RingFlash for Sony DSC-F828

Hi all

Ive got a Sony digital camera (not sure if this is the correct NG for
digital questions)
I do a lot of close up macro photagraphing and have been having a few
problems with lighting.

If I use the flash at anything closer than 12" I get a shadow from the lens.
I bought a Centon ringflash on E-Bay thinking I could get a hotshoe cube
from jessops to get the flash to work.

The bloke in Jessops said there was no hotshoe cube for the Sony, which I
should have guessed really.

I was always under the impression that a hotshoe was a ISO standard and all
flashes would fit all hotshoes, but I have since been told otherwise (by the
jessops bloke)

Does anyone know if I can get a ringflash that will fit or has anyone heard
of a combination that does work.

The Sony website only sell their own normal flash units and no ringflashes


Or has anyone got any suggestions on a reasonably economical solution to
lighting for macro photography.
I have seen the folding light tent things on E-Bay and was thinking of one
of those and a couple of lamps, but i'm not sure what to go for.


Thanks in advance for any help

Jon

 

What subject matter are you shooting Jon? A ring flash may not be the best
answer depending on your subject matter.
D

 

I have an 828.
It will fire any flash with a standard hotshoe (sorry Jessops).
However you will have to determine exposure by trial and error as only Sony
units seem to work with any kind of auto exposure.
Using a guide number for the flash is just the starting point; you also have
to lock the camera at a specific ISO.