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St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

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JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Mogul wrote:

I buy inexpensive flashes from a local dealer for $10 each and fire them with Dot-Line slaves. To avoid having to use my on-camera flash as a trigger, I use an inexpensive dedicated flash and an off camera cord.

And what a great setup for in doors macro or close up work too great suggestion

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

BrettOssman wrote:

I was interested in folks having used the "lo... (show quote)

Hi try amazon. I bought a cheap speedlight (Yongnuo YN462) just as carry around for some of the dirty jobs that I have to shoot. It only cost £26 ($40). It does everything I need it to do when coupled with the trigger sets also from amazon cost £35 ($60). The speed light is adjustable manually (i-TTL).

Hope this helps.

cthahn

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dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

I was going to recommend a great little flash, but I can't find it. It sold under the name Neewer and also Godoc. I bought one for $10 and one for $11. They are for on or off camera, and they work great. I tried both Amazon and ebay, but couldn't find them.

Yes, it is much better to have multi small flashes to paint with light smoothly. One great explosive flash at the camera gives harsh images and blunt shadows. Of Course, get the slave type. One type has a switch that compensates for the preflash that cameras have for focus or for red eye. Sophistication at a low cost.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dpullum wrote:

Yes, it is much better to have multi small flashes to paint with light smoothly. One great explosive flash at the camera gives harsh images and blunt shadows. Of Course, get the slave type. One type has a switch that compensates for the preflash that cameras have for focus or for red eye. Sophistication at a low cost.

I think you were the one who told me about those $10 flashes, but I don't see them being sold anymore.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I think that the Yongnuo YN560 plain...no II or III is a great deal.

Lots of power, reliable, many levels of power adjustment and zoom and has a built in optical slave and is only about 60.00 or so on Amazon....40.00 if you buy used.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004GZLCTI/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Jerry, yep still have them.
http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER%C2%AE-Digital-Bracket-Cameras-Without/dp/B002X3VBFK/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1382876321&sr=8-19&keywords=neewer+flash

Off Subject: Jerry CISINKS.com says the Canon cis sets are not interchangeable.

RolandComfort Loc: Saint Louis

Definately Yongnuo 560's at about $70. I use 5 of them simultaneously to shoot real estate pictures strobist style. They are very sturdy; I've dropped a couple of them on hardwood floors. Still going strong after 10,000 exposures; and so are the Energizer AA rechargeable batteries. I highly recommend Phottix Aries wireless triggers with 200 yard range through walls at $60 for a kit and $30 each for additional receivers. Two strobes bounced on a ceiling straight over the camera but aimed apart about 8 feet gives the effect of a high mounted giant softbox, good for people portraits too.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

BrettOssman wrote:

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Hi Bret. I use a Bower (SFD290) quite often. Nothing fancy and not TTL but does a fine job, and it was less than $40.00. Recycles fast and is quite powerful.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

RolandComfort wrote:

Definately Yongnuo 560's at about $70. I use 5 of... (show quote)

Nice! Never heard of the Ares..when present cheapie's break...I'm going check them out.

RolandComfort Loc: Saint Louis

Here are a couple of examples of the YN 560s at work. In the first pix I have a strobe in the upstairs bath, bedroom, hall, downstairs dining, and I think, 1 strobe on the ceiling over the camera. Exposure was probably about shutter 80, f/5.6, ISO 160 with YN 560s at 1/2.

Second photo the same with a strobe upstairs, deep back in the kitchen, on the right in the dining room, right in the living room and one at the ceiling over the camera.

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

I have a youngnuo flash I use as a second light along with my Nikon flash, I trigger them with cowboy studio radio triggers, the triggers are cheap and seem to work fine. Only issue is manually setting the flash power

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

RolandComfort wrote:

Here are a couple of examples of the YN 560s at work. In the first pix I have a strobe in the upstairs bath, bedroom, hall, downstairs dining, and I think, 1 strobe on the ceiling over the camera. Exposure was probably about shutter 80, f/5.6, ISO 160 with YN 560s at 1/2.

Second photo the same with a strobe upstairs, deep back in the kitchen, on the right in the dining room, right in the living room and one at the ceiling over the camera.

Very nicely done....very evenly lit...and natural looking, and the light through the windows is just about right also...not blown out...

RolandComfort Loc: Saint Louis

Yes, I started with the Cowboy triggers, but sometimes didn't get a flash when the receiver was hidden behind a wall, which was frustrating in that I do too much running around as it is. Didn't like the AAA batteries either. The Phottix Aries uses AA batteries just like the YN 56's which makes it easier to manage the 72 AA's that I more or less rotate in use. Using the Phottix, I shot a condo that had a swimming pool located about a hundred yards across a parking lot. The customer said that the flashes left behind fired when I went out to shoot the pool area.