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

round reflectors will have a cone of light output and a rectangular reflector will have a bar of light output. Put a flash behind a diffuser and the light output will be the shape of that.

How will you be using the flash, close up, wide shots, zoom lens?