ok. but as Morrow said...what do you want to use this for regular photography...dont you have a flash? what camera do yo have ? built in flash??? etc
1523036
The barrier between the flash and camera keeps reflection down. The trade off is having a flash that is more focused or beam like and sometimes a strange glow but nothing that is too much for my uses. I've had no issues at all with a difference in signal.
50214
Not unless you are doing some short, stroposcopic videos. This flash only puts out measured bursts of light, not a steady stream suitable for video use.
459508
I only have experience with this flash on the D5000, D300s, and the D700. It works but the connection is poor sometimes. I needed to pull the flash off and and reconnect it. Otherwise the quality of the flash was pretty good.
214383
Hi Connie, I wish I could answer this question with more detail. I don't know much about flashes. I could tell you thiss...I've used it for 2 small photoshoots and it worked perfectly fine. I bought this item because my brother which is a photographer raved about it. I know he purchased his over a year ago and his is still also working perfectly fine. Hope this helped a bit.
369369
Anytime the flash is off camera it is best. This just makes the light a little bigger which makes the light softer. This will work on camera... A bit softer than without.
988331
This flash will fire but please keep in mind there is no communication to the camera. This is more of a manual flash. Hope that helps.
811540
I think you need at least 2 lights and 3 would be better. A fill light for the front, Back light behind the subjects and a light to highlight. One light may work in conjunction with a flash but I haven't tried that. Whatever you use, test it in light like you will encounter at the shoot.
9661
My own operates fine particularly on sunny days. The flash is decent too with clear shots of close subjects. You may have gotten a defective camera.
971569
The way that I have used CamRanger had no long range need. I usually use it for bracketing HDR imagery. It also is great for focus stacking. I do use it as a remote firing mechanism however it only about 75 feet or so. (Birds on a feeder photographed from a blind). Sorry I cannot be more help!
2257707
The short answer is yes. They're designed for closeup & macro work so, they don't need to put out a lot of light. Most of my closeup work is under 3 feet. It should work automatically via your cameras TTL flash system.
1037594
Hey bob, The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
1205528
With a tripod and a remote release, you can take night shots of non-moving subjects with very low light. If you have a DSLR you can increase the "iso" to take photos in low light but this introduces "noise" into the picture. Also this lens has a very shallow depth of field. For its price I find it worth the investment. You can get as close as 6 ft. From your subject. Almost a closeup lens. Good for tiny subjects. Good luck.
2148696
Possibly, the flash speed is adjustable. however you may need 2 or 3 for the proper effect.
1769602
Yes, it is the same than having the flash plugged to your camera...It gives good results when you are close to the subject and you dont have a white ceiling to bounce your flash...This is a sample... http://www.tourvirtualcostarica.com/images/images-gallery/Christian.jpg
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YES IR flash works okay at night a few of my pics I could not see very far into the field and couldn't see animal well
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I am using this flash with my Sony a7. I'm not familiar with other cameras it is compatable with. It works great for my purposes. Has auto and manual setting - pretty basic. Takes a few seconds for it to get ready when taking several pictures - but it's not bad. I like that it pivots and such - so i usually bounce the light off the ceiling