What is the color temp. 5500K? Would it be good to shoot macro and jewelry
1842225
It doesn't matter what color temperature you use as long as ut matches yr ambient light source. 5500k is daylight(blue). 3200K is indoor light and is warmer. (Orange/red spectrum) when you white balance the camera it will look equally good.
1842226
I believe it depends on how you want to set up your shot for the jewelry and if you have additional lighting you will be using. I find that the panel is very bright, and about as big as an ipad. And yes, the color temperature is 5500K.
1842227
Is like The sun at 12pm... Blueish.... Any color temperature is good to shoot, youll have to balance The camera color any way
73795
It seems bright, but at a distance of 4 to 5 feet you'll be shooting at f/ 5.6, ISO 400 And 1/30th to 1/60th of a second. Diffusion would make it almost unusable. Send me an email and I'll send you a photo.
725091
Get a lightbox, 5500K lighting with high CRI to make everything sparkle, and use photoshop to do focus stacking. Pro shots. Perfect lens for this. I've got L lens too. This one is way cheaper and just as good.
2103643
I shoot at ISO 100, f22 and 200 shutter speed with an 85mm macro lens. There is a pretty wide range of flash intensity with this flash if you use TTL metering. You may want to use an f-stop on the higher side, at lleast 12 or higher, for some depth of field. It won't be very deep with the extension tubes.
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.
489078
It offers 3 different color temperature of soft white 2700K, warm white 3000K, and cool white 5000K. 2700K is about 800 lumens.
1118970
Assuming his was bought for macro, why are you shooting at 1.8? I rarely shoot at anything below f14 when using this flash.
916173
Hi Kim,You would be fine. As other users have said, the contact is minimal to none and exposure time is very short. We have a long history of happy customers using in much hotter settings, including Big Green Eggs at 750 - even wood fired ovens. Just keep reasonably away from flame.Gary@EXO/Super Peel
466913
Better for close up portraits than flowers..85mm macro works much better for flowers if you like to get really close..
608744
I think the 17-50 is 2.8 fixed with 17-70 its 2.8-4 depending on distance. I shoot weddings primarily and love the 17-70 because I get great macro shots of the ring, closeups of bouquets etc, but at the same time I can get great group shots and being between 2.8-4 I just raise ISO when Im closer to 4. But if you prefer consistent aperture and don't care for macro the 17-50 is great too.
681171
For some types of jewelry, instead of an opaque white backdrop, it's better to shoot on a lightbox. (You can create a "lightbox" with translucent plexi and a light underneath) You can get the under-light bright enough to blow-out ground shadows and for true ultra-white background, while still controlling the lights on your product from the top. Gemstones often look good with the light coming up through them.For macro work, you'd not need an entire roll of seamless paper. Just use some high-quality printer paper (like Hammermill 24# laser print or Hammermill 32# color copy paper) that's very smooth and very white and fairly matte. Unless you are doing some extreme side-lighting, you won't get any texture. For some types of jewelry, instead of an opaque white backdrop, it's better to shoot on a lightbox. (You can create a "lightbox" with translucent plexi and a light underneath) You can get the under-light bright enough to blow-out ground shadows and for true ultra-white background, while still controlling the lights on your product from the top. Gemstones often look good with the light coming up through them.For macro work, you'd not need an entire roll of seamless paper. Just use some high-quality printer paper (like Hammermill 24# laser print or Hammermill 32# color... » Read More For some types of jewelry, instead of an opaque white backdrop, it's better to shoot on a lightbox. (You can create a "lightbox" with translucent plexi and a light underneath) You can get the under-light bright enough to blow-out ground shadows and for true ultra-white background, while still controlling the lights on your product from the top. Gemstones often look good with the light coming up through them.For macro work, you'd not need an entire roll of seamless paper. Just use some high-quality printer paper (like Hammermill 24# laser print or Hammermill 32# color copy paper) that's very smooth and very white and fairly matte. Unless you are doing some extreme side-lighting, you won't get any texture. « Show Less
768300
It has both macro and super macro settings, and I think it works great, especially for this price range. Flowers? No problem. Bugs? Might be more of a problem, unless you can get them to pose for you! I often take close-up photos of toy cars, and most of the time it shows more detail in the photo than I ever see when I examine them, even with my glasses on!
676894
Hi I like mine a lot. Just be sure you not getting the most powerful one as its too much magnification( the 250) . It's no macro lens but I think it's worth the money
2280343
Depends on amount of light you had. If light is adequate 640 will be clear. I have shot 6400 with lower light for B&W and had normal grainy look. I have shot at 3200 with good light and they were clear
2116479
The color temperature is 3200K, which is equivalent to indoor incandescent light. (Outdoor light, or 'daylight', is 5500K.) If your camera is set for 'daylight', then your images will appear orangey. But if your camera is set for 'indoor', then the light will appear 'white'.
848891
Sure thing (I was somehwat surprised to see this thread started from 2008 again). The 17-55 is a real treat in low light, I think you'll love it!
725092
yes, I've used it to photograph several watches and rings, it does a great job. Jewelry is tricky and the hardest part is to get the lighting just right... bright enough, yet soft enough... a good contrasting background helps tremendously as well