Lighting

The Orbis™

Code:

ENL-ORB1-A

Manufacturer:

Orbis / Enlight Photo

Stock level:

In stock

The orbis™ ring flash is a revolutionary new lighting accessory which transforms the harsh light from your SLR or DSLR flash gun / strobe to create beautiful, shadowless photos quickly and easily.

You don’t need any specialised knowledge or technique.  The orbis™ fits to your flash in seconds – no bulbs, no batteries, no training course!

You place the orbis™ onto your flash, lift it up in front of the camera and bingo, stunning, shadowless light, anywhere, every time.

You can now fit the orbis™ onto your camera and tripod using the orbis™ arm.

If you rarely use your flash gun / strobe because you don’t like the results, the orbis™ ring flash is perfect for you. Lighting your photos with the orbis™ will open a whole new world of photography for you.

The orbis™ produces a characteristic ‘ring flash’ look that you’ll recognise from high-end magazine photography. Ring flash has long been distinctive of high-end portrait and fashion photography but studio ring flash systems are often bulky, fragile, expensive and hard to use. The orbis™ changes all that.

When used off-lens, to one side of your camera, the orbis™ becomes a great small soft-box, beauty dish or fill light for advanced effects.

Conceived by a full-time professional photographer, inspired by the Strobist philosophy and developed by top optical designers, the orbis™ is made from durable ABS plastic, weighs around 600g, is totally portable and works with your camera system's TTL metering.

The 'one-size-fits-most' dock means that the orbis™ ring flash fits a huge range of flashes with no need for add-ons.  The orbis™ works with all your camera system's functionality and doesn’t stress the fragile hotshoe connection.

The orbis™ ring flash is great fun to use and gives passionate photographers, like you, an edge. If you're inspired to take your photography to the next level, the orbis™ is ideal.

The orbis™ is a fantastically compact, lightweight ring flash that’s easy to sling in your kit bag or over a shoulder for quick access in fast-moving photography situations, and is built to last.

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the orbis™ - fall in love with lighting

FEATURES:

• made from durable ABS plastic
• portable
• lightweight
• one-size-fits-most flash guns / strobe

COMPATIBILITY:

The orbis™ is designed to work with standard-design SLR hotshoe flashes with a head that can be tilted back to vertical. The orbis™ therefore works well with most flash guns / strobes straight out of the box, with no need for any extra parts or conversion add-ons. The orbis™ has been tested and works with the following flash guns / strobes:

• Canon 300TL, 420EX, 430EX, 540EZ, 550EX, 580EX I and II
• Nikon SB28, SB600, SB800, SB900
• Cosmos 360
• LumoPro LP120
• Metz 48 and Metz 58
• Minolta 5200
• Olympus FL36R and FL50
• Pentax AF360 and AF540
• Sigma 500
• Sony F56 and HVL58
• Sunpak PF30X and 5000
• Vivitar 283

If your flash/strobe is similar in size and shape to these, it will almost definitely be compatible with the orbis™. If you're not sure, email us and we can tell you!

The only 'common' flash guns / strobes that we know of that are slightly too large to fit the orbis™ are:

• Cactus KF36
• Metz 45
• Vivitar 285 and the Vivitar 285HV

The following flash guns / strobes cannot be tilted back to vertical so are not compatible:

• Canon 220EX
• Nikon SB400
• Metz "Hammerhead" series (Metz 60, 76 etc)

Dimensions: approximately 22cm (8.75 inches) wide, 27cm (10.5 inches) tall and 6cm (2.5 inches) deep

Weight: approximately 500 grams

Be sure to read the instruction manual before using your orbis™