Name: Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash for Sony Camera
Brand: Flashpoint
SKU: FPLFMFR76S
Price: 289.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash for Sony Camera

Flashpoint MF-R76

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Flashpoint Macro Flashes & Ringlights

Flashpoint MF-R76 

Illuminate macro photography with the Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Ring Flash for Sony. Offers precise TTL control, rapid recycle times, and lens compatibility from 49-77mm. Order today!

Discover the Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash for Sony, a specialized lighting solution designed to illuminate the intricate world of macro photography. This ring flash is perfectly compatible with Sony cameras and syncs seamlessly with the Flashpoint AA TTL R2 Auto Flash. The MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash is equipped with advanced 2.4G wireless transmission technology, offering two distinct flash modes and a wide range of output power adjustments. This makes it an invaluable tool for capturing the delicate details of small objects, whether you're photographing jewelry, insects, plants, or dental imagery. The ring flash is composed of two key components: a controller that fits snugly into the camera's hot shoe and the ring flash itself, which mounts onto the lens filter thread. To ensure compatibility with a diverse range of macro, zoom, and standard lenses, Flashpoint includes adapter rings in sizes 49, 52, 55, 58, 62, 67, 72, and 77mm. The control unit powers the flash using the reliable Flashpoint VB26 and WB100 rechargeable lithium battery packs. These packs can deliver up to 660 full-power flashes, ensuring you have the power you need for extended shooting sessions. The manual unit allows for precise light intensity regulation in 1/3 EV increments, ranging from 1/1 full power to 1/128. For ease of use, a large LCD panel displays flash settings, making navigation and control straightforward and intuitive. The Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash for Sony is the ultimate creative lighting solution for macro photographers, hobbyists, and professionals in medical and scientific fields.

IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE MY REVIEW
For Canon R series camera users: It is important that you go to your camera settings (page 7 on my R5), and change the "Expo. Simulation" setting to "disable". This will allow your camera to properly focus while using this flash. This may be common knowledge, but I have always used Canon Flash products, which would automatically brighten the screen in order to focus on the subject, so I never had to do so. Seeing as this product is not "recognized" by Canon (as of this writing and on my R5 at least), the camera will (most likely be) well underexposed, making it almost impossible to properly focus (ie shooting at f/11 @ 1/200s). It took me a good 20 mins to find a solution for this issue online, and now it works as it should. 

REVIEW:
Other than the aforementioned critical step in order to ensure proper use, this flash works exactly as intended. I primarily purchased it for all of my macro shots, seeing as using a normal flash set up mounted to the hotshoe of the camera would sometime result in lack of proper illumination (if the lens was too close to he subject) or really harsh shadows due to the flash being mounted away from the lens. This flash eliminates both of those issues, resulting in a properly exposed image with even lighting. It is ideal for macro shots, but I'm sure it would work wonders with product photography as well as portrait/headshot photography as well. 
I also find it very neat that you can adjust the two sections of the flash separately, which I'm sure will lead to some very interesting shots once I play around with it a bit more. 
The construction of the product itself seems relatively solid, and I'm glad that the adapters are some form of metal instead of plastic. I had no issue mounting the 67mm adapter to my RF100mm 2.8 lens, although you will have to remove the lens hood entirely (I usually have it in the "resting" position along the lens). 

Although the flash works as intended, it's not perfect for a few reasons:
1) You aren't able to put a lens cover back on while this flash is mounted to your lens. This may be a non-issue for some, but I ALWAYS put the lens cover back on when I'm done shooting any subject. This means that I also have to remove the flash from my camera when I'm done shooting, otherwise I would probably leave it mounted knowing that I will most likely use it for my next shoot. 
2)The flash isn't recognized by my camera (R5, and at least as of this writing), meaning that I'm unable to select the flash settings via my camera (which is what I usually do with my other Canon flashes).
3)Very minor gripe, but like most Chinese products, the instructions were most likely written by a non-native English speaker. leading to a few confusing (yet decipherable) instructions. 

That said, this is a relatively cheap ring flash (especially compared to the one offered by Canon) that does its job well. I've only used it for the last couple of days, so as long as it keeps working, I really have no complaints.

Does the job!

Works great. On my wide angle you can slightly see the edge of the adapter ring.

Flashpoint MF-R76 TTL Macro Ring Flash for Sony Camera

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