Flash option for UWA lens
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New, you have the Yongnuo ones, that are pretty decent on-camera... think the 460 is the cheapest they do, although could be wrong. Basic but simple to use (you press up and down to alter the power) but I don't think it's TTL.
The Jessops 360 was always a firm favourite for about £50 new. Obviously with Jessops gone down the pan, you'll have to look on the web, probably amazon/ebay.
In terms of Nikons then you could use something like an SB-600, which is fully digital compatible and is a very good, well-made flash. Think they sell for about £120 used these days in the classifieds. They're discontinued, replaced by the superb SB-700, which is about £220 new.
You could get something like an SB-28DX or SB-80DX, which will probably work and they'll be less than £100 on the used market.
personally, if you just want a basic flash then I'd go with a Yongnuo one.
The Jessops 360 was always a firm favourite for about £50 new. Obviously with Jessops gone down the pan, you'll have to look on the web, probably amazon/ebay.
In terms of Nikons then you could use something like an SB-600, which is fully digital compatible and is a very good, well-made flash. Think they sell for about £120 used these days in the classifieds. They're discontinued, replaced by the superb SB-700, which is about £220 new.
You could get something like an SB-28DX or SB-80DX, which will probably work and they'll be less than £100 on the used market.
personally, if you just want a basic flash then I'd go with a Yongnuo one.
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If you have to use the pop-up, try turning the camera upside down!
Sounds stupid, but it works!
Best thing is, of course, get a cheap Yongnuo, for the money they work well.
trouble is on the D5100 I keep hitting the video button
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Ok, I've now confused mysself.
Some flashes have built in WA defusers. These give coverage down to 12mm focal lengths (SB-910 @ £300ish).
Do I need to worry about this?
The Yongnuo appear to go down to 18mm (is that FF?)
Should I buy the SB-910 to cover the range I want to shot (using 10-20 Sigma indoors & 70-200 f2.8 out doors at distance).
Some flashes have built in WA defusers. These give coverage down to 12mm focal lengths (SB-910 @ £300ish).
Do I need to worry about this?
The Yongnuo appear to go down to 18mm (is that FF?)
Should I buy the SB-910 to cover the range I want to shot (using 10-20 Sigma indoors & 70-200 f2.8 out doors at distance).
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Ok, I've now confused mysself.
Some flashes have built in WA defusers. These give coverage down to 12mm focal lengths (SB-910 @ £300ish).
Do I need to worry about this?
The Yongnuo appear to go down to 18mm (is that FF?)
Should I buy the SB-910 to cover the range I want to shot (using 10-20 Sigma indoors & 70-200 f2.8 out doors at distance).
Yes, those are full-frame focal lengths, but only apply to direct flash on-camera of course - does not apply to bounced light coverage.
The main benefits of a separate flash gun are power to bounce (bouncing off the ceiling etc just eats light) and a tilting/rotating head so you can direct it.
