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Left: Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flash - Right: Ring Light
What can I say? The difference is clearly visible. The regular flash just isn't good for this kind of photography and this is the reason why I decided to do this little project in the first place. This particular bracelet is made by my wife. Thanks Christina.
Left: Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flash - Right: Ring Light
This is kind of a shot that one would expect to find on a hardware related website. This is a close up from a GFX card made by ATI.
The difference is more subtle than in the previous photo but still one should be able to notice the missing shadows. This makes it easier to follow all the traces, shows all the silk prints on the PCB etc.
Left: Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flash - Right: Ring Light
As the face of the clock is so much deeper than the rim around it, the flash can't light it up evenly. The ring light works great with this type of target eventhough I somehow managed to use different aperture on these two shots. The difference in lighting is still clearly demonstrated.
A close up from my wife's eye. You can usually see this kind of effect in glamour shots from beautiful womens. This is also the type of shot where some people may want to use a stronger diffuser. But for a "hobby photo" I'm quite pleased with the result.
And finally a quick photo from my daughter's eyes. This was shot with only a 90 mm ring light attached around the lense and
without a diffused. As the photo is taken from longer distance, the separate leds fuse together to form more of a solid
ring around the pupil of these sad eyes. She cried just a moment ago. NOT MY FAULT! 
Conclusion
So there you have it, a quick'n'dirty, cheap and quite useful weekend project that resulted a piece of kit that one can do by themselves. I took bit of a shortcut by utilizing these amazing car lights but their cheap price, small size and bright light justified their usage.
The project is also doable and valid with compact digital cameras too. There are several models that offer filter adapters that one can use with these cameras. Or if the warranty is not an issue, the ring light can be attached directly to the camera body. This works the best with lenses that do not extend very far from the face of the camera.
If you have anything to ask, suggestions etc. please, post them to the topic below so everyone can benefit from the discussion. I'm not a pro photographer myself so all the tips are welcome. Thanks.
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