I need to get some lighting handled. Would R1C1, ring lighting, or something else be better?
A lot depends on what you are shooting, how you are shooting (tripod or handheld), and how much you want to spend.
I get results that I am happy with using the onboard flash and a piece of packing foam cutout on the end of the lens, for my handheld bug and spider shots.
Would like to see a photo of that setup. Sounds interesting
Good lighting will improve your shots out of sight, lighting is key.So far I have been using natural light only. I do not know much of anything about flash period, much less, macro flash. I have seen some stuff online, but dont know much of anything about it really. This is why I came here....
Feel free to have a read on this thread, it is a sticky in the Macro section.
http://nikonites.com/macro/28686-want-take-macro-then-thread.html
It probably sits a little bit higher than the flash.Is the height of that foam equal to the height of the open flash?
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Thanks Scott, I was just about to start looking for your threads. Saved me the trouble
Here is my version of the Scott Murray diffuser......
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This is a very low cost way of getting some acceptable lighting on the insects. I found my foam in the dumpster at work, enough to make about 5 of these.
I mostly use mine on my 55mm macro lens, but also have one for my 105mm as well.
Not too bad for something I got for free, and took 5 minutes to make....
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