Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

It's good for objects for e bay, no shadows etc. Not for portraits unless it's a dark place and high iso. perhaps as fill but haven't tried. The light is even but you can play with it as you like.

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Simply handle available light for video head shot, or small still photoshot, but Not strong light power. This is good for emergency light or a lot of easier than heavy battery pack for video light system.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I bought this ringlight to use for macro video.
The light is just too weak, providing only about 2 stop more light over natural (weak) light. This is usually not enough for macro.
On the plus side, it is lightweight and versatile thanks to its long connection.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

Best used as ligting supplementation in macro shots; needs additional source or strong sunlight for maximal effect. Convenient and simple solution.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

Inexpensive, just enough light to make a difference; not the most powerful ring light in the box, but works great for flower pics.

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I first used this ring light when photographing an animal skeleton that was being built in our anatomy lab. It was much better at providing "task lighting" than my flash because the bones would have otherwise either been blown-out by the flash or there would have been deep shadows from bouncing the flash off the ceiling.

That said, it's not a very powerful light, so I doubt it could be used as a primary light source in almost any case. I also had a little trouble using it with my particular lens because the thread size of my lens is the same as the opening on the ring flash, and I had to position the flash "just so" to avoid vignetting in the corners of the frame.

I think it will be incredibly useful as a fill light when I'm shooting macro outdoors (or indoors with other room lighting) - esp. since my macro lens should fit nicely inside the opening of the ring flash.

Overall, for the price, it's a very handy and useful fill light. Super-lightweight, always-on so you can see what you're getting, and it takes AAA batteries which are easy to come by.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I use this as Macro photography, for a close shot it is ok and handy, just enough to light up the subject (at high). For a longer distant, the light is not enough even at high.
Generally it is a good product, and cheap too.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I'd been looking for a low-cost solution for close-up lighting for some time. A friend had found one of these and showed it around at our local photo club at our last meeting and I think there must have been 10 orders from Tucson that day. It's a great solution for macro shots..puts out a fair amount of light and the gooseneck setup makes it possible to move the light source to the side or even under the subject. That's hard to do with a full-blown ring-flash ... and for less than $40 this unit is a great buy.

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I use this Ring Light for macro photography and portraits. It has proved itself worthy of the price. I would buy this product again!

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

This ring light works just as advertised. I use it for macro shooting and have only used it a few times, but it works pretty good. The camera doesn't seem to see LED light as brilliant as the eye does, so keep that in mind when shooting with it. I have used it laying on the table more than mounted on the camera. It manipulates well to stand alone on end standing on a table. I gave the product 4 stars based on "you get what you pay for" it is definately worth the money.

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Purchased for the use of Macro photography. Worked great with the result of well lit images with no shadows.

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Why buy an expensive ring light when the DSLR67 from Sunpak works as good! I luv it.

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Easy to use.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

"How simple" and "how inexpensive" to acheive a ring light for close up and macro..turn on..bright/brighter..turn off and swing away..it couldn't be easier and the price was right.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I use the light to prevent shadowing when taking indoor macro shots. It's not quite as bright as I hoped, I think the slider between low and high light is a little unnecessary, as I'll almost certainly always use it on high. The directions say not to twist the flexible wire that connects the mount to the ring light, but as I attach/takeoff/stow the ring light, I'm often unsure which way to bend it so that it's not twisted. Hopefully I don't end up damaging it by going around too many times in one direction, since I have to frequently pack and unpack the ring light in the space limited by my camera bag.

With these caveats, the product does work as advertised, and was a reasonable price and a light weight compared to other available ring lights. It also should easily fit around the lens of any camera with the flexible extension, though I suppose very wide lenses could be problematic (I have an autofocus lens, so it is fairly wide).

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I use this as one might use a ring flash for macro photography. It is not a flash; it is an on/off LED ring light with two levels of brighness. The "shoe" mount helps hold it in place. Uses ordinary batteries--AAA, if I remember correctly. The only disadvantage is that the interior diamater of the ring is not large enough to fit around some larger macro lenses. I think the interior diameter is a little less than 60 mm.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I use this LED Macro Ring Light by Sunpack attached to my 100mm macro (Canon) to light up objects/tiny subject while taking a shot at them. The idea is super but the execution is a bit weak. The biggest problem I have is that it doesn't attach to the lens and I have jet been able to put it on the lens such that it actually stays on. Although it has the flexible arm and it "sort of" stays on, it is not firmly attached and can--if not careful--be creaping into your picture! So be aware!

The second problem I have is not being able to point the light exactly to where I want it to. The LED is a great idea, since they produce white (nature-sun-like) light but since they are in the circle around the lens tip, they are not actually lighting up the object but its surroundings! This is not desired.

Hence, my solution so far has been to not even try to attach the ring to my lens but use the arm to move the ring to light up the object more directly. Of course, then the size of the circle means that much of the lighting power still does not light up the macro-subject but at least some do.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

I tried it for macro (60 mm) work outdoors and indoors. The output is ok for indoor work and gives nice even illumination. I was impressed by the lack of glare. The image was nice and soft; no sharp contrast. Outdoors, it was too dim to help as much as I had hoped. It is easy to use and can be used around the lens or positioned to the side of the lens or the object of interest. If the number of LEDs was doubled, it might be more useable under a wider variety of conditions.

Comments about Sunpak LED Macro Ring Light:

Compared to the much more expensive flashes, this little light is worth the money (remember... this is a light, not a flash). Provides good lighting at two settings for close up photography. I haven't had any trouble with mine and have gotten some good shots.

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I will use the light ring to take macro photos of very small pictograph glyphs.