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Minneapolis, MN

I’m doing a “photobooth” type of thing for a wedding reception tonight, and am borrowing a ringflash to use for it. I wanted to test it out before the reception (I’d never used one before, but have always loved the look of it!) so Casey and I shot with it for about 15 minutes last night after I did new headshots for her. I absolutely love it! I’m now tempted to buy a ringflash for myself…what do you think? :) It was a ton of fun to shoot these…Casey & I spent pretty much the entire time laughing!

Many more on my blog! :)

Canon 5D Mark II, 85mm f/1.8. ABR800 at 1/2 power, triggered with CyberSyncs.

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Photobooth shot :
I was bored and setup way early and had tons of down time so I took some of the props out and shots some crazy pics lol!

Alie Bee Ring Flash
Muslin White backdrop

Via Flickr:
Photobooth shot :
I was bored and setup way early and had tons of down time so I took some of the props out and shots some crazy pics lol!

Alie Bee Ring Flash
Muslin White backdrop

Magnolia by Orbis Ringflash with canon 580ex , with orbis arm kit

//The Orbis and Orbis Arm, Ring Flash On a Budget

Mark explains hi speed sync and shows you how can extend the functionality of your Canon flash system with the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5.

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Julie, originally uploaded by holienmo.no.

Julie

A portrait of a friend of mine.

Strobist: Lighting info

Bowens Gemini Pro 500 with softbox above.

Bowens Gemini 200 with fresnel lens behind Julie pointed at the background.

Triggerd with a sync-cord.

5D mkII with 24-70

GIRL, originally uploaded by 3byOne Media www.3byONE.com.

Alien bee ring flash
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Flash behind for portrait
17-35 2.8 tamron

New Ringflash!, originally uploaded by Kaitlin Robinson.

I finally got my Alienbees Ringflash- and I am one happy girl.

This thing paired with the 30″ moon unit creates the most beautiful light.

Strobist Lighting Info:
ABR800 Ringflash in 30″ moon unit mounted on tripod
Triggered via Paul C. Buff Cybersyncs

BSS | Holiday 2009: Behind the Scenes from Bruton Stroube Studios on Vimeo.

A romp behind the scenes of our 2009 holiday greeting.

Before checking out for the holidays, we chopped together a quick Behind the Scenes video in case you were wondering how we pulled off our magic stop action moves.

The tools we used include, but are not limited to the following:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon EOS 1D Mark II-N

70-200mm f/2.8 Canon Lenses

Broncolor Grafit A2 power packs

Generic Cheese Puffs

Enjoy!

Post via : http://www.brutonstroube.com/blog.aspx?post=84

HIGH-YAAAA, originally uploaded by 3byOne Media www.3byONE.com.

Alien Bee Ring Flash abr800
3 different speedlites shooting off in various spots
17-35 2.8 Tamron

Primeras impresiones con el Ray Flash, originally uploaded by .:fotomaf:..

29 de diciembre 2009 • Mauro A. Fuentes Álvarez • Canon EOS 5D Mark II • f/2,0 a ¹⁄₂₀ seg. ISO 100, 0 EV, Programa: Manual, Medición: Puntual • Flash? flash fired • Objetivo: EF135mm f/2L USM a 135 mm

Lo he probado poco pero en general los resultados me han gustado pero tiene un pero, e importante, y es que hay que tener un cuidado con los ojos rojos que a mi ya se me había olvidado… por lo demás me parece una opción curiosa (aunque algo cara) de suavizar sombras.

Para que veáis la diferencia entre los diferentes usos del flash, todas con el flash manejado por la cámara a través de eTTL y sin compensación ninguna.

Flash Directo (580 EXII)

via http://www.fotomaf.com/blog/29/12/2009/primeras-impresiones-con-el-ray-flash/

Bowens on- board ringlight convereter – Review

Bowens Ringlite Converter Review – Matt Grayson takes a look at the Bowens Ringlite converter. A studio flash accessory for adapting your Bowens S-Mount head into a macro ring flash.

The need for separate ringflash units is not necessarily the case. In a flash, Bowens have thrown a new contender into the ring. No pun intended.

Bowens Ringlite converter Specification

Diameter – 21.6cm/8.5in

Centre Aperture – 9.5cm/3.75in

Angle – 55°

Height – 35cm / 13.75in

Width – 11.5cm / 8.75in

Depth – 11.5cm / 4.5in (inc S-Type adaptor, not including camera bracket)

Weight – 1.45kg (including camera bracket)

Bowens Ringlite converter Features

Whilst most ring light flash heads are usually units that take power from the camera or separate battery packs, the Bowens Ringlite is similar to the adapter ringflash units that transform a regular bounce flash head using mirrors.

The distinct advantage that the Bowens unit has over the other adapters is that it fits onto a Bowens S-Mount studio head. This gives the flash unit and you, the versatility of a studio light but with the added bonus of those cool round catch lights that fashion pictures use these days.

Fitting the plates for the camera to sit on is easy enough. The screws to hold the plate in place have chunky plastic grips for ease of use and the plate can be adjusted in height, with just over 2in to play with, for different cameras and lenses. Part of the mount that the screws go into have slightly raised lips to ensure guidance when fitting.

The tripod bush for the camera is also adjustable to a distance of 4.5in giving enough room for any camera and portrait lens to be fitted in easily enough.

The portrait bracket is an extension to the landscape bracket. It screws into the existing tripod bush with the small, white guidance studs sat either side of the plate.

