 Haley Crites |
Which flash to buy? I would like to buy an on-camera flash for my Pentax camera. Someone sujested that I buy a dedicated shoe mount flash with a stroboframe bracket. Can you tell me what these things are and if they really are want I want. I do a lot of nature photography, but I would like to start shooting some portraits. Thanks!
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Tony Peckman |
Haley, Depends on what the purpose is of your general shooting. I do a little portrait work and ended up purchasing an umbrella , stand, clamp and Vivitar 283 off Ebay...all for about $100. Then I had to purchase a hot shoe adaptor and sync cord to fire the 283. It works great. Now, for general family snap shots, I still wanted more than the on camera flash so I picked up a Pentax AF220T (for my Pentax zx-30) for about $50 at bhphotovideo.com. I wouldn't worry about the stroboframe bracket at this point. "Dedicated shoe mount flash" just means that the flash is designed to 'work with' your camera to give you the correct amount of flash light exposure. Send me your email and I'll send you some pictures of my simple flash set-up. tonypeckman@yahoo.com
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