Flash for Canon T1i?
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- Miguex
Hello photo peeps!
I'm eager to play with an external flash radio combo.
I mostly take photos in low light situations with a wide angle lens.
I'm looking for a really economic kit, maybe I used flash. I've been told I can get chinese radios for pretty cheap and they are pretty reliable for my level of expertise.
What I'm no looking for:
The latest (or most expensive) available just for the sake of it, I like to shoot photos but I don't make a living from photography, I want this to play around. Beginner level is what I'm looking for.Thanks in advance!
- vaxorcist0
If you can do manual
Radio triggers... 3 or so yongnuo rf-602 or similar triggers
Flashes.... 3 or 4 yongnuo yn-460-ii flashes
(Or sunpak 433 or 383 from ebay)
Batteries get sanyo eneloop nimh AALightstands... manfrotto nano or similar
Westcott double fold umbrellas
Umbrella mounting brackets from flashzebra.com
Some round popup reflectorsMost of this you can get from amazon.com sold by amazon or fulfilled by amazon
Practice. Tons..
Read strobist.com
Some spring clamps 'A' clamps $1 each at home depot
Most of this you can get on amazon
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- vaxorcist0
If you can do manual
Radio triggers... 3 or so yongnuo rf-602 or similar triggers
Flashes.... 3 or 4 yongnuo yn-460-ii flashes
(Or sunpak 433 or 383 from ebay)
Batteries get sanyo eneloop nimh AALightstands... manfrotto nano or similar
Westcott double fold umbrellas
Umbrella mounting brackets from flashzebra.com
Some round popup reflectorsMost of this you can get from amazon.com sold by amazon or fulfilled by amazon
Practice. Tons..
Read strobist.com
Some spring clamps 'A' clamps $1 each at home depot
Most of this you can get on amazon
P
- vaxorcist0
Check ebay for strobist gel kits too
- slappy0
If you are going to use the flashes off camera then it will be all manual anyhow. Maybe grab some cheap Vivitars?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr…If you want to use ETTL (through the lens metering) then I would save and get a 580exII
Careful with chinese triggers, I bought some cactus triggers and they left interference lines on the shots, now I use pocket wizards. Elinchrom have nice cheaper triggers though.
- Huebert0
the yongnuo clone speedlites are decent enough if you consider how cheap they are
this book is very good, also read up on strobist.com
- johnny_wobble0
I've read old manual flashes can fry modern DSLRs, is that true with off-camera flash too? or just when mounted to the hot shoe on the camera?
- being physically connected by a cable i mean. surely not by remote triggering.johnny_wobble
- vaxorcist0
johnny_wobble, you're right... it's good to avoid old Vivitar 283's and such if you're ever going to accidently put the flash in your hot shoe.... without remembering not to.....
If you use radio triggers, no flash will fry your camera, but some flashes may fry some radio triggers.... i.e. old vivitar 283 on yongnuo RF-602... whereas a Cactus V5 trigger will take up to a 250 volt flash, and it uses AAA batteries, costs about $25 each too...
http://www.lightingrumours.com/c…some cameras take up to 250 volts, some only 6 volts... entry level canon's are often 6 volts...
a list of voltage tested flashes:
http://www.botzilla.com/photo/st…you can test yourself if you have a volt-ohm meter and do a bit of googling....
Most Sunpak 433/383 and all (I think) yongnuo flashes have trigger voltage under 6 volts...
Some studio flash (especially old speedotron blackline) have over 100 volts trigger voltage, but can easily be radio triggered..... or light-sensor triggered (button on the powerpack)
- vaxorcist0
which camera do you have?
Canon D30 – 6 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon D60 - 6 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 10D - 6 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 300D Rebel - 6 Volts (hotshoe)
Canon 20D – 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 30D – 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 350D XT - 250 Volts (hotshoe)
Canon 400D Xti - 250 Volts (hotshoe)
Canon 40D - 250 Volts (hotshoe)
Canon 5D - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 1D - ? ? ?
Canon 1Ds - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 1D Mark II - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 1D Mark IIn - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 1D Mark III - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)
Canon 1Ds Mark II - 250 Volts (hotshoe or PC connector)Nikon D40, D40X, D50, D70, D70s, D80 & D100 – 250 Volts (hotshoe)
Nikon D1, D1X, D1H, D2X, D2Xs, D2H, D2Hs, D200 – 250 Volts ((hotshoe or PC connector)you can test your flash....
http://dpanswers.com/content/gen…
according to botzilla...
Vivitar 285... various versions....
7.45-7.8V, according to "Bob from MediaPlus.com," Mike Dubbs, and "Steven at bellatlantic.net."
Peter Savage checked his 285 and 285HV units, and read only 6V.
Mike Flaherty measured around 8.5V on his 15-year-old 285, and feels safe using it on his EOS D30.
Older units may rate higher.
One correspondent had three units ranging from 8.3V to 33V...Alan Latafat Correa checked with Vivitar and they clarified:
The 285HV has a voltage of 12V. The 285 has a voltage of 350V. Hope this helps you.
(Thanks Alan!)- T1i / 500D - what miguex asked about, and what I have too.johnny_wobble
- not listed here, but the rebel series 350D and after takes 250 volts....vaxorcist
- canuck0
I use vivitar 285 with cactus radio triggers. Cheap way to get into strobist stuff.
- Miguex0
Radio preferences? they all seem pretty cheap, any thing I should look in particular?
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Yongnuo RF-603 C1 2.4GHz Wireless Flash Trigger/Wireless Shutter Release Tranceiver Kit for Canon Rebel--
CowboyStudio NPT-04 4 Channel Wireless Hot Shoe Flash Trigger Receiver for Canon EOS--
Cactus V4 Radio Slave SetThe cactus ones seem to be the most expensive ones.
- canuck0
I can vouche for the cactus ones, they work very well for the money ($40 I think I paid?)
They will occasional not fire though. But you get what you pay for.
- I have v4. I see there is a newer version out now.canuck
- http://www.pentaxfor…canuck
- vaxorcist0
I have the CTR-301p's.... the batteries are hard to find, but otherwise they're great
If I had to do it again, I'd get the Cactus V5's
The RF-602's don't take high voltage that the 301p's and V5's do...
- vaxorcist0
The Cactus V5's can be used as a receiver or a transmitter, so there's less freak-out factor if you lose your transmitter.... also take AAA batteries, not some oddball batteries....
- slappy0
The cactus triggers ended up causing noise on my sensor (5dmkii) but heard they were ok on 550ds.
Also tried a mates yongnuos and they wouldn't fire at all. Now I have pocket wizards, expensive but reliable.