Lighting for Macro...

Stunning shots, guys!

I use the Delta DRF-14 S dedicated macro ringflash on my A-Mount camera, but am not sure if the Nikon/Canon/Olympus mount versions will be compatible for Pentax, though at under £70.00 delivered (new), it's a cracking bit of kit (Marumi re-branded) and available from Foto-Tip via evilBay.

I use either a Pentax AF160FC ring flash for convenience, or this . . .


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The Manfrotto Hydrostatic arm will even extend the flash far enough to light a macro subject when I fit my 180mm macro lens to the bellows.

That looks like a really great setup Peter, can you post a couple of example images shot this way?

Regards
David

For you David, I will take some. I've not used it much over the winter as I prefer to take my macro shots 'in the wild' as it were, rather than stage them indoors.

I did use it last summer but I'm not sure that I can identify which images were shot with it.

BTW: Ordinarily I would use the tripod mount on the bellows where possible for fine focus adjustment. I assembled the rig to take the above image (and others) of it for Charlotte.

A ringflash screws onto the lens thread either directly or via an adapter ring, thus you shoot through the ring flash. See item: 120941609813 as an example, though I use the Delta DRF-14 on my A-Mount DSLR which is brilliant.