Great information, actually someone who first shows what the flash is like then actually gets out there and shows brilliant samples. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for a great video. I have just purchased this same ring light. I now understand the reason to put the AV to a high number. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you very much for your video. I own the same flashlight but until your video my results are bad. Before I didn't recognise to use a big f-stop value. Thanks!
Hi Arthur. A very informative video. I am a but late to the party on this one. I have had the Sigma lens years but only just started using with the YN14EX ring lite. With mixed success. I'll try and explain. I have a Eos 5dmk ii. You said you used f22 for dof. I used the same settings out doors with the camera set on AV f22 but the shutter speed fluctuates. The ring flash will fire but the shutter will stay open briefly after. Ok on a tripod but you were using it handheld as was I. Any tips as to what is going on and how I can improve on this? Thanks. Ian
I would set the camera to manual. Set the aperture to f16 or f22 or even higher if you have a macro lens that goes higher. Set the camera speed to the fastest speed your camera flash synchs at which is probably 1/125 or 1/160 second. Try setting the ISO to auto. Set flash unit to eTTL. If you are still having trouble with exposure check your 5D2 doesn't have any negative flash compensation dialled in on the camera menu. You can experiment with flash exposure compensation on the flash unit or try the manual flash settings on the flash unit.
@@ArthurBrownPHOTOGRAPHY Thank you so much Arthur. I do so little in manual mode it has taken me a while to find out how to adjust the aperture! Seems you have to go into settings and set the rear wheel to AV- it was set for moving the focus point! I will go play now. Oh, and there is a setting on the 5d mkiii to set the flash at Auto, 1/200-1/60sec and 1/200 sec (fixed). I will try each one.
Hi, i've attatched it to my canon 70d, the pilot works so it flashed fine but wont fire when taking pictures with the camera? not sure why! Can you help?
Thank you for your clear and helpful video! I just bought my first macro lens which is unusually the ultra-wide angle macro from Opteka, which seems identical to th Laowa but without the ability to tilt. It is also a lot cheaper. I am wondering the best way to illumine my subjects, as it is necessary to get so close that they can almost be touching the lens, so I am thinking this Yongnuo might not be suitable as it sticks out beyond the lens by around 1cm from what I see. Maybe though it can light up the subject even if it is a bit "inside" the ring. Another thing I liked was the extra lights which can shed light on the subject for focussing - very useful as I have been finding that I need to open up the lens to see the subject clearly enough to focus with enough light and then close it down without moving it before pressing the shutter! I would definitely welcome your wise words and advice about any of this and in particular whether you think the Yongnuo would be good for my purposes. Thanks, Philip
Hi Arthur, just received this ring flash from Amazon. I’m a little puzzled about the flash output settings; what they mean and what to select under different photographic situations. Does, for example, 1/64 mean the light output intensity is one sixty-fourth of the maximum available output? Just doesn’t sound logical to me! Despite my confusion, me initial results are great. In another thread you mention buying a Ni Ion rechargeable battery pack. My unit came with a little warning note in the battery housing saying “Only Alkaline batteries are compatible” Are you still using the rechargeable pack? Have you had any problems. I noticed, on my unit, that the battery housing door was quite robust. Perhaps they’ve picked up on your remarks. Sorry this is a bit “War & Peace” ish. Kind regards John Fegan
If the flash over exposes when you are close up you can reduce the power. Experiment. You can reduce the flash via the camera too with some cameras. You may need to reduce the power for close up work but at full power the ring flash is very good for portrait photography too.
Well. Yes. A Canon flash should fire from the hot shoe of a Fuji.I have just tried the Yongnuo Macro on my Fuji X100S and it does fire. No TTL obviously but using the flash on manual setting I had to dial the flash power down to 1/32 to get the right exposure. Trying anything like this does have a risk as there is a chance that using a flash from another system might have a trigger voltage that could cause damage. This is unlikely but be aware I am not recommending anything.
The socket on the Yongnuo is not for charging but for connecting an external power pack. I use a NISSIN PS8 power pack that has a 3000mAh Ni-Mh battery. The NISSIN cable fits the socket on the Youngnuo. This provides 1000s of flashes and a faster recycle time. I use it with my Yongnuo Speedlight too.
