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State of the Ringflah market : Hensel, Profoto, Elinchrom, Bowens, Broncolor, Alienbees, Orbis, Rayflash  NOV, 2009

This Contents include :

Hensel

RINGFLASH 3000 XS                 $1,329.95

3410 Ringflash 3000PM-XS

Profoto

Proring

Proring 2

Elinchrom

Ringflash 1500    $1,468.75

Ringflash 3000

Bowens

Ringlite Converter         $354.90

Ringflash Pro               $1,699.95

Broncolor

Ringflash C

Ringflash P

alienbees

ABR800    $399

Orbis Ringflah Adapter

rayflash $199.95

*Ringflah Price info (via adorama NOV.2009)

And here also stunning  collage about DSLR

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/3177722200/

Orbis Ringflash Adapter : $199.90

Rayflash $199.95

Normal and basic Photo example example by Ringflash

from Miss Sixty Catalog Trousers

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Alien Bees Ringlight ABR800,

with a Sigma 120-300mm 2.8, attached to a Canon 5D.

(I know your wondering, so total weight: 14.2lbs)

Elinchrom Ring Flash 3000

The RF 3000 is dedicated to Elinchrom power packs discharging up to a maximum of 3000 ws per exposure. To retain ease of handling, the unit has a single 5 m power cable, which reduces weight to approximately 1.9 kg. The universal camera adapter with full adjustments enables any 35 mm or medium format camera to be conveniently fitted. The Ringflash is a unique light source ensuring totally shadow less but concentrated illumination for high contrast or high key lighting. Very popular light source for fashion, beauty, industrial and much advertising photography. To modify the light characteristic into a semi diffuse light source, replace the protection glass filter with the matt glass diffuser code 402.013. To use the RF 3000 with Ranger RX the Ranger adapter cable 11095 is required.

Elinchrom Ranger RX RingFlash 1500 Post ::

Elinchrom Ranger RX RingFlash 1500

The ultimate combination for “In” and “Out” door photography!

Ranger RF 1500, complete with 4-pole flashtube,
freezes movement with a 1/2600 s (t0.5) @
full power. Two metre flash cable enables photographers
to use it freehand (with the battery
pack shouldered or in a backpack).

The internal Ringflash diameter of 100 mm accepts a wide

range of camera lenses.

Lightweight – only 1.9 kg. Use it freehand, with it’s integrated ergonomic handgrip.

Action freezing – the 4 -pole speed flashtube freezes action with a 1/2600 s flash duration.

The multi camera fitting combined with the 100mm internal diameter accepts a wide range of cameras and lenses.

http://www.elinchrom.com/data/specifications/ranger_rx_battery_en_specifications.pdf

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Broncolor Ringflash P

Article no. 32.461.XX

Special flash lamp with circular flash tube 3200 J, UV-coated (5500 K), and halogen modelling light 200 W consisting of 10 robust low voltage halogen lamps 20 W. With safety grid. The Ringflash P is suitable for flash series with large power output as well as for flashing with small power output, due to the high-strength quartz flash tube and the high-power cooling system. This special lamp is designed for the umbrellas Para FB and possesses a matching holder which allows to swivel the lamp unit. As the focusing rod of the Para FB is passed through the Ringflash, the light source of the giant umbrella is positioned symmetrically to the optical axis.

The Ringflash P achieves a high light output in connection with the Para FB. It allows the choice of directed light with high contrast to extremely soft light. In comparison to a large area lamp the light stays constantly brilliant shrouding the object like a cloud of light, and bringing out wonderfully the structures.

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Many photographers would love to achieve that distinctive ringflash style, but that style can be expensive. Just to get started, you’d need an often pricey Ringflash as well as a powerpack to use it.

But now Bowens provide a unique solution for the small studio and price conscious photographer: the ‘RingLite Converter’. an innovative device which offers photographers a durable and portable ringlight at a fraction of the usual cost.

Bowens Lightweight and Portable Ringlite Converter for Bowens Monolights & Flash Heads with S-Type Mount.

