Hi Julie, where are you based? If in South Africa you can look at www.natureslight.co.za for the price. Which Samsung? The arm and bracket will fit any standard arca-swiss plate, so if you have your arca-swiss tripod plate attached to the camera base, the AM-4 and DC-12 clamp will fit to that,
Hi Emil, thanks for the demo. I'm a fan of Leofoto products; I have many of them, including the AM-4 arm. In your 2-arm setup at the 5:00 mark, can you tell me what the two arms are connected to under your L-bracket? Looks like a nifty product. I couldn't find it on their website. Thanks in advance!
Hi, thanks for the comment. The arms are attached to DC-12 mini clamps, which in turn mount to any arca-swiss plate or L-plate. You should find it searching for DC-12. Cheers
Hi Kiran. I think there’s an India distributer for Leofoto. Otherwise eBay. We have an online shop here in SA, but courier to India from Africa would be ridiculous.
Apologies for the delayed response....It's a Lastolite Micro Apollo. It isn't the best softbox I've used to be entirely honest. Getting it on to the flash is a fiddle and I've had to jury-rig my own mounting system to get it to work properly.
@@emilvonmaltitz HI Emil, all good re: delayed response. Real life is more important than the Internet. I ended up getting a cheapie Neewer diffuser, seems OK after looking at it, but haven't used it yet. Will look at the Lastolite if the Neewer is insufficient. Many thanks for taking the time to reply and answer my question, greatly appreciated mate!
Great suggestion! Can we diffuse the led more or can we reduce the power output? Also do you like the quality of light more from flash or led? I can Google but thought I’d ask here first.
Hi Minh. You can diffuse any light. The advantage of an LED close-up to an insect is that the size of the panel in relation to the insect means that it is already softer than a standard flash head (without a softbox). The downside is there isn't a lot of light to diffuse to start with. Flashguns will always be more powerful. In terms of which one do I like more...depends what I am going for I suppose. My most used light would be a hoteshoe flash in a diffuser on an arm so that I can get my aperture smaller (so working at f11). I might backlight that potentially, either with another faslh, or an LED panel.
I like the r1c1, and have used them in the field. the reason I've gone the full flashgun route is that using the r1c1 means having another flash. I like multi-purpose tools so that I can carry less gear, not more. The r1c1 is really great, although I'd like to see them upgrade it to radio triggering (I use a D850 and d780, so I would also have to invest in an SU-800)
Just about every professional macro photographer I have met has a different approach to photographing insects. The best out there tend to have the weirdest most freaky home-made Dr Suess like contraptions you can imagine. You haven't seem clumsy until you've seen the amazing kit that the likes of Dr Dalton uses.
Because radio triggers don't always work (I use them in the studio every day, but shooting that close, a wired connection is simply more reliable, or so I have found at any rate) and if you have ever chased flighty insects an arm is a whole lot easier to chase with (I don't have additional appendages to hold a flash, hold a flower, and potentially other bits and bobs as well). I often do have a second flash positioned elsewhere...and if it's further than the arm, then a radio trigger works fine.
Very useful video, thank you!
You're welcome! Hoping to do some more when I finally get some time to
How do I get a price for the AM-4? Looks great and would it fit on a Samsung camera. Julie
Hi Julie, where are you based? If in South Africa you can look at www.natureslight.co.za for the price. Which Samsung? The arm and bracket will fit any standard arca-swiss plate, so if you have your arca-swiss tripod plate attached to the camera base, the AM-4 and DC-12 clamp will fit to that,
LOVE YOUR WORK , LUCKY I FOUND YOU
Thanks David! I appreciate the comment
Does the DC-12 clamp feature a female 1/4-20 for AM-3 attachment?
Yes it does - it has a 1/4 inch female socket on the short end and underneath
Hi Emil, thanks for the demo. I'm a fan of Leofoto products; I have many of them, including the AM-4 arm. In your 2-arm setup at the 5:00 mark, can you tell me what the two arms are connected to under your L-bracket? Looks like a nifty product. I couldn't find it on their website. Thanks in advance!
Hi, thanks for the comment. The arms are attached to DC-12 mini clamps, which in turn mount to any arca-swiss plate or L-plate. You should find it searching for DC-12. Cheers
@@emilvonmaltitz Ah, got it! Thank you so much! Happy shooting! Cheers from San Francisco.
Greetings from India
Where can I buy these arms and led lights ??
Any online stores ??
Hi Kiran. I think there’s an India distributer for Leofoto. Otherwise eBay. We have an online shop here in SA, but courier to India from Africa would be ridiculous.
@@emilvonmaltitz EBay is not working in India I suppose
Looks very good system. And great results!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice video Emil - can I ask what the soft diffuser box you are using?
Apologies for the delayed response....It's a Lastolite Micro Apollo. It isn't the best softbox I've used to be entirely honest. Getting it on to the flash is a fiddle and I've had to jury-rig my own mounting system to get it to work properly.
@@emilvonmaltitz HI Emil, all good re: delayed response. Real life is more important than the Internet. I ended up getting a cheapie Neewer diffuser, seems OK after looking at it, but haven't used it yet. Will look at the Lastolite if the Neewer is insufficient. Many thanks for taking the time to reply and answer my question, greatly appreciated mate!
Great suggestion! Can we diffuse the led more or can we reduce the power output?
Also do you like the quality of light more from flash or led?
I can Google but thought I’d ask here first.
Hi Minh. You can diffuse any light. The advantage of an LED close-up to an insect is that the size of the panel in relation to the insect means that it is already softer than a standard flash head (without a softbox). The downside is there isn't a lot of light to diffuse to start with. Flashguns will always be more powerful. In terms of which one do I like more...depends what I am going for I suppose. My most used light would be a hoteshoe flash in a diffuser on an arm so that I can get my aperture smaller (so working at f11). I might backlight that potentially, either with another faslh, or an LED panel.
Is that a Leofoto G4 geared head? If so, do you like it?
Absolutely LOVE it! (yes it is a G4)
this is awesome ! nice video!
Thanks a lot!
looks good r1c1 nikon is a good choice too !
I like the r1c1, and have used them in the field. the reason I've gone the full flashgun route is that using the r1c1 means having another flash. I like multi-purpose tools so that I can carry less gear, not more. The r1c1 is really great, although I'd like to see them upgrade it to radio triggering (I use a D850 and d780, so I would also have to invest in an SU-800)
@@emilvonmaltitz I have a SU-800 from DEBAO works great for 120 Euro. works fine
Seems too clumsy for me
Just about every professional macro photographer I have met has a different approach to photographing insects. The best out there tend to have the weirdest most freaky home-made Dr Suess like contraptions you can imagine. You haven't seem clumsy until you've seen the amazing kit that the likes of Dr Dalton uses.
What a complicated mess ! Why not use your speedlight with a radio trigger? Place it anywhere you want...and bingo !!
Because radio triggers don't always work (I use them in the studio every day, but shooting that close, a wired connection is simply more reliable, or so I have found at any rate) and if you have ever chased flighty insects an arm is a whole lot easier to chase with (I don't have additional appendages to hold a flash, hold a flower, and potentially other bits and bobs as well). I often do have a second flash positioned elsewhere...and if it's further than the arm, then a radio trigger works fine.