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..okay so I have just bougth a Jessops 300AFD flash for £33.97 in the clearance section of my local Jessops as I don't have any flash in my bag and I thought for £34 quid what the hell..

so, what will I use it for and when will I need/be better off using it...? :thinking:
 
For natural looking results you ideally want to use it to suppliment existing light - key uses are as fill indoors when there's not enough ambient to give decent shutter times, or outdoors to fill shadows if the lighting's harsh. Google fill flash ;)
 
strumstrum said:
..okay so I have just bougth a Jessops 300AFD flash for £33.97 in the clearance section of my local Jessops as I don't have any flash in my bag and I thought for £34 quid what the hell..

so, what will I use it for and when will I need/be better off using it...? :thinking:
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As the others have said bounce your flash, but don't limit yourself to ceilings, try walls, parked vans, have a mate wear a white tee shirt and use him, get yourself an elastic band and a piece of white card and make your own bounce card to compliment the bounced flash.

Sorry to do this but look here :(

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html

Hide your credit cards :lol:

Steve
 
as they said...you can aim it in different directions
i am not up to digital flash equipment but the 35mm flash guns also came with thyristors so you could dial in differing flash values and not use all the charge up on 'salt and pepper' daylight flash use
with a cable you can also hold it in your hand and use as a strobe gun with coloured covers to give exotic effects..if you are in to that
basically its more powerful and controllable and uses its own batteries
 
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