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

submitted 10 months 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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[–] little_canuck@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The only reason I bought a round head for one of my Ad200pro strobes was for it to fit specific modifiers for a certain look I was going for. But honestly, most modifiers don't need a round head to work. And once you modify your light, the shape of your catchlight is determined by your softbox, umbrella etc.