Weefine 1000 & 3000 Ring Lights

Phil Rudin · Issue 101, Mar/Apr 2018 · pp. 44–49

Products mentioned: Weefine Ring Light 1000, Weefine Ring Light 3000, Nauticam NA-EM1 II Housing, Olympus EM1 II, Olympus 60mm macro lens, Athena ARF-ring flash, Inon quad-flash

Any fan of prime time television has probably seen a ring flash in action during programs like the C.S.I. crime dramas, America’s Next Top Model and other well known series. The ring flash was originally introduced around 1952 as a dental photography tool but quickly spread to other disciplines of photography. The ring flash has since gained popularity among nature photographers for macro/close-up use and has also become an invaluable tool for portrait and fashion photographers. The ring flash originally had a circular (360 degree) flash tube which fitted around the camera lens for shooting stills. Fast forward and today’s ring lights include flash tubes, LED ring lights, fiber optic ring lights and constant source fluorescent ring lights used extensively in commercial videos like the “Easy Breeze Beautiful Cover Girl” adverts. The circular shaped specular highlights in the eyes of the m…