Adorama Price : $354.90  (via Nov.2009)

Item Includes : Removable Front Diffuser – Landscape Camera Bracket (inc. camera mounting screw with 1/4″ thread) – Portrait Camera Bracket (inc. camera mounting screw with 1/4″ thread) – 1/4″ to 3/8″ Camera Mounting Screw Adaptor Sleeve – 45mm Synthetic Washer – User Manual

Description : The Bowens Lightweight and Portable Ringlite Converter for Monolights is used for ring-flash style photography. Simply attach the lightweight and portable Ringlite Converter to any Bowens S-Type compatible flash head, position your camera in the central aperture using the portrait or landscape brackets and start shooting. Colored gels and filters can be inserted inside the Ringlite for more creative effects.

Features : No need to buy an expensive Ringflash and Powerpack

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The basics of using an off camera cord; why you’d want to and how simple they are to connect, with some examples of off-camera cord photos with and without the orbis™ ring flash. Be sure not to miss using the orbis(tm) as a small softbox featured at the end, for directional light that isn’t harsh. Thanks to Anita, the model, from issis.co.nz for her help. Next video, setting up Nikon’s CLS system !

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the orbis™ arm is here…

The most long awaited accessory in orbis™ history is here! I’m hugely proud to announce that the orbis™ arm, that fits your orbis™ ring flash and flash to your camera for extended on-the-lens photography, has arrived and is now for sale right here at orbisflash.com, and through our global network of affiliated dealers. Click here for USA stores, and here for the rest of the globe; we split them up as there are so many of them.

And I’ve just posted a video all about the basics of shooting with an off-camera cord. More videos to come soon, including setting up Nikon’s CLS system, various shadowless hints and tips, orbis™ photographer profiles and more.

The two images below were taken to demonstrate the lighting effect produced by the Ray Flash for close-up portraits.  The image on the left was taken using a bare flash.  The image on the right was taken using the Ray Flash.  The camera settings are the same.  Note the difference in the skin, shadow and specular highlights.

What is the Ray Flash Ringflah Adapter?

The Ray Flash (U.S. and international patents pending) is a unique adapter for your hot-shoe flash unit designed to replicate the lighting effect produced by traditional, expensive, and heavy powered studio ring light units.

The Ray Flash is portable and lightweight, and has been designed to take advantage of a camera’s TTL metering capabilities.  Because the Ray Flash relies on the hot-shoe flash to generate its light, it contains no electronics, no flash tubes and requires no cumbersome cables.  The light distribution is accomplished through a sophisticated system of internal light-shapers designed to distribute and project the light evenly around the lens.

The Ray Flash creates the distinctive ring light effect:  a three-dimensional shadow-wrapped look around the subject.  Because ring flash light originates from a circle around the lens, it produces a virtually shadowless look on the front of your subject, while producing a soft even shadow around the edges. The versatile Ray Flash is ideally suited for fashion, wedding, portrait, journalist and macro photography as either a main or fill light.

Weighing just 13-14 oz, the Ray Flash is lightweight and is easily supported by hot-shoe mounted flash units. The 4 1/8” internal diameter of the Ray Flash is large enough to accept almost all professional lenses from Nikon & Canon.

The Ray Flash is specifically designed for the Canon 580EX (I & II), Nikon SB800 and Nikon SB900 flash units.  However, existing Ray Flash models will also fit older Nikon flash units, including the SB24, SB26 and SB600, as well as selected flash units from Sony, Metz, Olympus, and Sigma.  For the full model range please see the chart at the bottom of the page.

Model Code:	Fits Camera Models:
RAN160	Nikon SB800 with D300/D200/D70/D80/D50/D40/D60/D90
RAN170	Nikon SB800 with D1/D2/D3/D700
RAN179	Nikon SB900 with D300/D200/D70/D80/D50/D40/D60/D90
RAN189	Nikon SB900 with D1/D2/D3/D700
RAC160	Canon 580EX with Digital Rebel series
RAC170	Canon 580EX with 5D (mk I & II)/50D/40D/30D/20D/10D
RAC175	Canon 580EX with 1D/1Ds/1V
RAC160-2	Canon 580EX II with Digital Rebel series
RAC170-2	Canon 580EX II with 7D/5D(mk I & II)/50D/40D/30D/20D/10D
RAC175-2	Canon 580EX II with 1D/1Ds/1V

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(via http://www.expoimaging.net/product-detail.php?cat_id=8&product_id=15&keywords=Ray_Flash:_The_Ring_Flash_Adapter)

pretty good review about Bowens Ringflash

see original post :

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/Home/default.aspx?/saves/reviews/BowensRingflash.html

Model Portfolios New York Photographer John Ricard presents a Photography Tutorial showing differences between a Rayflash and a Ringflash

people’s opinion of this review :

The Canon 580 flash is set to 1/1 and depending on the distance you will have to adjust the f stop between 4.5 – 11 all depends on the effect as far as flash recycle time you will need to have a battery pack for the flash ($149.00) to reduce the recycle time by 5 seconds with flash on 1/1.

