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MainFragger
Jul-19-2005, 10:27 PM
This is all shot with a Tamron 70-300mm lens, and a Quantaray 2X telephoto extender.

The first ring is on-camera flash, second ring shot used the Cokin creative ring flash.

What do you think?
MainFragger
Jul-19-2005, 10:28 PM
This is the Cokin Ring Flash Shot.
Higgmeister
Jul-20-2005, 03:26 PM
The ring flash made quite a difference. The colors are more accurate and not so many specular highlights. Spec highlights are usually the killer of good shots of jewelry and gemstones. For jewelry and the likes, a light tent makes a big difference also.

Now, let's see some macros with that flash.

Oh, and if you want to send me that ring, I'd be more than happy to test my flash with it for comparison:D.
Chris
Netgarden
Jul-22-2005, 07:00 PM
Forgot to ask, how far away with the tele extender? A few feet? I've got one and need to take the time to try it.
Thats clever Chris....:rofl yeah, hey send me one too....
Thanks for the comparison shots. I don't do much with flash and want a ring. I see in the B&H catalog, [man is it big!] they have a few different brands, a few I could afford. I might get one. My ping pong ball over the flash:thumb has to suffice for now,:rofl

Oh, and if you want to send me that ring, I'd be more than happy to test my flash with it for comparison:D.
Chris
MainFragger
Aug-01-2005, 08:56 PM
Forgot to ask, how far away with the tele extender? A few feet? I've got one and need to take the time to try it.
Thats clever Chris....:rofl yeah, hey send me one too....
Thanks for the comparison shots. I don't do much with flash and want a ring. I see in the B&H catalog, [man is it big!] they have a few different brands, a few I could afford. I might get one. My ping pong ball over the flash:thumb has to suffice for now,:rofl
I didn't measure exactly, but I'd say I was somewhere between 3 and 5 feet back. Some of the dof blur you see on it, MIGHT be me moving a hair too. I have a tripod, but I don't think its strong/stable enough to hold the Canon 20D with the tele lens and a 2X converter on it.

I want to find some gels for my flash or make some... I want to try an experiment with the cokin filters where you use opposing color filters on the lens and on the flash so that the subject comes out normal, but the background comes out the color of the lens filter.

MainFragger