Looking for a gooseneck twin macro flash

[petermcwerner]

I recently saw a French photographer using a gooseneck twin macro flash unit. It is composed of a battery/controller unit that plugs in the camera hot shoe with two flex arms (goosenecks) that have small round flash heads at the ends. They can be directed and twisted in all directions.

He used it for taking pictures of orchids and the results were excellent as you could direct each flash head flexibly and independently. It is battery operated, not dedicated, and there are no controls except an off/on switch. He told me that output is just right for shooting 100 ISO at 50cm (20in.).

He said it was originally sold under the HAMA brand, HAMA discontinued it and it is now available under another name. There was no name on his unit. Price approx. 150 Euro (US$ 200) in France.

A google search only showed references for dedicated Minolta, Canon and Olympus twin flashes that are much higher-priced, heavier, and less flexible to adjust and to some accessories on the Novoflex site.

Does anybody know of such a flash unit and where to buy one?

[PhotoGimp]

I remember seeing one in tim fitzpatricks book, one of them and think it is called the wimberly macro flash in north america. I tried finding one in canada, but no distributers.