This is a flash tube ring light. It does have led modelling lights too which are good for getting focus in darker areas. It is quite a powerful flash and will calculate exposure TTL on cameras with that function.
Yep. The first one I bought ended up with a broken battery compartment lid. Luckily it was less than a year after I bought it and Amazon replaced it with a new flash!
@@michaelodonovan1908 Probably just cheap plastic that becomes brittle over time. These things are pretty cheap when compared to Canon or Sigma ring flash units.
Hello, we are med peak and we make videos for medical marijuana patients on TH-cam. What would be the best lens I can use in your opinion that would connect to my android note 8 for taking super close up clear pictures of cannabis. We don't have a huge budget come up but we desperately need to get super clear closeups. Love your video
Hi, I don't think you will get super close up shots of decent quality with any add on lens for a phone. The best close ups would be using a dedicated macro lens on a dslr camera and good lighting. My dentist consulted me about the best equipment for taking macro shots of orthodontic work and he is now using a Canon 80D, Canon Macro lens and Sigma Ring Flash to promote his work.
I have not used the Neweer unit but the Yongnuo YN14EX provides a very bright flash. In most situations I have to dial in a couple of stops underexposure into the flash setting on the camera.
nice video i would have liked you to include the flash/camera settings with each photo as you displayed it. did you just use ETTL throughout? thank you.
Great photos it is obvious you have many years of experience with Macro. Incidentally I've had this flash for a couple of years now, the battery door came off at some stage so be careful with that one as it has been made not very well (batteries push the door the whole time). I have to say though I find this flash a bit heavy and clunky for macro work esp when out and about, I have been mostly using my little Fenix LED torch light which also enables me to direct light from various angles to the subject.
I had the same trouble with the battery door on my flash unit. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me a replacement even though I had been using the flash for 11 months before it broke.
Are you giving it time to recharge the capacitors between flashes? As the batteries become slightly used the re-cycle time gets longer & longer. This is probably worse if you use rechargeable batteries. I got fed up with the slowing recycle times with AA cells and I bought a large Nissin li-on rechargeable battery pack which gives instant re-cycle for about 300 flashes.
Great video and images Mr. B. I recently purchased this ring flash and have been doing some experimentation with doing head shots with mixed results. Do you know if Yongnuo offers a larger assortment of adapter rings than what comes with flash? I emailed Yongnuo, a couple of months ago, but no reply.
Bill. Not sure about adapter rings in other sizes from Yongnuo but I use filter adapter rings to fit lens threads in sizes that are not included with the flash. My Voigtlander 90mm lens is probably the best macro that I have and it has a 39mm filter thread. I just use a step up adapter ring from 39mm to 52mm and then use the 52mm Yongnuo flash adapter.You can go much bigger than 77mm anyway in the other direction.
Thank you Sir! It appears I have overlooked the obvious. I think the YN has a 52mm adapter ring on the small end. I will look for a 49-52mm step-up so I can try out some macro shots using an extension tube with my Sony 50/1.8 on my a6000. Wonderful!
Agreed, beyond f16 diffraction can be an issue affecting sharpness. However, when using extreme magnification the available depth of field is crucial so it can be a trade off to get the best shot.
Great information, actually someone who first shows what the flash is like then actually gets out there and shows brilliant samples. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Arthur, for both stuff and style.
I cannot believe that you only have 579 subs. That is a very clear video on ring flash and macro, thanks for sharing.
Very well done Arthur. brief and to the point. Thanks Arthur.
Very wonderful macro photos!!!
Thank you for a great video. I have just purchased this same ring light. I now understand the reason to put the AV to a high number.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Inspirational Arthur.
Great work Arthur thank you for sharing! cheers!!
Thanks 🙏
Good video
I am going to buy it tomorrow, Thanks
Thank you very much for your video. I own the same flashlight but until your video my results are bad. Before I didn't recognise to use a big f-stop value. Thanks!
