thinking of getting a flash

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it's recently dawned on me that i really ought to be getting a half decent flash for my d90 in the not to distant future. I've never used flash before...know very little about it aside from watching a few videos on youtube on fill flash and bouncing flash etc. I think given that i'm going to be doing a wedding in a few months and would like to take my photography to the next level, a flash is most certainly in order.

so can any wise souls guide me in my choice and if anyone knows of a pukka guide for using flash etc then please point me in the right direction.

I don't really want to go all out and get the most expensive one but i also don't want to skimp to much so am prepared to get something fairly good that should last me for a while.

Thanks!
 
If you are shooting a wedding then I'd be looking at a high end Nikon flash if not two.

This is an excellent site for info on all things flash related:

http://strobist.blogspot.com
 
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don't want to jump right in and get two right away...

would something like an SB-600 be a good first flash? I've been reading some very good reviews of it and it seems to fill my needs i reckon.

thanks for the link btw
 
I have a D90 and I needed a flash for taking indoor low light dancing shots (using it bounced with a 50mm 1.8). I got the SB600 and am happy with it. Still a lot to learn about it myself.

I'm shooting a wedding in a few months too - good point about having two flashes, I'll maybe see if I can borrow/hire a second one for the day then I can have one on each body (borrowing another D90)
 
did you consider the sb800? i'm torn between the two...reckon i might very well just end up getting whichever one appears next on the classifieds here!
 
rampanthamster said:
did you consider the sb800? i'm torn between the two...reckon i might very well just end up getting whichever one appears next on the classifieds here!
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I did consider it though it was actually the newer version SB900 I tried and it was bigger and heavier - the SB600 felt more balanced on a D90, especially when teamed with a light prime lens. (I think the SB800 is lighter than the SB900.)
 
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If its your first flash then the 900 is far more user friendly than the 800. No experience of the 600 but suspect its the same.
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but the 900 looks pretty massive in comparison to the 600...don't know how off putting that would be! Plus there's the additional cost to bear in mind..
 
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