Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Lights

Phil Rudin · Issue 145, Jul/Aug 2025 · pp. 28–32

Products mentioned: Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light, Weefine 1000 Ring Light, Athena ARF-ring flash, Sea & Sea sending unit, Sony A7CR, Tamron 90mm macro lens, Marelux MX-A7CR housing, Marelux MV-10 +10 C/U lens

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 spreed to other disciplines of photography. It 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 original 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 “Easy Breeze Beautiful Cover Girl” advertisements. The circular shaped specular highlights in the eyes of the models is a dead giveaw…