Can someone tell me what is the difference with the ray flash in comparison to the coco flash. The coco flash I saw on Amazon looks identical to the Ray flash the difference is the price $59.00 compared to the ray Flash of 199.00. I like to know if anyone knows the difference.

I have more trouble getting the ray flash to work for me indoors than I do outside. I get beautiful pictures outdoor. I believe the settings are good based on what I played with so far just not there yet but working on it. Do you have any suggestios?
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Cheap DIY Ringflash design plan Diagram

I finally decided to try making a ringflash. I based my design around this guy’s version

www.motleypixel.com/forum/index.php/topic,80.0.html and made my own adjustments. All in all it turned out

pretty good.

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The ABR800 is a highly evolved, self-contained ringflash system designed to meet the challenges of the new-generation creative professional photographer. It is extremely compact, lightweight and easy to use with professional or semi-professional cameras with lenses up to 4 inches in diameter. A studio ringflash is an invaluable and instantly favorite tool of the professional photographer due to its ability to produce essentially shadow-free lighting, revealing unique catchlights in the eyes of subjects when used with fashion and portrait work.

(via www.alienbees.com/abr800.html)

Manufacturer	Alien Bees
Product	ABR800
Format	Monolight
Price (MSRP)	$399
Output (WS)	320/800
Power	120 VAC
Dimensions	8″diam, 4.5″ d
Weight	2.5 lbs
Power Range	1/32 to full, continuous
Modeling Light	150 watt (8, 10 watt bulbs)
Slave	built-in
Remote Control	optional (RR1)
Portable Power	optional (AB Vagabond)
Sync Type	1/8″
Reflector	10″ silver
Accessory Mount	clip
Flash Bulb	2, half circle
White Balance Setting	5600K
Recycle @ full	1s
Accessories	30″ Moon unit softbox
Flash Duration	1/2000s
Sync voltage	<6V
Flash Bulb Durability (flashes)	250k – 1M

