New Metz RING Flash!!!!

[Oly5050]

http://www.metz.de/en/press-center/p...v-mb48af1.html














Looks like it is triggered by on-board camera flash. Seems like the clip is to block the light of the flash. Batteries must then lie inside the ring flash. This looks so cool and compact!!!

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

cool...

price? GN?

[kkenji]

any idea the price and GN ??? intrested to get one !!!

[Mikefellh]

The guide number is right there in front of you if you looked at the pictures!

The thing about ring flashes is they don't require to put out as much power as a traditional flash because the ring flash is for closeup photography. For instance the distance scale on a ring flash is in inches and cm instead of feet and metres.

For those who still haven't figured out the guide number, with Metz the model number is the guide number in metres...it's 15m for ISO100 at 50mm.

[Mikefellh]

Originally Posted by Oly5050 Looks like it is triggered by on-board camera flash. Seems like the clip is to block the light of the flash. Batteries must then lie inside the ring flash. This looks so cool and compact!!!

It DOES use the internal flash to trigger the ring flash...on newer FourThirds it uses the wireless TTL of the flash pulses...on older FourThirds it's able to operate in ordinary slave mode with the ability to ignore the pre-flash (Metz "digital" slave flashes are able to do this, I have the 34 CS-2 digital).

It operates on AAA batteries, but it doesn't say how many in the articles I've read.

[Oly5050]

I read the pdf and it says 2 AA 1000mah or something...good for 1000 flashes?? It is on the website.

[microcosm]

Wicked! GN15 versus SRF-11's GN11! Looks like something worth investing for those who owns the 35mm and 50mm Macro lens... (What is the filter size for the Sigma 105/150Macros?)

Looks very very interesting.

[kkenji]

anyone knows where to get one in sg and roughly how much ???

[Oly5050]

This is breaking news event. Just released in fotokina last week. Amazon also do not have now. U think when Singapore will have it?

[nightwolf75]

hmm... who's the metz dealer in SG!!!

[Daedalus Trent]

wow!

wonder howe much it costs though

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by microcosm Wicked! GN15 versus SRF-11's GN11! Looks like something worth investing for those who owns the 35mm and 50mm Macro lens... (What is the filter size for the Sigma 105/150Macros?) Looks very very interesting.

58 and 72 respectively,quite interested to get it too,seems to be able to fit just about any lens with their respective filter thread,3 avaible,3 more optional

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by nightwolf75 hmm... who's the metz dealer in SG!!!

Tithes is no longer their dealer. Currently no distributor/dealer in Singapore.

Originally Posted by spidey89 58 and 72 respectively,quite interested to get it too,seems to be able to fit just about any lens with their respective filter thread,3 avaible,3 more optional

Very clever design overall. Have to say, that it is better than Oly's.

[spidey89]

i couldn't agree more,now can use ring flash for portriats as well as macro,WHEE!!!

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by spidey89 i couldn't agree more,now can use ring flash for portriats as well as macro,WHEE!!!

Bro, don't get too excited about a ring flash... not a very versatile, though interesting light source. Buy only when you really need to use it alot, or else it is one of those things you are better off sharing...

[Mikefellh]

Or, when you find a used ring flash at a camera fair for $20!

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by microcosm Bro, don't get too excited about a ring flash... not a very versatile, though interesting light source. Buy only when you really need to use it alot, or else it is one of those things you are better off sharing...

true,oh well,see who has one at point of release than try before considering again

Originally Posted by Mikefellh Or, when you find a used ring flash at a camera fair for $20!

haha,in my dreams probably

[Mikefellh]

Originally Posted by Oly5050 I read the pdf and it says 2 AA 1000mah or something...good for 1000 flashes?? It is on the website.

Don't know where you've read that...while on the data sheet for the flash does say AA instead of AAA (a misprint as everyone else including the press release states it uses AAA), the number of flashes at full power is between 140 (alkaline) to 250 (lithium).

If you look at the size of the ring flash itself, especially on a camera, it looks too small to use AA batteries, and it makes much more sense that it uses AAAs.

[Oly5050]

Originally Posted by Mikefellh Don't know where you've read that...while on the data sheet for the flash does say AA instead of AAA (a misprint as everyone else including the press release states it uses AAA), the number of flashes at full power is between 140 (alkaline) to 250 (lithium). If you look at the size of the ring flash itself, especially on a camera, it looks too small to use AA batteries, and it makes much more sense that it uses AAAs.

Yeah, ur right. On the Metz site, it says AAA and 1000mah for 200 flashes with recycle times of 0.3 to 5 secs. Damn...that means I gotta go and get AAA rechargeables now.

[azul123]

GN 15 only... might as well just get The Ring Flash adaptor The Ring Flash Adpater

CP is distributor and can be seen on CP's website top right. Reuse existing Flash unit so GN is further based on what you have.

../azul123