I have a canon rebel T3i with a tamron 24-70mm lens. This freelance job I have coming up is said to be very low light, so i figured it is time to research and invest in a flash that can attach onto my camera. my price range would be 100-400$ and was hoping if you guys could recommend some to me as well as fill me in on how to use a flash.
I'd say go for a middle priced flash like this.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Speedlite-II-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001CCAISE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1353362285&sr=1-1&keywords=speedlite[/url]
And get some cheaper slaves.
can you tell me what you mean by cheaper slave?
I can kind of new to flash haha.
[QUOTE=Elfy;38517500]I'd say go for a middle priced flash like this.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Speedlite-II-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001CCAISE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1353362285&sr=1-1&keywords=speedlite[/url]
And get some cheaper slaves.[/QUOTE]
A 'slave' is a (Usually) cheaper, smaller, less powerful flash for use to light up subjects more evenly from different directions that aren't attached to your camera. Most useful in portraits and still life - but not so much for anything else.
I'd go with elfy's recommendation on getting a standard mid-range flash. Flashes are generally priced on how powerful the light is (Guide number) how far they can project light (In feet/metres), and their controls. Controls include functions such as stop level (e.g, to control the power the flash fires at to get a better exposure), or smart flash modes, etc.
The other important thing they're judged against is if they can: Bounce (Moving the 'light' part of the flashgun move up and down so you can bounce light from the ceiling to create a more natural look, very desirable), Zoom (To increase/decrease the 'spread' of light when you fire the flash) Swivel & Tilt (Extra flexibility for the flashgun, so you can manipulate the lightsource a little better from your camera). The more mid-range/high range can do all three, very cheap ones can (maybe) bounce.
The Canon Speedlites are superb for the money, but Nissin and Metz also do excellent flashguns.
Here is a good demo/guide of the very speedlite linked above: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwFSxUMOz8[/url] for more info on operating a flash.
(Note, I do not own a flash, so can't help you much more, sorry!)
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
