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Confused about flashes, are round flash heads better than rectangle flash heads? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by cricketmad14@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hi All, I'm new to flash photography.

Many flashes now come with a round flash head. Are they better or worse than the old rectangle flash heads?

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[–] Jollyjacktar@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It makes virtually no difference. The difference in surface area is minimal, so it won’t be noticeably softer and the catch lights in eyes won’t look any different at any normal viewing size.