Hot Shoe Flash worth it?
Discussion
I do bugger all work with flash, but occasionally (like this week) I get asked to do indoor stuff. I have a Nikon hot shoe speedlight, and the ability to change direction/pitch of flash is the only reason I don't hate it. It also does fairly clever stuff TTL so tries hard to help you out.
With a bit of practice and some bracketing I can usualy muster up a shot that doesn't look like the subject has been whitewashed!
This weeks pic (using said hot show flash) which appeared in four Scottish newspapers today:
(click on it to lose the 'squash')
ETA... yes, you guessed - it's Lord of the Rings.
With a bit of practice and some bracketing I can usualy muster up a shot that doesn't look like the subject has been whitewashed!
This weeks pic (using said hot show flash) which appeared in four Scottish newspapers today:
(click on it to lose the 'squash')
ETA... yes, you guessed - it's Lord of the Rings.
Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 8th December 14:53
Yes, especially if it has a bounce facility.
I have an ancient Nissin 360TW, like this:
You can tilt the larger flash up and pivot it side to side, the smaller fill flash can be switched off.
You can light quite a large area beneath a white ceiling with bounce only:
I have an ancient Nissin 360TW, like this:
You can tilt the larger flash up and pivot it side to side, the smaller fill flash can be switched off.
You can light quite a large area beneath a white ceiling with bounce only:
Edited by fluffnik on Saturday 8th December 19:55
V6GTO said:
Hot shoe is normal 
Agreed. I think he means the differnce between a 'normal' hot shoe flash and those abominations that they build into some camera's bodies (which are of course, mostly crap - although they do at least (and at last) allow you to regulate the amount of light).
GetCarter said:
V6GTO said:
Hot shoe is normal
... and those abominations that they build into some camera's bodies (which are of course, mostly crap - although they do at least (and at last) allow you to regulate the amount of light).
I had one on my 350d and it never once produced a result I was happy with.Hot shoe flash is well worth the money (I got a Canon 430ex for £160ish) and I'd recommend it to anyone that ever needs to use flash, instead of using the built-in things as they are a last resort and generally
things up.
2jamesl said:
V6GTO said:
Hot shoe is normal
haha, Im starting to make myself look like an idiot here!Also can you use the lens hood with a hot shoe flash with it being higher up that the crap built in thing?
Edited by 2jamesl on Saturday 8th December 19:28
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