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

submitted 11 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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[–] Fiyel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Neither. Different applications with different pros and cons.

Anyone telling you a round head has higher 'quality' or softer light is at least kind enough to out themselves as an idiot, though. So there is one point for round heads.

Here is a decent write up on comparing them;

[–] diverzify@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This guy flashes. 👆

[–] Bodhrans-Not-Bombs@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Nightmares about calculus and the heat equation...

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