Anyone use the Neewer® Macro TTL Ring Flash Light? I started looking at ring lights for the Nikon D3300 DSLR. Simple enough, 24 LEDs arranged in a ring. Not expensive at about $30 USD.

KM6VV Loc: Central Coast, CA

I started looking at ring lights for the Nikon D3300 DSLR. Simple enough, 24 LEDs arranged in a ring. Not expensive at about $30 USD. Several models on Amazon.

Then I did a little broader search, and discovered that Neewer also made flash ring lights. (For both Nikon and Canon). OK, more expensive, about $80 USD.

Has anyone used one of the Neewer lights/flashes? The flash is i-TTL; how compatible is it with Nikon's SB flashes? I have an SB700, and as the D3300 doesn't serve as a master, maybe the Neewer® Macro TTL Ring Flash Light can command my SB700 (remote)?

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Several contributing macro-photographers have experimented with LED ringlights, and the general consensus is that they are under-powered.

Please drop by the True Macro-Photography Forum at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html to discuss macro illumination. Properly diffused, your SB-700 will work quite nicely for macro-photography.

Also, we have a section dedicated to showing our various macro illumination set-ups. The first several pages are our earlier experiments. Most successful setups start on page 4: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-4.html

KM6VV Loc: Central Coast, CA

Thanks, I found a few photos of ring flashes.

You can move this thread to Macro, if you desire. I'm not sure where to put anything.

tylerdan Loc: Bullard, Tx

Most of the inexpensive ring flashes are a manual on/off light (not a "flash") and have low output. I have one of the $30 versions. It is two weak to do much, certainly could not use it as a macro-flash .

dylee8 Loc: South Florida

I have the Neewer VT750II for Nikon. It is an iTTL flash. I don't use flash often. When I do I mount this on my D7000 and is fully compatible. Don't know how it works as a Nikon master.

For $50 I have no complaints.

http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-VK750-Speedlite-Display-Cameras/dp/B00GE4MNQA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456671674&sr=8-3&keywords=neewer+flash

KM6VV wrote:

I started looking at ring lights for the Nikon D33... (show quote)

KM6VV Loc: Central Coast, CA

dylee8 wrote:

I have the Neewer VT750II for Nikon. It is an iTTL flash. I don't use flash often. When I do I mount this on my D7000 and is fully compatible. Don't know how it works as a Nikon master.

For $50 I have no complaints.

http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-VK750-Speedlite-Display-Cameras/dp/B00GE4MNQA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456671674&sr=8-3&keywords=neewer+flash

That looks like my SB700, will it work with it? No controller in my D3300.

KM6VV Loc: Central Coast, CA

tylerdan wrote:

Most of the inexpensive ring flashes are a manual on/off light (not a "flash") and have low output. I have one of the $30 versions. It is two weak to do much, certainly could not use it as a macro-flash .

Thanks for the comments.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

KM6VV wrote:

Thanks, I found a few photos of ring flashes.
You can move this thread to Macro, if you desire. I'm not sure where to put anything.

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KM6VV Loc: Central Coast, CA

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