https://promaster.com/Product/1888
Disclaimer: ProMaster did not ask me to do this review and I am not affiliated with them.
After several years of use for macro or tabletop photography I loved this product so much that I felt the need to write a review for it.
I actually can’t remember when I purchased this item but it was a few years back. I paid $99.95 at the time and, interestingly enough, Promaster offers this product on their website still today for only $99.95.
I spent most of my recent years as a landscape photographer but this past year that has changed, mostly due to semi-retirement, and this ring light has gotten more than its fair share of use for table top, product, or macro shoots.
This is a FIVE STAR purchase. Absolutely no complaints and that’s rare for a photographer.
It is made of hard plastic which makes it durable but lightweight which is vital when you’re mounting this off the end of your lens. The (8) mounting ring adapters that come with the kit have allowed me to use a myriad of lenses.
The lights are BRIGHT, really bright. There are (5) intensity settings and many times I lower them as I don’t need all that power. If I’m using overhead or side lighting than this is a wonderful fill light to remove or lessen shadows. However, if you’re shooting directly straight on then there are no shadows!
It operates on (4) AA batteries. The control panel is lighted and the controls are simple. It can be mounted in any hot shoe as there are no electrical contacts. The hot shoe simply serves as a base to secure the control panel. Many times I’m seated behind the camera and the control panel blocks my view of what I’m photographing. Or I want to use a shoe mounted flash in conjunction with the ring light. So I simply attach it to a point on my tripod.
The LED lights come with (4) diffusion rings. One yellow, blue, clear and frosted. I almost always use the frosted ring to soften the light.
If you’re seeing the need to use this remotely such as a wedding photographer photographing the rings, for example, you’ll be pleased to know it packs up in the provided nylon case.
BELOW is the SETUP for the (3) shots an d (1) video:
FRONT of CAMERA with ATTACHED RING LIGHT – Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24.3 mirrorless camera and a Sony Zeiss E 24mm F1.8 lens in APS-C mode and a Sony Zeiss E 24 at the 35mm equiv. of 36mm
1.3 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
ProMaster Ring Light for fill lighting.
Sony Strobe bounced off the ceiling in MANUAL MODE.
BACK of CAMERA with ATTACHED RING LIGHT – Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61 mp mirrorless camera in APS-C mode and a Sony E 10-18 F4 OSS lens at 35mm equiv. of 27mm
1/10th, F10, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
ProMaster Ring Light for fill lighting.
Sony Strobe bounced off the ceiling in MANUAL MODE and attached bounce reflector.
(2) Neewer LED light panels for side lighting.
BOX with CARRYING BAG, DIFFUSION RINGS and LENS MOUNT ADAPTERS – Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera in APS-C mode and a Sony Zeiss E 24mm F1.8 lens at the 35mm equiv. of 36mm. This image was FOCUS STACKED from (7) separate images.
.4 seconds, f11 ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
ProMaster Ring Light for fill lighting.
(2) Neewer LED light panels for side lighting.
360 Deg. rotating video – Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera in video mode. 1/30th, F.8, ISO 400. Motorized turntable.
If you’re shooting up close and you don’t have a ring light you’re missing out. I’d highly recommnmend this particular product. In addition I reached out to ProMaster customer service about a year ago with something I needed for my ProMaster tripod and I received top notch support! You won’t go wrong.
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