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Photo equip for G12: ring flash and pan & tilt

Started Mar 23, 2013 | Discussions thread
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Stephen Mifsud Contributing Member • Posts: 693
Photo equip for G12: ring flash and pan & tilt

Hi, I have an undergraduate project which involves taking macro photos of small parts of dissected flowers over a graph paper or black background, and have around 300USD budget on accessories using my faithful Canon G12. I had thought that I need a ring flash and a good pan & tilt tripod head for my Slik Sprint Pro II.

I went on BH and there were a couple of ring flash for 'Canon', but I was not sure which are available for the G12 (or if they are available only for SLRs).  For example, I liked this mid-priced item:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/537404-REG/Phoenix_P04262_SmartFlash_RF_46C_TTL_Macro.html

Does is it fit with my Adapter of the g12 and does the job?

I am also hopeless to choose a pan & tilt head. Any recommendation for around a 120USD or general advice how to choose a pan & tilt. When I browse for the different kinds, they all look the same in the corresponding bracket range.

I hope you can help.

Thank you in advance

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