 | Brand Phoenix Model PO4262 Listprice $179.94 Price $82.95 |
The new Phoenix SmartFlash RF46 offers all the great benefits of a ring flash with true TTL compatibility for your Canon Digital SLR Camera. You'll get even, shadow-free lighting for your close-up macro shots. The RF46 is ideal for all kinds of macro photography including nature, medical, scientific and forensic photography whether you are a professional or hobbyist. You can use the RF46 in your camera's full automatic mode, semi-automatic mode (aperture or shutter priority), or manual mode. ....read more
Phoenix RF46C Ring Flash
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This piece of equipment works well. It’s plastic, so don’t drop it… But, for the money, you can’t beat it. The light comes with some adapters for bigger lenses – make sure that the right adapter for your lens is included. I had to buy another adapter to fit my wider lens.
Good value for the money
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a very cheap piece of plastic gear, and the first one I got was dead and had to be exchanged. BUT, the working replacement is still cheap feeling, but works quite well. If you have the money, the two Canon original equipment macro ring flashes are excellent units, with few detractors. But for occasional use, they’re really hard to justify price-wise. This no-name (Phoenix is a camera generic brand) unit works fine, allowing me to get well illuminated macro shots that really do require a ring flash.
Pros: Recycle time is fast, illumination is even, and it plays well with Canon.
Cons: Cheapest imaginable construction, and first one was dead in the box.
Had two, never made it to take a picture
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The unit looks good but just didn’t work. I tried two different ones just in case. The first unit never charged or worked in manual mode. The second unit worked for about 10 minutes and then failed. I was so looking to save some money and it just did not work with my camera. I have a Canon XT so it should have worked. Too bad as some reviews were very good. Hopefully, I just had a bad run. Amazon as usual, made good on the unit so I was not out anything but a bit of time. Too bad for all of us.
Good deal
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I rate this high because I knew its limitations from reading previous reviews so my expectations were not that high. So far it is working really well and for the price cannot be beat.
Phoenix flash fails
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
After only a few weeks of use this flash quit working, after which there was a strong electrical smell and the battery compartment started melting from the heat of an obvious electrical short. I would not recommend this unit.
Focus issues
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Complete junk. Will not allow lens to auto focus. The lens I wanted to use it with does not have a focus ring. Useless for me. Does not work on any of my 4 lenses properly.
Awesome ringflash at great price.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Output’s just as good as Canon’s RF that costs much higher. Construction is a big flimsy, but it gets the job done if you’re careful not to bang it around. Excellent value.
great for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The flash works!! lighting is fine. you can’t have a filter on the end of your lens durring use because the flash screws on where the filter goes. Getting light on those really close shots are much easier with this flash. If I had spent more on the lens I would not have complained
Awesome for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I wanted to experiment with a ring flash… and I read the reviews and bought this one… Its light, and feels cheap… the hotshoe is plastic… but it does the job, and does it well… I have NO complaints… I’ve used it a ton… and found that I LOVE using it all the time… I’m always tempted to leave it on for random candids… it gives a cool flat look on multidimensional scenes, that has left alot of people wondering how I did it… I would buy this again and again!!! If it were a little better constructed it would be an automatic 5+ from me… but you won’t regret buying it… I know I don’t… and I’m usually a harsh critic.
Day one so far sooooo good
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Day one out the box, the flash work’s way past my expectations. Build quality is u pay for u get, its very light. But performance is great, it makes a big difference as opposed to using a diffused 430ex. Shadows are really soft, with that ring light halo. Working distance is macro distance, I would’nt be using this for portraiture although i could. U cant change the power manually its ttl/ttl2, only thing on the back is a power switch, test flash button and 2 led lights. Recycle times are fast except shooting f18 and up. Will update the review another 3 months.
Also! batteries using are energizer 2500mah rechargable.
Phoenix RF46C Macro Ring Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Very light and compact flash that really serves its purpose well. Great for macros and portraits. Bang for the buck. I would say that this would be better than the ring flash adapters out there that is about the same price as this ring flash. Recycle time is almost instantaneous. Worth every cent.