Meike FC100 Specifications Led Macro Ring Flash Type: Electronics Brand: Meike Model: FC-100 Weight

It remains to prove that insects or small bugs pose for photographs. Sometimes nothing awakening or when they are eating is possible retratarles with some time to prepare, but usually is not the case and count with fewer opportunities. To this we add that in macro photography, work most of the time at extremely close distances and targeted 90 or more millimeters, as in my case with the Tamron SP 90mm F / 2.8 Di VC USD 1: 1. This means we have to make do with very small depths of field and very critical approaches.
After reading some manuals for macro photography, I decided to follow the advice and dotarme an external lighting to freeze motion and provide a uniform led flashing lights with few visible shadows in photography lighting. When the subject is very close to the camera, led flashing lights the distance between the flash and the optical axis becomes led flashing lights significant. For objects close to the camera, the size of the ring flash is important led flashing lights because the light hits the subject from many angles, similar to what is achieved with a conventional flash and a good diffuser.
As its name suggests, the flash ring (Ring Flash) is ring-shaped and designed to fit around the lens. The flash itself is mounted to the lens and the power cord is connected to the output of the camera so that draws power from the battery. led flashing lights The ring flash used in macro photography usually have insufficient for use in normal light photography, especially if they are of a more than affordable price as the one I chose.
The ring flash for macro photography usually has two parts: The first with a shoe that is installed on the output for external camera led flashing lights flash, and the second, a flash unit which is mounted on the lens. Power is supplied by batteries located in the first unit, which is connected to the ring or ring flash by flash cable. In fashion photography or portraits can also use ring flash, but these are mostly larger and more powerful and more expensive than here I bring.
As on other occasions and always bound by the same economic circumstances, the possibilities lead me to choose a ring flash affordable led flashing lights price and of sufficient quality for macro photography. For more than twenty euros in aliexpress.com led flashing lights have decided to become the Meike FC-100, a ring flash specially designed for the foreground type. Not a flash for macro pro, but its light weight and conditions come me well for introducing me to the world of macro photography and also can be used as full or partial flash on your left or right depending on the lighting situation .
Meike FC100 Specifications Led Macro Ring Flash Type: Electronics Brand: Meike Model: FC-100 Weight: 168 g without batteries flash - 0.71 lbs Body Size: 191X77X60mm Base: 114X114X22 power supply 4 AALámparas batteries: 32 pieces of high brightness leds Number Shooting: 100-800 led flashing lights times (using AA alkaline batteries) Range: led flashing lights 5cm to 150cm Recharge Time About 3 seconds (using AA alkaline batteries) Color: 3200-5500K Exposure time: 1/100 sec Power setting: 1 / 64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1 modes: light mode, flash mode, L (left middle part of the ring flash), R mode ( middle right) part. Compatible with: Canon, Nikon, Sony ... Package includes: Flash, Base ring mounting shoe. Seven adapter rings 52, 55, 58, 62, 67, 72 and 77mm for use with virtually any type of lens. In my case, the Tamron SP 90mm with F / 2.8 Di VC USD 1: 1 58mm ring as you can see in the pictures is necessary. Manual in Chinese and English. Warranty card (in Chinese).
For just over 20 not expect a sturdy, solid and professional led flashing lights flash. Everything is plastic and have to be careful not to hit him, but is very light and it comes in handy when having to install it at the end of the lens. On the other hand, has the possibility of continuous light mode and flash mode. While cancel the flash is subject to ring placed on the thread of our goal, this is enough slack so that we can turn our hand and thus modify the light from left, right and turning led flashing lights to play with light and reflections the object to be photographed.
The assembly of the shoe is made of metal and necessarily robust to be well attached to the body of our camera. Just a link, so it lacks any kind of automatic measurement with the camera, only the flashing to warn the preparation for shooting. The unit requires 4 AA batteries and you have also asked on aliexpress sufficiently powerful rechargeable and a charger. It would not be profitable to consume a large number of batteries for flash 20 .
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