Hi Arthur. A very informative video. I am a but late to the party on this one. I have had the Sigma lens years but only just started using with the YN14EX ring lite. With mixed success. I'll try and explain. I have a Eos 5dmk ii. You said you used f22 for dof. I used the same settings out doors with the camera set on AV f22 but the shutter speed fluctuates. The ring flash will fire but the shutter will stay open briefly after. Ok on a tripod but you were using it handheld as was I. Any tips as to what is going on and how I can improve on this? Thanks. Ian
I would set the camera to manual. Set the aperture to f16 or f22 or even higher if you have a macro lens that goes higher. Set the camera speed to the fastest speed your camera flash synchs at which is probably 1/125 or 1/160 second. Try setting the ISO to auto. Set flash unit to eTTL. If you are still having trouble with exposure check your 5D2 doesn't have any negative flash compensation dialled in on the camera menu. You can experiment with flash exposure compensation on the flash unit or try the manual flash settings on the flash unit.
@@ArthurBrownPHOTOGRAPHY Thank you so much Arthur. I do so little in manual mode it has taken me a while to find out how to adjust the aperture! Seems you have to go into settings and set the rear wheel to AV- it was set for moving the focus point! I will go play now. Oh, and there is a setting on the 5d mkiii to set the flash at Auto, 1/200-1/60sec and 1/200 sec (fixed). I will try each one.
Thanks Arthur!
wow really nice
Hi, i've attatched it to my canon 70d, the pilot works so it flashed fine but wont fire when taking pictures with the camera? not sure why! Can you help?
Thank you for your clear and helpful video! I just bought my first macro lens which is unusually the ultra-wide angle macro from Opteka, which seems identical to th Laowa but without the ability to tilt. It is also a lot cheaper. I am wondering the best way to illumine my subjects, as it is necessary to get so close that they can almost be touching the lens, so I am thinking this Yongnuo might not be suitable as it sticks out beyond the lens by around 1cm from what I see. Maybe though it can light up the subject even if it is a bit "inside" the ring. Another thing I liked was the extra lights which can shed light on the subject for focussing - very useful as I have been finding that I need to open up the lens to see the subject clearly enough to focus with enough light and then close it down without moving it before pressing the shutter! I would definitely welcome your wise words and advice about any of this and in particular whether you think the Yongnuo would be good for my purposes. Thanks, Philip
Great video, wish their macro flash would work with olympus cameras :X
Sir, May I ask when you choose A:B ratio like 1:8, is 1 brighter or 8 brighter?
Hi Arthur, just received this ring flash from Amazon.
I’m a little puzzled about the flash output settings; what they mean and what to select under different photographic situations.
Does, for example, 1/64 mean the light output intensity is one sixty-fourth of the maximum available output? Just doesn’t sound logical to me!
Despite my confusion, me initial results are great.
In another thread you mention buying a Ni Ion rechargeable battery pack. My unit came with a little warning note in the battery housing saying “Only Alkaline batteries are compatible” Are you still using the rechargeable pack? Have you had any problems.
I noticed, on my unit, that the battery housing door was quite robust. Perhaps they’ve picked up on your remarks.
Sorry this is a bit “War & Peace” ish.
Kind regards
John Fegan
If the flash over exposes when you are close up you can reduce the power. Experiment. You can reduce the flash via the camera too with some cameras. You may need to reduce the power for close up work but at full power the ring flash is very good for portrait photography too.
will this unit work on a non canon body such as a fujifilm camera manually? i dont care too much about ttl
Well. Yes. A Canon flash should fire from the hot shoe of a Fuji.I have just tried the Yongnuo Macro on my Fuji X100S and it does fire. No TTL obviously but using the flash on manual setting I had to dial the flash power down to 1/32 to get the right exposure. Trying anything like this does have a risk as there is a chance that using a flash from another system might have a trigger voltage that could cause damage. This is unlikely but be aware I am not recommending anything.
yongnuo drains the batteries too fast any cure for tht? plus thers a charging socket but no charger why is that
The socket on the Yongnuo is not for charging but for connecting an external power pack. I use a NISSIN PS8 power pack that has a 3000mAh Ni-Mh battery. The NISSIN cable fits the socket on the Youngnuo. This provides 1000s of flashes and a faster recycle time. I use it with my Yongnuo Speedlight too.
Is this an LED flash or does it have flash tubes? I've been trying to find out without much success.
