what ring flash to get

[MattKing]

Would this help you?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Macro-Ring-Light-...QQcmdZViewItem

Matt

[puderse]

I've been using my medical nikkor since the 70's still working great. There are two available, I have the older one. None better for extreme macro. My Metz potato masher works great for middle macro with my 55mm nikkor with the head next to the lens and a white card on the other side.

[Ralph Javins]

Hey, Dan!

Can we also curse EKCo for dropping Panatomic-X?

[John_Nikon_F]

Here's a book I'd recommend picking up:

The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide To Professional Field Techniques, written by John Shaw. ISBN # is 0-8174-5006-8 . There's a section in this book that discusses ring flashes and other closeup rigs. Specifically John Shaw's homemade "Butterfly" bracket. Well worth the read.

-J

[Robert Liebermann]

I /severely/ reccomend a Yashica Dental Eye (I have a III. I got one a year or so ago for $50 from a dentist, hadn't been used more than a few times. Has an amazing 100mm f4 lens with ringflash; 2 or all 3 elements (or none) possible to fire for various effect. You can get them on ebay $75-150; they come in a real cool case, too.

Only drawback is the thing's pretty automatic (not focus of course!); only adjustments possible are +- 2 stop exposure; the shutter and aperture are auto. Fixed lens. Plus film speed is DX only. But with the high light you get a pretty good DOF, plus a real interesting 'chromium' relief look that has to be seen to be appreciated. (I shoot stuff like leaves, mosses, plant parts with this).

Farthest focus is about 2m - there's youtr infinity for macro! I think it might make a decent portrait lens, actually (flash off!).

I don't feel the need for any other ringflash setup with this; it's perfect for me.

[Pumal]

Dental Eye II is excellent for Macros and good for portraits too.

[thebanana]

For the do it yourselfer:

http://digital-photography-school.co...flash-tutorial