I have a ringlight for my Nikon... no goosneck, it just screws on to the lens.

Definitely more for macro work than portraits.

Spyvie

Great I'll get a huge ring light for my point n' shoot. Next I'll get an external BluRay drive for my Eee PC, then I'll put a twin turbo on my lawn mower.
Point is, if you need a ring light you should get a pro camera. Seeing as it's probably more expensive and definitely bigger and heavier than a P&S.

kahri

Is that a Pocket watch in your pocket, Legusta79?

I see no sample pictures taken with this...thing. Therefore, I give it One Meh.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

Not so enthusiastic about this one. Usually ring lights aren't great unless you're doing macro stuff, and even then its better to get the light farther off the lens axis.

If you can put the point and shoot on the base and move the flash all over, then you're talking.

m4ximusprim3

@Legusta79: How about one big anaconda?

innout3x3

@Darrone: one out of three... Better luck next time.

workingonyourinvoice

A teapot! Why didn't I think of that!?

Hiphopopotamus

I like to buy things that are new in a boxe. There is no chance of people having sex on the product, but they could have done it on the box. Ewww.

innout3x3

When Sony builds it into a CyberShot, then I'll finally look as hunky in my photos as I do in real life. Until then, I don't need people thinking I have two snakes in my pocket.

Legusta79

We also have a skin for you're iPhone, its 3 feet long and it looks ridiculous. you're welcome.

Darrone

@Spyvie: &jetexas: Point taken.
It just seems wrong that the actual camera is the smallest, lightest and cheapest of all the equipment.

kahri

One more try...

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Spyvie

The problem with ringlights and macro shots is if the surface of the object is reflective at all you will see the LEDs in the image.

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Spyvie

@kahri: I think this is intended more for taking close-up pictures of small objects -- not necessarily for pro work of any sort. Ever tried to photography a ring or a small piece of electronics? Usually the ambient lighting is too dim for the camera to get a good focus, but being close-up the flash blows it out.

This light ring could do a lot to put an end to all those blurry pictures on instructables.com

jetexas

@kahri:

Some of the point and shoots, with their live preview, are better suited to easy macro photography than a lot of DSLRs.

I can see where a universal ring light might be useful, as long as your P&S has manual white balance

Spyvie

@Spyvie: *gasp* a UFO! In my highly reflective junk too! It's a miracle!

cyborgtroy

Yeah, for macros, because of the distance the "ring of leds" probably reaches.

But hey, notice it has a flexible "arm". Though it's not too long, I bet you can use it in ways other than attaching it around the camera lenses.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

These things are really handy if you do any sort of close-up (less than 3') photography.

tyskkvinna

This thing looks like it will do little more than generate lens flare. The placement of the LEDs is retarded! Why not isolate them from the front element more like a real ringlight does?

matto

I actually want one of these for my low-budget, no-threads-around-the-lens camera.

You savvy types are making me feel technically inadequate.

not2techy

Anyone who thinks this thing is a bad idea is an idiot. One area where point and shoots "excel" is macro. Even the cheapest camera can get a much closer shot than an SLR, unless you spend much $$$ on a new lens for the big camera.

The flexible arm adds even more usability to it.

This is a great idea, and one more tool to use to get "the shot". I want one.

photophile

Meh, just make your own:

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TommyImages