This is a flash tube ring light. It does have led modelling lights too which are good for getting focus in darker areas. It is quite a powerful flash and will calculate exposure TTL on cameras with that function.
some reviews complain about the battery compartment lid breaking - have you had any issues?
Yep. The first one I bought ended up with a broken battery compartment lid. Luckily it was less than a year after I bought it and Amazon replaced it with a new flash!
@@ArthurBrownPHOTOGRAPHY So is it quality control or an inherently bad design? Ie. is it pot luck or only a matter of time?
@@michaelodonovan1908 Probably just cheap plastic that becomes brittle over time. These things are pretty cheap when compared to Canon or Sigma ring flash units.
Does it use rechargeable battery?
can we use in nikon too
I am not sure if Yongnuo make a Nikon compatible ring flash.
Hello, we are med peak and we make videos for medical marijuana patients on TH-cam. What would be the best lens I can use in your opinion that would connect to my android note 8 for taking super close up clear pictures of cannabis. We don't have a huge budget come up but we desperately need to get super clear closeups. Love your video
Hi,
I don't think you will get super close up shots of decent quality with any add on lens for a phone. The best close ups would be using a dedicated macro lens on a dslr camera and good lighting. My dentist consulted me about the best equipment for taking macro shots of orthodontic work and he is now using a Canon 80D, Canon Macro lens and Sigma Ring Flash to promote his work.
I bought the neewer macro flash, its weak! Is this much stronger?
I have not used the Neweer unit but the Yongnuo YN14EX provides a very bright flash. In most situations I have to dial in a couple of stops underexposure into the flash setting on the camera.
nice video i would have liked you to include the flash/camera settings with each photo as you displayed it. did you just use ETTL throughout? thank you.
I used TTL flash throughout. The aperture was fairly small on every shot to ensure some depth of field.
Thanks Arthur what was the flash syn speed was this left on auto (eg: 60 - 200) or did you select the highest speed setting ie: 200
I left it on auto.
Nice video. Have you used the flash in out of TTL mode?
Great photos it is obvious you have many years of experience with Macro. Incidentally I've had this flash for a couple of years now, the battery door came off at some stage so be careful with that one as it has been made not very well (batteries push the door the whole time). I have to say though I find this flash a bit heavy and clunky for macro work esp when out and about, I have been mostly using my little Fenix LED torch light which also enables me to direct light from various angles to the subject.
I had the same trouble with the battery door on my flash unit. I bought it from Amazon and they sent me a replacement even though I had been using the flash for 11 months before it broke.
hi sir! I don't know why but my ring doesn't flash each time I shoot ... What s the reason ?
Are you giving it time to recharge the capacitors between flashes? As the batteries become slightly used the re-cycle time gets longer & longer. This is probably worse if you use rechargeable batteries. I got fed up with the slowing recycle times with AA cells and I bought a large Nissin li-on rechargeable battery pack which gives instant re-cycle for about 300 flashes.
Great video and images Mr. B. I recently purchased this ring flash and have been doing some experimentation with doing head shots with mixed results. Do you know if Yongnuo offers a larger assortment of adapter rings than what comes with flash? I emailed Yongnuo, a couple of months ago, but no reply.
Bill. Not sure about adapter rings in other sizes from Yongnuo but I use filter adapter rings to fit lens threads in sizes that are not included with the flash. My Voigtlander 90mm lens is probably the best macro that I have and it has a 39mm filter thread. I just use a step up adapter ring from 39mm to 52mm and then use the 52mm Yongnuo flash adapter.You can go much bigger than 77mm anyway in the other direction.
Thank you Sir! It appears I have overlooked the obvious. I think the YN has a 52mm adapter ring on the small end. I will look for a 49-52mm step-up so I can try out some macro shots using an extension tube with my Sony 50/1.8 on my a6000. Wonderful!
Many lenses arent that sharp at f22.
Try opening up to 11 or 16
Agreed, beyond f16 diffraction can be an issue affecting sharpness. However, when using extreme magnification the available depth of field is crucial so it can be a trade off to get the best shot.
Super long intro....
A bit too detailed for the content, but good never the less. :)
Without all those "Ahs" the video would have been 5 mins less
Oh! You are so funny. We laughed for hours at your comment!
I laughed for 12days
those ring lite suck, your photos are very dark