New Products

Staff · Issue 64, Jan/Feb 2012 · pp. 14–30

Products mentioned: Saga Fiber Optic Ring Flash, Fantasea FP7100 Housing for Nikon Coolpix P7100, Ikelite Nikon Coolpix P7100 Housing, Nauticam NA-XZ1 Housing for Olympus XZ1, Nauticam NA-D7000V Housing, Nauticam NA-EPL2 Housing for Olympus E-PL2, Light and Motion Sola Dive 500, Light and Motion Sola Dive 800, Light and Motion Sola Dive 1200, DiveBuddy.com

New Products Saga Fiber Optic Ring Flash In the previous DEMA Show 2010 in Las Vegas SAGA presented a prototype and this year in Orlando, the production model for this system of fiber optic lighting. This is an accessory that focuses light through optical fiber adapted to the flash head to conduct the light through the fiber and carry it in front of the magnifying glasss ideal for extreme macro photography. The working distance is the one that leaves us magnification approximately: 2.5 to 10cm. It can adapt to almost every port, except for some with multiple steps. By providing a circular light, we can compose the image in any position either horizontal, vertical, or inclined and have perfect lighting in hard to reach places where a conventional flash could not properly illuminate such as cracks, holes, etc.. Made in Delrin and 2mm diameter coated fibers, it can be made for most flashes …