Ringflash Adapter by Short Images Review

Ringflashes are quite popular in macro photography and in medical environments because they produce a shadowless even light which emphasizes texture and detail in subjects. A typical ringflash is composed by a controller which mounts on the camera’s hot shoe and a ring diffuser around the lens connected to the controller with cables to retain TTL exposure. Usually ringflashes have a diameter of four or five inches and are optimized for shooting small items with macro lenses.
A larger ringflash produces the same quality of light and can be used in portraiture or fashion work whenever creative lighting is required. The effect of a large ringflash is an even shadowless light on the subject, and non-directional soft shadows in the shape of a dark halo on the background if it is close enough. Basically a wrap-around effect. Additionally if the flash is large enough or the subject very close, catchlights in the eyes become round shaped.
The downside of large ringflashes is that they ...