The announcement of the new remote heads is timely. This time it's placed to the camera angle, resting on a tripod.įujifilm GFX 50S, GF 120mm macro lens, F11, 1/125 sec, ISO 100Īs evident by the unusual catchlights, the four extension heads are mounted on bracket and rail around the lens here. The 'Quad Ring' is also off-centered in this image. This four-light arrangement also makes an excellent off-camera light by simply setting the contraption on a tripod and shooting from various angles around it. The Evolve 200 / AD200 pocket flash performs extremely well and reliably in HSS (High Speed Sync) mode, and when used for this 'Quad Ring' arrangement, provides output powerful enough to completely black out direct midday sunlight. Placed on tripod, the four extension heads are still mounted on the bracket and rail, but the camera is hand-held, so the four lights hit from a slight angle.įujifilm GFX 50S, GF 250mm lens, F8, 1/4000 sec, ISO 100 This is not as easily achieved with a ring flash. This new kind of 'Quad Ring' set up offers also the additional advantage over traditional ring flashes of allowing individual control of each of the flash heads in turn, which permits me to limit the output of the flash hitting the model's face from underneath. The total weight of, let's say, four extension heads with the small reflectors and including the bracket/rail set is just about 24 ounces, making handheld shooting is easy. Selecting tiny but wide-angled reflectors, the resulting light is much less harsh, and more feathered than the output from a ring flash, in very close distance. The new remote heads from China on the other hand, are small and light enough to allow for several of them to be mounted on a camera flash bracket and rail. However, neither types are ideal for extreme close up work when balanced, even front-lighting is required. These types of lights are often used by fashion photographers, as they are both easy to work with and offer many options-the Broncolor Paras in particular, which range from the 88 to 330, can produce a wide variety of effects. Super model Iman for DeBeers global campaign (2003), shot with Broncolor Para330, and Fujifilm GX680III, on Fujifilm Provia film. I also collaborated with Swiss lighting manufacturer Broncolor for over a decade on countless marketing and promotional projects, and shot their launch campaigns for the original Para 330 and Ringflash C. Throughout my career I have used various types of ring flashes and parabolic umbrellas. These heads are exclusively designed for the Evolve 200 / AD200 pocket flash, a widely popular and highly efficient product, operated by long-lasting lithium batteries. Flashpoint/Godox have just announced the EC-200 extension head, adding an effective and extremely low-cost tool for cosmetic and macro photography.
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