Jak Crow
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Anyone have any experience with WeeFine lights? I've been considering the Solar Flare 5000, which appears well priced for a 5000 lumen light.
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No experience here, but I'm curious as well. Looks like there's a Canadian reseller, Kraken, which is branding some of these for US dive shops? I just saw their 3000 ring light which has a strobe mode and looks interesting for macros:
Kraken Sports Weefine Ring Light 3000
Yeah, I haven't gotten into macro yet really myself, but just shooting with a ring light that works for video and strobe is really compelling. Like you said, most of the reviews of the 1000 version were mainly ho-hum about the power level if you're not in really close. The 3000 version can be 80% brighter always-on or 200% brighter as a strobe. Seems like that would be pretty usable, right?
As for Weefine, looks like they're a chinese company started by two ex-Olympus employees if that means much.