Question for BAIC Photography people in the know
i don't know about canons, but on nikon flashes, there is a pre-flash that determines how much output for the strobes. when i first started using my d200, i just went, "WTF?!?! how come i see the flash through the viewfinder." i thought the mirror was out of sync but i got proper flash exposures...then i found out about the preflash.
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buy a real flash. on camera flashes have very small power and pretty useless. get an expensive one and get a synch cord. you will get much better results, trust me.
see, once you buy the camera, that is the smallest expense you will make in your photography. just like your suby, you always have to add stuff to get to what you want.
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buy a real flash. on camera flashes have very small power and pretty useless. get an expensive one and get a synch cord. you will get much better results, trust me.
see, once you buy the camera, that is the smallest expense you will make in your photography. just like your suby, you always have to add stuff to get to what you want.
see, once you buy the camera, that is the smallest expense you will make in your photography. just like your suby, you always have to add stuff to get to what you want.
I don't know what the Canon equivalent is, but I picked up the Nikon SB400 flash for just over $110. That thing mops the floor with the on board flash. I got a cord for it as well in case I feel like taking it off the camera body to get all fancy with the lighting.
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i got the SB800 which sync wirelessly with my camera. it is amazing science. i point it to the ceiling and shoot portraits. it looks like full studio lights. out of this world. i will be buying a couple more SB800 so I can shoot bigger projects like cars.
buy a real flash. on camera flashes have very small power and pretty useless. get an expensive one and get a synch cord. you will get much better results, trust me.
see, once you buy the camera, that is the smallest expense you will make in your photography. just like your suby, you always have to add stuff to get to what you want.
see, once you buy the camera, that is the smallest expense you will make in your photography. just like your suby, you always have to add stuff to get to what you want.
I'm reading manual right now. Next meet I'll bring camera so you can help, TIA man.
John
This is the flash I'm looking at, Canon 430EX Speedlite.
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-430EX-Sp...9423023&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-430EX-Sp...9423023&sr=8-1
Yup!
I don't know what the Canon equivalent is, but I picked up the Nikon SB400 flash for just over $110. That thing mops the floor with the on board flash. I got a cord for it as well in case I feel like taking it off the camera body to get all fancy with the lighting.
I don't know what the Canon equivalent is, but I picked up the Nikon SB400 flash for just over $110. That thing mops the floor with the on board flash. I got a cord for it as well in case I feel like taking it off the camera body to get all fancy with the lighting.