Flashpower The AlienBees™ Ringflash is a powerful, self-contained studio flash unit, producing320 True Wattseconds of power and 14,000 Lumenseconds of output. The power is independently adjustable over a stepless 5 f-stop range from Full down to 1/32nd of the total power, in whole f-stop increments, and everywhere in between.
The Back Control Panel The Back Panel of the ringflash unit offers you clear control of the unit’s features, conveniently labeled and collectively located, for quick manipulation. With a slide fader for flashpower control, you can adjust the output steplessly over the 5 f-stop power range. The modeling lamp can be turned on or off with the model “On” button, it may be used as a recycle indicator with the “Cycle” button, and it can be set to track the changes made in flashpower with the “Track” button. With a red dump light and a green ready light, you can clearly see the unit’s recycle and ready status at any point during your shoot while the red test button allows test flashing. The back panel additionally holds the sync jack and remote jack, as well as the slave cell.
Power Requirements As the ABR800 requires AC power, each unit comes with our heavy-duty 15-foot power cord, having a three-wire grounded plug to connect to a standard 120 Vac, 50-60 Hz power outlet. The cord connects to the recessed power socket on the back panel of the unit with a standard IEC connector. The down-angle power cord head and recessed socket eliminate interference with the camera body.
The Sync Cord Our 12-inch sync cord arrives with each ABR800 unit, so that you may connect the ringflash to your camera. This cord has a 1/8-inch stereo plug on one end to connect on the back panel of your ringflash, with a PC-connection on the other end to connect to your camera. With the sync cord, your ringflash will only take its cue to fire from you when your camera shutter is pressed. If your camera does not offer PC-connection, the cord can be connected through your hot shoe with an adaptor or our CyberSync™ 2.4GHz Radio Remote Control systems may be used. For our Hot Shoe Adaptor (item HSA), please see our hardware page. The CyberSync™ 2.4GHz Radio Remote Control systems are now available, click here for more information.
The Flashtubes The ABR800 uses two 6-inch diameter, 10mm flashtubes that work as a pair, with both required for a complete circular flash. The tubes have an expected lifespan of 250,000 to 1,000,000 flashes and upon exhaustion or breakage, the user may easily replace them. The color temperature produced is 5500°K at Mid-Power, varying +/- 200º at other power levels.
The Modeling Lamps A set of eight 10-Watt, 24-Volt Modeling Lamps is used in each unit, mounted coaxially on-axis with the flashtube to provide a true “What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get” modeling preview. Proprietary voltage regulation circuitry provides effective modeling output comparable to a 150-Watt lamp. With matched light patterns and diffusion, the output of the lamps will match the pattern of light that you will see on film or digital image. The long-life, high-efficiency bulbs have a 500 to 3000 hour lifespan and may be simply and quickly replaced by the user when needed.
The Slave Cell and Slave Tripper To reduce the number of cords in your setup, the ringflash has a sensitive built-in slave tripper, allowing you to sync a single light in your setup to your camera and reliably fire the remaining lights in your setup via their slave cells. The slave cell will fire whenever it “sees” any flash of light, and may be disengaged by plugging a sync cord into the sync jack on the back panel.
Internal Venting and Cooling The ringflash incorporates axial-flow thermodynamics to reduce heat build-up, additionally designed with a built-in cooling fan to allow extended, all-day shooting sessions.
The Protective Front Cover / Diffuser Each unit arrives with our front cover, fitted on the faceplate of the unit. This frosted clear cover functions as a safety piece to protect the flashtube and modeling lamp while in transit. While in use, the cover functions as a diffuser, softening the total light output (it may be removed if high-contrast, non-diffused light is desired). Mounted to the inside of the ringflash, the diffuser has an opaque chrome interior to bounce the light into the reflector and keep it away from the lens. Additionally, the piece operates as a gel holder, having a raised lip around the center ring to hold our doughnut shaped gels (sold separately as the Set of Six Warming and Diffusion Filters)
The Ring Reflector The ABR800 arrives with our standard wide-angle reflector. This flat field reflector measures 10 inches in diameter, having an 80° beam spread that provides even coverage with the widest of lens angles. Additionally, the reflector is designed to hold our accessory 20° Honeycomb Grid for “Hollywood Style” lighting and for other low-key effects.
The Housing The ringflash is housed in polycarbonate Lexan (the same material that our standard AlienBees™ flash units are made of – which is the same material used to make bullet-proof glass!). The unique design of the housing allows simple mounting and dismounting of the ring reflector, the front cover / diffuser and the Moon Unit reflector and speedring with a “Reflector Lock” knob located on the back control panel of the unit. The housing design also includes a recessed power cord socket to prevent cord interference with your camera body. The mounting post attached to the back of the housing is the connection point for our universal camera mounting bracket.
Mounting Hardware The ABR800 Ringflash arrives with our universal camera mounting bracket, designed to accommodate most popular pro and semi-cameras with its wide range of adjustment capabilities. The bracket attaches to the ringflash mounting post, offering a convenient, padded camera platform where your camera may be attached with the provided platform mounting screw. The all-in-one bracket offers atripod socket for mounting the bracket on your standard tripod as well as ourswivel light stand mount The lightweight design of the ringflash makes ideal for handheld operation as well, where the extended length of the mounting post may be used as a handle or the bracket itself may be held, fitting comfortably in the palm of your hand. Adjustments are provided to move the camera up and down,in and out and side to side, allowing centering of the ringflash and lens with just about any camera. The bracket can be adjusted vertically to accommodate cameras with a 1-inch to 4.75-inch distance from the bottom of the camera (tripod mount surface) to the center of the lens. The platform can additionally be removed from the bracket, leaving the remaining bracket in position, allowing you to keep your camera attached to review images, change film or use the camera away from the ringflash in non-aim through mode.
The Umbrella Adaptor Each unit arrives with our accessory umbrella adaptor, fitting inside the ringflash center chamber and locked into position using the same twist-and-lock method that is used to attach the ringflash diffuser. The adaptor allows umbrellas to be used with the ringflash unit when using it as a conventional flash in non-aim-through mode. An umbrella pole slides through the adaptor and is tightened into place with the adjustment knob.
Looking for Replacements and Optional Hardware? See our hardware page for for replacement and optional power cords, our replacement flashtubes, our replacement modeling lamps and our replacement sync cord along with alternate sync cord options.

Orbis Ringflash adapter installed picture with Orbis Arm.
Alternative Ringflash : Orbis Ringflash Adapter