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?

  • Fiyel@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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;

    • shadeland@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Anyone telling you a round head has higher ‘quality’ or softer light is at least kind enough to out themselves as an idiot, though.

      Ah, photographers.

      • Fiyel@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Just a basic understanding of how the quality of light works. Size relative to subject. Changing it’s shape and not its spread does very little, if anything, to its quality. You can see examples in the link.
        Regardless, you will still hear photographers regurgitate this misinformation based on what they have been told by someone conveniently selling them a round head flash.