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tiagomiguel
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p.1 #1 · Macro gear

I would like your opinion for a macro photography setup in the medical field. The most used in dentistry and medical field is the MR-14EX ring flash or the MR-24EX, what happens is that pictures don't look good with the ring flash they seem flat, but the MR-24EX is too expensive i was thinking of setting up a dual flash with bracket.

Wich one is best for this kind of photography

http://www.edudentinternational.com/magne.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanejones/5850043856/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walimex-Macro-Camera-Flash-Bracket/dp/B006CI4QAY
http://www.agnos.com/prodotti.htm?v_lingua=ENG&v_iss_web=0000000009090901001997198653&v_categ_lista=P0000-P0015&v_cod_art_scheda=MCBSCOR#ancorafotoprod

The flashes i was thinking the yongnuo brand and still don't know what to buy

Sep 19, 2012 at 08:00 PM

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p.1 #2 · Macro gear

tiagomiguel wrote: I would like your opinion for a macro photography setup in the medical field.

Generally, "flat" lighting is what is needed for medical/dental photos, which is why the Canon ring flash and devices like the Yashica Dental Eye Camera are/were designed the way they are.

It's not artful lighting, but it gives an easy to see and easy to interpret look at the condition of the tissues being imaged.

Sep 19, 2012 at 11:34 PM

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p.1 #3 · Macro gear

Canon MR series is mainly designed for medical/science field. BrianO is right, it's supposed to be like that. If you need something different, try those flash brackets to alter the light angle or maybe some modifiers.

Sep 20, 2012 at 12:15 AM

tiagomiguel
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p.1 #4 · Macro gear

What yongnuo flash do you recommend. Don't know if i should go TTL or not.

Sep 20, 2012 at 02:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · Macro gear

If the macro ring light is too flat, try putting some cinefoil/gaffer tape over half the ring. Could possibly substitute with a little strip of a ND gel? Just guessing here... never tried this myself.

Sep 20, 2012 at 03:57 PM

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p.1 #6 · Macro gear

tiagomiguel wrote: ...Don't know if i should go TTL or not.

Yes, I would get an ETTL-capable flash. Often, manual power won't go low enough for really close-up photos but ETTL will. You can set an ETTL flash manually, in most cases, if you want manual power for some uses.

Sep 20, 2012 at 07:03 PM

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