The 6 Best Canon ringlights (2023 reviews)

If you often find yourself scrambling for good light, yongnuo standard flash should be your first option for buying. The adapter rings are no longer plastic. It comes with about 6 or 8 different diameter rings. The ring flash is easy to attach or remove from the adapter ring. It is attached to the lens itself, so you don't have to worry about step up rings. The recycle time is pretty quick.

This one is very well constructed with enough features for macro shooting. There are also 2 LEDs (top and bottom) to aid in focusing. It comes in a nice carry pouch that includes adaptors to fit several size lenses.

Why We Like This:

Less obtrusive than multiple flashes, affordable, easy to use reliable
Very inexpensive compared to oem ring flash
Works great for a lot less than a canon ring light

Best For film: Lightdow Canon Ringlight

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The lightdow canon ringlight is specially designed for your daily usage and has all useful features. This flash unit is listed as being compatible with canon dslr cameras and can be attached to the camera hot shoe and clips to the lens using one of several included adapters. It includes an extensive range of camera lenses, tripods and heads, lighting stands and accessories. It comes with a 'white' diffuser, which it should. It will hurt the eyes of anyone looking at it without the white, blue, or yellow cover.

This ring has a lot of functions, right left flash, steady light, and you can adjust the strength. The light stays on the lens until you bump it or any little nudge. The unit attaches to the camera using the hot shoe and clips to the lens using one of several included adapters. The unit can be used as a solid light source or flash and can also be set for left or right side flash as well as having an adjustable intensity.

Why We Like This:

Good brand reputation
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For Small projects: Polaroid Canon Ringlight

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If your not scared of venturing into the manual settings it can be a useful light. The LED flash/light works great for lighting subjects in pictures or creating shadow effects. It is easy to use, with great variance in settings and function. There is a pilot button that fires the flash to check how the lighting will look.

With decent natural light, the manual flash is more than effective. The photos come out very clear and the ring flash adds that extra professionalism without having to carry around 5 lights. It's only good for closeup and macro shots. The unit fits most lenses even 77mm filter size lenses.

Why We Like This:

Works great and easy to assemble/put on
Versatile, featureful and decently bright led ring system
Lightweight and very easy to install
Love that you can dim the light or brighten it as well

Best With All EOS bodies: Canon Ringlight

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Not everyone likes to purchase light for their daily purpose, but the canon canon ringlight would be an anomoly. It is great for photographing items to be sold online where a good image (or lack of one) can make or break a sale. It can even serve as a master controller for off-camera canon speedlite flash units. It has all the bells and whistles and makes quality exposures a cinch. It can be mounted with reasonable stability simply by attaching an appropriate 58mm step-up ring to the lens.

The diverse selectable features of this flash unit allow you to tailor the results to your specific macro needs. There are two light sources in the ring, and electronic controls allow you to balance the light to be stronger on one side of the field of view than the other if you are looking for an effect other than intense flat-field lighting. It is easy to set up and easy to use at the default settings.

Why We Like This:

Helpful with living subjects that aren't afraid of the flash's guide lights or noises
Excellent quality flash that has held up to rugged use
Adds quite a bit of overall weight when loaded with batteries
Great addition to the photo bag

Best For PC: digital Nc Canon Ringlight

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It's designed to use with macro lenses. The control module that attaches to your hot shoe requires a hot center contact and ground points on the side like older style hot shoes. The ring light is intended to have the electronics mounted in the camera hot shoe which the nex-3 lacks, so while you could mount the ring light to the lens, the electronics would end up dangling from the ring light.

It's only intended for macro photography and probably won't give off enough light for far off subjects.

The ring light is attached to the ring adapter on the camera lens, it does rotate freely. It does not provide TTL metering but you do have 7 levels of brightness to choose from in both constant and flash modes. This limits the usefulness of any general purpose flashing. It comes with 49mm, 52mm, 55mm, 58mm, 62mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm adapter rings.

Why We Like This:

A great addition for macro photography
Great budget ring light for macro photography
One of the new comers and featured product

Best Ring type: Yongnuo Canon Ringlight

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate light. The yongnuo canon ringlight is exactly that - it's a simple light that hits all the right notes.

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