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Hello, i wish to buy a Ring flash to make macro pictures

with my Canon 10D. DO you have some models to suggest to me (not to expensive, i am a poor canonian :)

THanks

guy
 
Vivitar 6000 ringflash appears to meet the bill -- £92.50 so cheap.
It claims to be TTL, but how well that works with a 10D is unclear to me.
Try googling it for more information: there's a thread on
Fred Miranda's site in their cache.

There's a Sunpack DX-12R which is in the same price league as the
Canon MR-14EX.
guy gagnon said:
Hello, i wish to buy a Ring flash to make macro pictures
with my Canon 10D. DO you have some models to suggest to me (not to
expensive, i am a poor canonian :)

THanks

guy
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Hi Brian:

In Henry's add on e-bay it claims that the Vivitar is not recommended for digital cameras. It is not e-ttl or thyristor.
Don.
Brian Ripley said:
There's a Sunpack DX-12R which is in the same price league as the
Canon MR-14EX.
guy gagnon said:
Hello, i wish to buy a Ring flash to make macro pictures
with my Canon 10D. DO you have some models to suggest to me (not to
expensive, i am a poor canonian :)

THanks

guy
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That * is* in the thread I quoted, please look there for clarification.
Don Schultz said:
Hi Brian:
In Henry's add on e-bay it claims that the Vivitar is not
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Don Schultz43010 said:
recommended for digital cameras. It is not e-ttl or thyristor.
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Don Schultz43010 said:
Don.
Brian Ripley said:
There's a Sunpack DX-12R which is in the same price league as the
Canon MR-14EX.
guy gagnon said:
Hello, i wish to buy a Ring flash to make macro pictures
with my Canon 10D. DO you have some models to suggest to me (not to
expensive, i am a poor canonian :)

THanks

guy
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edward langlois said:
I believe the Sunpak($199 US) is 1/2 the price of the Canon($450) @
Adorama
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You need a Canon module: at B&H it's $305 including the module
(and a $35 adaptor ring for the macro lens)
Here it's £290, and the Canon is about £350.

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Can anyone point to a tutorial shooting with ring flash? I used a ring flash for photo of small objects, had horrible shadows. (often two, to the right and to the left of object)

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The Canon ring flash has two tubes (semi-circular) and allows each to be set to different output from the other, for more flexibility.

Ted
Robert Gallop said:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh2/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=157349&is=REG
guy gagnon said:
Hello, i wish to buy a Ring flash to make macro pictures
with my Canon 10D. DO you have some models to suggest to me (not to
expensive, i am a poor canonian :)

THanks

guy
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Wow!The canon adpt. was like $35 when i bought mine 4-5 years ago.Adorama has it for $75($275 total).What size adpt. is the macro lens?Can't you add a filter step down/up ring to the adpt. they give you.($8-10)
 
edward langlois said:
Wow!The canon adpt. was like $35 when i bought mine 4-5 years
ago.Adorama has it for $75($275 total).What size adpt. is the macro
lens?Can't you add a filter step down/up ring to the adpt. they
give you.($8-10)
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Canon ring flashes fit in a groove on Canon macro lenses. Maybe you don't
need that, but let's compare like with like.

Look like we get a relatively good deal on Canon flashes in the UK.

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