Is this ring light good for portraits, or only macro work?
760142
Great for full face portrait closeups! With the light mounted to the lens it will prevent shadows from being created.
760143
Macro only. I feel it's to harsh for portraits. Makes it look like a pop up flash
760144
Both as long as youre using say a 35 or a 50 mm lens. If youre using a 70-300 not so much
1792889
It works just fine on my D90. I like it best for portraits and close up macro shots where I want to flood the object with light. When I bought mine, I questioned it's ability for use with nikon because it was pictured with a canon. The unit comes with many lens adaptors so it can be mounted to just about any lens.
2031898
I've taken some amazing photos in the macro mode of roses etc. Not sure exactly what your specifications are but it worked well for my amature pix.
1018793
The way I'm using it (for portraits, the room is not completely dark, and I use flashes), they are ok. I have noticed a very, very minor brightness when the flash was directed at it (i.e. I was trying to make it reflective to see how it reacts), but it was barely noticeable since I was looking for it.
71687
Yes it's amazing for filming. I do beauty videos on YouTube and its great because you can change the lighting settings for something really bright. It also comes with different ring sizes for different lens. The only thing is if you do plan on getting it hold the on off for 3 to 5 sec. I was going to return mines because I thought it was broken. For me its a much better alternative then buying a $200 ring light that can wash you out . Hope this helps :)
1502898
The cheaper strobes are often very light in weight so be aware of balance with the softbox attachef. This works great for me, I've had no issues with the ring.
121914
I use the color checker for everything from macro ring lights. Studio lighting, etc and combinations of any two sources. There's no way of knowing accurate colors otherwise. I see huge differences - to me.
1218503
It's probably working fine but you have to realize two things, it's designed for close work so if you have it too far away from whatever you're trying to view you're going to get the out of focus white circle. The second is if you have it close to or on top of whatever you were trying to look at you need to focus with the ring on the bottom. I thought mine was broken for a while until I figured out how to get it to focus. Finally you can also shift the focus when adjusting the magnification ring on top. If you change the magnification you will also need to refocus. Hope this helps
1271072
I honestly havn't taken jewelry pictures, but i have taken many macro shots and i am really impressed with the macro function. Flowers, insects, etc. have been excellent in my opinion. Never found too much light a problem. Hope this helps a little.
621857
It has a very small depth of focus. Best to stick with macro uses and keep a normal lense handy for regular photos.
731680
They are pretty decent for the price. More than powerful for the price. You don't need 3 to do portraits; you can do a portrait with 1 light. It just depends what look you are trying to get.
602169
this product work well for low light as long as you position your light correctly. I take photo on a dress form also it should work just fine.
1771280
It does well in low light, and its macro is good. It also adjusts focus and brightness automatically. Its not as fast as a dedicated video camera, but it does the job well. The built in stereo microphone is also very good. I hope that helps
787434
It can take good macro photos but has some issues attempting that in low light. Get a real macro setup if that's your primary interest.
739146
I've not tried it for macro, so can't help you there, My friend has mine in Europe now so I can't try it. Maybe if you google the question, they will know or the manual may pop-up. Aside from my SLR, this takes great telephotos.
341398
hi, this set only provides continuous light, each lamp base holds 4 white light bulb. It is more meant for video shooting or macro/commercial photograpgy that takes continuous/constant light. It is not designed to take triggers of any sort to the best of my knowledge, no such recepticles i can find on it what so ever. if you are thinking of taking studio portrait or so, you do need to look for strobe lights with softbox and trigger. Having said that does not mean you cannot use it for regular studio photography if you.have a strong reason to use constant light. Hope that helps.
1054317
I don't use flash myself, but a Ring Flash would be a good choice for macro work. An Amazon search for 'ring flash' produces several possibilities, ranging from $40 to $400.