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Nissin Ring flash MF18 Nikon

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Item Nr. 47087
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Short profile for Nissin Ring flash MF18 Nikon

  • Ring flash
  • suitable for macro/portrait photography
  • Illumination angle approx. 80° horizontal and vertical
  • Color temperature approx. 5600 K (at full energy)
  • Flash lighting time 1/300 to 1/30000 sec.
  • switchable LED modeling light
  • the matching adapter is supplied at the same time

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Product description for Nissin Ring flash MF18 Nikon

Flash and continuous light for macro and portrait photographers
The MF18 offers a wide range of professional features and is compatible with Lenses up to 82 mm in diameter. For this purpose, the matching adapters in the sizes 52 mm to 77 mm are supplied right away. Other adapter sizes are optionally available in stores. With its round flash tube and LED modeling lamps, extraordinary flash effects as well as continuous light are possible. In addition to the new Sony connection, the ring flash is already available for Canon and Nikon.

For portraits and macro photography
Ring flashes are usually designed for two purposes: portrait photography and macro photography. Due to the fact that the light source runs all around the Lens, the light distribution is absolutely even and harmonious. The Nissin MF18 with metal flash shoe is considered a specialist for macro photography and, due to the spatial expansion of the light, produces a soft flash compared to normal clip-on flashes, whose illumination appears extremely balanced. A slight shading of the illuminated area in the entrance area of the flash ensures an even light dispersion over the entire surface of the ring flash attachment, which makes the MF18 a recommendable tool in the field of macro photography.

Anyone who has ever ventured into this "cosmos" with their macro lens will have quickly discovered that illuminating very small objects and living creatures is not easy. The light of the surroundings is usually not sufficient to use small apertures. But these are necessary to achieve sufficient depth of field at this extreme close-up range. And what does the smart photographer do in this case? He uses a flash. However, the built-in flash or even a clip-on flash is often covered by the Lens, so that no light reaches the subject. Even if the subject is reached by the flash, the one-sided illumination often results in unsightly shadows. The Nissin MF18 ring flash provides a remedy here. It has a circular flash tube that surrounds the front lens of the Lens used. This allows virtually shadow-free, very soft illumination of the smallest objects without any problems.

Medical and industrial applications
However, there are also more and more applications for ring flashes to the left and right of classic photography. Especially in the medical field, their use is widespread when it comes to detailed and high-resolution images in the fields of dentistry and plastic surgery.

Dental medicine serves as an example: The patient is sitting in the treatment chair and the current tooth status is to be documented photographically. Now everything should be quick and uncomplicated, but the photographs still have to be perfect. After all, doctors are not trained photographers. Since the Nissin MF18 can be easily and effectively set up to the practice lighting conditions via "MyTTL", these settings are then always available to the photographer as standard settings, after all, the lighting conditions within the practice do not usually change.

Flash and continuous light
In the practice, impressive macro shots can be created with the Nissin MF18 macro ring flash. The control unit is quickly attached to the hot shoe of the camera body and can be fixed with the knurled screw. It is attached to the Lens by means of an adapter ring, which is rotatably connected to the flash unit. After switching on, the flash is ready for use with fresh NiMH batteries after about 7 seconds.

The Nissin MF18 has a guide number of 16 (ISO 100), which is ideal for close-up shots even with the smallest apertures. The two individually controllable flash tubes, as well as the four built-in LED modeling lights, ensure the best possible illumination of the macro scene at all times. If more light is needed, the combination with additional system flash units can provide a remedy, because the MF18 can also be used as a control unit for wireless flash control, depending on the connection variant.

High performance, professional features and simple operation
The operation of the Nissin MF18 is solved simply and effectively. Each function is clearly displayed and controlled via the colored icons on the excellent readable LCD display, which makes handling easy. There is also the option of high-speed sync here, as well as what Nissin calls the "MyTTL" flash output calibration option by the user. By means of this function, the user can permanently set his personal preferred flash exposure correction, which is then available to him by default. If desired, a small secondary flash with manual power setting can be switched on for indirect flash.

The flash power can be set in "Fine Macro Mode" in 1/6 EV steps from 1/128 to 1/1024 to vividly illuminate and perfectly expose even the finest details of the filigree centipede. The MF18 has also been equipped with a wireless TTL function that allows slave flashes to be used to vividly photograph high-quality macro scenes. In manual mode, the output can be adjusted in 1/3 EV steps from full power down to 1/64.

The flash tube of the Nissin MF18, which is connected via sync cable to the control unit mounted on the metal hot shoe, can of course also be detached from the camera and positioned freely by hand, making the application possibilities extremely flexible. This makes it possible to experiment with light and shadows in a targeted manner, because the latter form a contour around the subject, as is usual with ring flashes, when the subject is very close to a background. The closer the background is to the subject, the more pronounced the shadow becomes; if it is further away from the subject, it is less and less noticeable.

Power from batteries or external power packs
To ensure that enough power is available for long flash sessions, an external power supply can be connected to the Nissin MF18 as an alternative to the four batteries installed. The optional in-house Nissin Power Packs PS8 and PS Pro 300 are ideally suited for this purpose

Technical data

Technology
Flash unit type
Ring flash / Tong flash
Flash connection
Nikon
Equipment
Swivel reflector
no
Integrated video light
no
Master / Slave mode
Slave mode
 
Master mode
Dimensions and weight
Weight approx.
446 g
Scope of delivery
In the scope of delivery
Adapter rings from 52 mm to 77 mm and operating instructions
EAN and KAN
EAN
4938574188021
KAN
NI-HMF18N

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