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Re: [OM] T10 Ring Flash

Subject: Re: [OM] T10 Ring Flash
From: "John Petrush" <jfp@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:28:15 -0400
I have its lower powered counterpart, the T-8 ring flash.  I also have a
T-28 Twin with all the assorted "accessories" required to get the most
benefit from it.  The T-10 is, as its identifying number indicates,
substantially less powerful than the twin T-28's.  It also shares the
characteristic of extremely flat, featureless lighting as is sibling.  I
chose the T-8 because it emits light perpendicular to the lens axis into a
reflector, giving a slightly softer effect.  The T-10 fires its light
directly forward if I understood correctly, giving a harsher light.  Neither
ring flash can match the effectiveness of the twin T-28 for its modeling
capability or the ability to use filters from the T-32 filter kit - slip on
quite nicely they do (thanks Frank).  As the ring flashes are so low power,
I do not think they are well suited to portrait work.  Just not enough
lumens.

John P

Andy Wiese <wiese@xxxxxxxxxx> wondered:

>I have an opportunity to pick up one of these, and am just wondering if
>people think it's a good piece of kit.  It's a damn sight cheaper than the
>macro lightning set-ups everyone seems to be lusting after - is it
>effective? And is it powerful enough for the ring-flash portrait look that
>seems to float in and out of vogue every now and then?




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