jeff__2 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 The Profoto ring flash is beyond my budget. I currently use hot lights for portrait photography. Is there a continous light source similar to a ring flash? I looked at circular fluorescent lights at Home Depot. There is one that takes two bulbs and is about 18 inches in diameter. The bulbs are only rated at about 30 & 40 watts. Would this work (if only for black & white portraits)? Is there another alternative? Does anyone besides Profoto make a ring flash? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Elinchrom, Balcar, Broncolor & Hensel all make Ringlight flash heads or in the case of Balcar a reflector that turns one of their heads into a ringlight. Balcar also makes light modifiers called Diamond and super diamond boxes that produce a more diffused light. Kinoflo makes a high power photographically balanced fluorescent ring light. All of these are out of your budget to purchase but you might consider renting as the job requires. Plume, ltd. , maker of the Plume Wafer softboxes , makes a nifty and versatile device called a Stratosflex. which can let you emulate a ring-flash effect with any lighting source (as well as do other nifty lighting tricks. And it is a lot less than a Profoto Ringlight. You can see examples and details at http://www.plumeltd.com/stratos.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Ellis, you make this forum so valuable, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hm, the fluorescent lights aren't strong, so forget about slow films. What do you mean by watt rating? Conventional bulb aequivalent? Or real fluorescent Watts? It might be worth trying with pushed TMY 120 at f4.5 from a tripod. Building a stronger lightsource from 6 strong E27 fluorescents in areflector with included lensshade and a diffuser in front might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Why don't you get a tiny used macro ringflash at 100$ or less to use fast films wide open? - It's as bad as a build in flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff__2 Posted January 4, 2004 Author Share Posted January 4, 2004 I looked up Kino Flo. http://www.kinoflo.com/sales_catalog_2003/lamps/001_lmp/truematch.html I am not sure whether these could be used and with what hardware. What aperture would I get with ISO 200 at 1/60 sec, for example? Jeff >> Part Number Type Lamp Diameter Ring Diameter Base Nominal Wattage Lumens 6" Kamio KF32 06C-K32 FC20/T5 .6" (15mm) 6" (152mm) G10q 20 1152 6" Kamio KF55 06C-K55 FC20/T5 .6" (15mm) 6" (152mm) G10q 20 1120 9" Kamio KF32 09C-K32 FC30/T5 .9" (15mm) 9" (229mm) G10q 30 9" Kamio KF55 09C-K55 FC30/T5 .9" (15mm) 9" (229mm) G10q 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Jeff, Keno's aren't very powerful unfortunately, just a little bit brighter than normal fluorescents. Are you handy with tools Jeff? I've had an idea about making something that would resemble the look of a ring flash, but it requires a bit of craft. Do you know what sauna tubes are? I'm not sure if I�m spelling it right, but they are the heavy duty cardboard tubes they poor concrete into to make pillars. If you got two different diameters tubes, say a 6" and an 10" and cut short sections and fabricated it so the two sat inside one another with a bottom cap on the larger one and somehow float the second smaller tube inside, your strobe would point towards the bottom, bounce and emit light around the gap. The gap between your strobe and the smaller tube would have to be sealed off, and it would all be lined with tin foil of course. I'm making one when i have a minute. Hope this made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis_cota Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 The Plume Stratasflex seems a lot like the Calumet 3D reflectors (made by Redwing). Check them out too, they might be cheaper in price. <a href="http://www.calumetphoto.com">Calumet's Web Site</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I believe Luis is referringto somthing like this:<P> Calumet catalog # RM5070K <P> Gary Regester (the head honcho and designer at Plume, ltd.) licenses some of his designs to calumet to be manufactured by Red Wing. That doesn't mean thaey are made with the same quality of materials or constriction as Plume,ltd. built products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I believe Luis is referring to something like this:<P> Calumet catalog # RM5070K <P> Gary Regester (the head honcho and designer at Plume, ltd.) licenses some of his designs to calumet to be manufactured by Red Wing. That doesn't mean thaey are made with the same quality of materials or constriction as Plume,ltd. built products. i really like Calumet's guideas to how you might use this product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_amphlett Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 take a look at www.gekkotechnology.com LED ringlight for continuous lighting - tungsten balanced and daylight balanced options would certainly work for B & W beauty portraits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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