Testing the $98 Suntax ring flash

[canturn]

Some samples taken at the shop with the 100mm Macro lenses and ring flash...

IMO, not much diff between this $98 Suntax thingy and a $850 macro flash by Canon. Morever, there's TTL on it, available on Canon and Nikon mount.

Any comments?

 

[ckiang]

Looks decent. What's pic #1?

Regards
CK

 

[rubric]

Hi Stephen,
So you really went ahead and tried it out! Was it the Dx-8R and is it possible to control the flash output? How much does the Nikon module cost?

 

[canturn]

Originally posted by rubric
Hi Stephen,
So you really went ahead and tried it out! Was it the Dx-8R and is it possible to control the flash output? How much does the Nikon module cost?

It's Suntax, not Sunpak Flash comes in 2 version, Nikon shoe and Canon shoe.

It's TTL flash, u may wanna try it out with a roll of 12 exposures with the camera

ckiang: it's a pen

 

[shorty]

How does it mount in front of the lens? Is there any thread size limit or what?

Thanks for the taught.

 

[canturn]

comes with several size...max I think is 58mm...they have different step-up rings for it, 52, 55 and 58mm

 

[rubric]

I can't find any info on Suntax 8dx or 12 dx. :dunno: Wrong model number? Any more info?

 

[shorty]

oh ya, where to purchase?

 

[rubric]

AP. Canturn, you're making everyone excited. Pray, please provide more info!

 

[E1g3]

Originally posted by canturn
It's Suntax, not Sunpak Flash comes in 2 version, Nikon shoe and Canon shoe.

It's TTL flash, u may wanna try it out with a roll of 12 exposures with the camera

ckiang: it's a pen

Which shop selling and can use on Dslr and G3?

 

[canturn]

u can use it on G3 as well as DSLR.
In fact, the photos are taken with the 10D using the macro lenses

It's just a Suntax auto-focus ring flash lor... no model number what-so-ever.

The build is the thing that puts me off....but for that kind of $$$, it's bang for the bucks.

Rubric: It's not Sunpak, no vario power output.

 

[vince123123]

why dont post a picture of the flash n box for the rest ot see, then no need for the rest to be blur

 

[megaweb]

since the flash is fully automatic TTL , can we compensate the flash via the camera flash settings ?

 

[Wai]

MO can get cheaper price or not?

 

[canturn]

Originally posted by megaweb
since the flash is fully automatic TTL , can we compensate the flash via the camera flash settings ?

megaweb: Good question, that's something yet to be tested.

Wai: hehe, don't think got such thing as MO for this one

 

[reznor]

is it available in singapore?

where did you buy yours?