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The Complete ExpoImaging Ray Flash Ring Flash Review (And Comparison)

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Ring Flash—it’s a look that everyone loves and there are entire Flickr groups dedicated to showing off one’s work with the special lighting tool. The ExpoImaging Ray Flash has been reviewed here for quite a while now, and from our tests, we highly recommend it. Here’s why we love it and why we’ve chosen this one over the competition.

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Written by Chris Gampat

June 18th, 2011 at 12:13 am

Review: Impact Strobros Beauty Dish

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The Impact Strobros Beauty Dish is a bit of a weird item, but it’s still very useful for what it does. Primarily used in portraiture, beauty dishes mimic the look of a softbox. What’s special about them though is that it is easier to change the color temperature of the light: which is easily done by switching out the disk in the middle of the dish. With that said, it isn’t an item for everyone and this review was actually a very big learning experience.
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Written by Chris Gampat

March 27th, 2011 at 12:57 am

Field Review: Gary Fong Origami (Day 1)

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After reviewing the Gary Lightsphere Collapsible and being very impressed with its usage in practical photography situations, the Gary Fong Origami ended up at my doorstep for review/keeps. It’s a very unique item unlike anything I’ve seen before. When I was being shown a demo of the unit back at Photo Plus, I looked at the unit in complete confusion saying to myself, “How the heck am I supposed to use this?”

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Written by Chris Gampat

December 17th, 2010 at 12:24 am