Looking at the front, the white light is a diffused doughnut of perspex plastic that can be removed if necessary and coloured gels or filters can be inserted.

Bowens Ringlite converter Build quality

At roughly half the price of other ring flash units, you may expect the unit to be badly made or using cheap materials. With the absence of electronics, but Bowens have ensured that the materials they do use are good quality.

The screws are big and strong with fat grips for easy handling. Other examples of good quality materials include the aligning lips being very precise ensuring flush fitting and the perspex on the front being quite thick.

Bowens Ringlite converter Performance

Using the attachment is easy enough. The modelling bulb has to be removed, which is an unfortunate problem as it means continuous lighting, which is a benefit of studio lighting, is not available. This means that positioning to remove shadows on a still life, for instance, is a trial and error mission.

One interesting effect that only using a ring flash can achieve is a thin grey shadow around the subject. Because the light is even all over the frame, the shadow is consistent all around the subject. Despite sounding like a negative element to using a ring flash, it gives the subject a frame, resembling a negative halo effect. I have demonstrated the effect on a still life of a Chess board, but the effect can be done with portraits too. to get this effect when taking photos of people will depend on the distance of the subject from the background. The closer the subject, the sharper the shadow will be.

The portrait images I took were close ups to illustrate the catch lights that can be obtained with a ring flash. The problems gained from this is that the areas closest to the light such as the cheek and tip of the nose are slightly burnt out.

Bowens Ringlite converter Verdict

If I wanted to move the camera around, I had to lift up the whole light and stand. This isn’t too much of a problem, but increases the chances of dropping it.

The camera is difficult to look through if the light is set high up, but with the advent of Live view on newer DSLRs, this will become less of a problem.

The light is well balanced with the only problem being that there are burnt out areas on the cheek, nose and lips. Adjusting the exposure will solve the problem, but can affect the overall image.

Finally, at £319 this is a piece of kit that is half the price of a normal Ringflash and as an attachment to a studio light basically gives you extra creative freedom.

Bowens Ringlite converter Plus points

Half the price of a Ringflash unit

Has the flexibility of studio flash

Well made

Easy to assemble

Bowens Ringlite converter Minus points

No modelling light

Can be difficult to see through the viewfinder

Screws can be difficult to access

(via http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Bowens-Ringlite-Converter-7691)

Just because you’re 1500’ off the ground is no reason not to use flash and at this altitude wires could be a problem. Here’s how outdoor photographer Tim Kemple lights up El Capitan…

More extreme climbing photography (take a deep breath).

Read more about Tim Kemple: Website Blog

(via Pocket wizard official blog : http://pocketwizard.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/775/)

Orbis official arm is 59.00  $ USD

But I find this one from orbis flickr forum .

Chuqing Vision says: p8.images22.51img1.com/6000/jt_ry/8d775a17652a95e5268f867… not much different with Orbis arm aprt from material. i guess I hope orbis design better than this. item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-4cc607028d02c0dd… Originally posted at 7:35PM, 21 October 2009 PST ( permalink ) Chuqing Vision edited this topic 2 months ago.

	Tokyo Boy says: It just two L-brackets put together. Chinese quality at 85 RMB. Well, you can’t beat the price I guess! I’d love to see it in practice. Did you get one? Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	Chuqing Vision says: just let people know this info. haha man i am in new zealand. and i like the alluminium kind looky. so i will see how much in new zealand. if it’s 100nzd, i dont think i will get it. Cnt afford it. will back to china get it on holiday. but still 85 RMB cheap as. and i think that’s basic looking of the orbis arm,guess from the Orbis photo. Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	alvinj88 says: is this on ebay? Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	Tokyo Boy says: @chuqing: I remember back in the days when 85 RMB was 5 USD… Times are achanging! :-) Have a good trip! Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	Chuqing Vision says: @tokyo boy, hehe well time flys, now 5 usd only 35 RMB, not even. Thanks, me too hope have a nice holiday, let you guys know if iv got this arm. @Alvinj88, sorry mate, chinese kind ebay. very similar. Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	alvinj88 says: I did find it on ebay. $25 free shipping. i dunno. I’d rather wait for the arm Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
	Tokyo Boy says: That Chinese thing is basically just two L-brackets, if you’re into the DIY thingy they should be in any hardware store. Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	timdesuyo says: There’s a photo shop near my house that has a lot of junk gear. I was thinking about picking up a couple of old brackets there, or hitting up a hardware store (or Tokyu Hands, closest thing around here) to see what they might have to take the place of an arm. the prices that I’ve heard rumored seem a little steep Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	timdesuyo says: Aaand Done. Thank you Tokyo Hands. Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	cham128 says: is that going to be long enough to put it in front of the camera? Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	timdesuyo says: Mine is. It kinda gets in the way of the zoom ring on my Tamron 17-50, but that wasn’t such a big deal to me. I’ve been using it a bit, and bouncing back to freehand, and I kinda like the feel of freehand better. I guess I’m glad I discovered that on a DIY project, instead of buying the arm. Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	bryanchang says: I have got the L brackets from eBay, works perfectly with the ring flash. Go search “Dual-L Flash Bracket for Canon” on ebay and the cost is around $20 with free shipping. Will post pictures soon. Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	patchrik says: The L brackets from eBay look better and better. The brackets don’t come with a “cold” shoe for the speed flash – what did you do for that Bryan? I use Nikon wireless and was wondering if I should just use a flash cord instead. Anyone? Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	PhotoAbuse says: You could just screw a cold shoe to it. That should work ok. Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )
	bryanchang says: @patchrik I use a Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord. Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )