Question
When I last checked years ago, the price of a typical Ring flash unit was approximately $500. Nowadays there are still ring flashes for approx. $500 like Pentax AF160FC, Pentax AF-140C, Canon MR-14EX, Sigma EM-140 DG ...
On the other hand, there are "noname" LED ring flashes for approx. $50. The price is very tempting maybe a bit too cheap. What's the main difference? Are they really that bad?
Answer
Not having owned a cheap-o ring flash, I can only guess what the tradeoffs might be:
- Cheaper build quality
- Inconsistent Light Output
- No "Bang-bang-bang" shooting
- Little/no camera interfacing (ie no support for Canon's E-TTL)
- Weaker light output
Now, for $50, if you can swing it, it seems like it might be worth it to first try using a ring-flash and get the hang of it, before moving onto a more expensive solution.
You may also want to look at Strobist. He/They periodically do comparisons on so called "ebay-gear" and give honest, objective feedback taking into consideration price/performance capabilities.
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