Flash?

[Leon]

hi guys, my cheapy slave flash gave up after 4 months of use. what should I expect for £9.00?

anyway my question is with no hotshoe what are my options?...will any flashgun work as a slave?

if you would be so kind as put forward some options from ebay ect I'd be greatful. ( very tight budget)

[Guest DaveW]

Some have inbuilt slaves but some will require you to use a slave on them, but obviously you need the camera pop-up flash to trigger it.

http://www.scantips.com/lights/slaves.html

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1311&_nkw=flash+slave&_sacat=0&_from=R40

You could pick up a cheap secondhand flashgun off EBAY and use the slave on that. No point in one with a lot of automation as you have no contact with a camera hotshoe.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=flashgun&_sacat=0&_odkw=flash+slave&_osacat=0&_from=R40

DaveW

[jeremy rundle]

Just look up slave flashgun on ebay from as little as £5

[Leon]

so any flashgun can be used as a slave?

[geodar]

no, it has to have a slave function.

i got a little one from jessops for £15ish a couple of years ago, works of but not very powereful, okish for indoor still shots.

geoff

[jeremy rundle]

so any flashgun can be used as a slave?

Yes if you attach it to one of these

Sorry geodar but "no" is incorrect. Almost all guns can be converted for pennies.

These can be had for as little as £5, I have some, rarely used now as mine have slaves inbuilt, but this will turn 99.999% of guns into slaves.

Edited October 5, 2012 by jeremy rundle

[jeremy rundle]

Get one of these and you can easily mount the camera, flash and slave unit together.

I have just bought two from ebay for £7 inc postage, one for my new 3D camera making holding easier (WITH A SLAVE FLASH)

[Guest DaveW]

"Note: Compact digital cameras base their exposure only on the light emitted by the internal built-in flash and won’t make adjustments for the additional light from a slave flash, but when the slave is used for side or backlighting to better illuminate the subject, it should not adversely affect the exposure. A more powerful slave flash will extend the reach of the generally weak camera flash to give better exposure on more distant objects."

http://www.shutterbu...ks—what-doesn’t

Don't use redeye reduction with these type of slave flashes or it will prematurely set of the slave flash.

DaveW

Edited October 6, 2012 by DaveW