Dyslexicbloke
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Hi folks, first post...
I currently have a D90 and have decided to upgrade to a D7200
I know it isn't the best but it is there best I can afford, used, and it's a big improvement on the D90, not that that is bad in the first place.
I know basically nothing about flash photography, over and above the obvious.
I also know that any flash will have a rapidly decreasing efficacy as range increases. so I am not expecting to be able to catch a BIF at 100m, pin sharply and at 100 ISO with my Random 600.
That said I dropped think a flash with a good reach will be useful and I am aware that some units cash be focused or that there is an option to add a lense.
BetterBeam and MagBeam and the like.
So specific questions...
I assume I want the most powerful flash I can reasonably get, but wouldn't know how to read a special to determine that.
Do flash extenders work at well and it so is there a downside.
How far is too far, before the flash isn't helping, extended or otherwise.
And the buggy... What should I look for?
I am assuming it needs to match the body and talk to it, TTL? but if mkI also wonder if adding a third party lense will make that conversation moot, in which case should I simply have a dumb flash and compensate using manual settings?
As I said... Clueless.
I guess my budget, used, would stretch to £100 but that is pushing it... I haven't run the body by her in doors yet...
I will welcome any and all suggestions.
Cheers,
Al
I currently have a D90 and have decided to upgrade to a D7200
I know it isn't the best but it is there best I can afford, used, and it's a big improvement on the D90, not that that is bad in the first place.
I know basically nothing about flash photography, over and above the obvious.
I also know that any flash will have a rapidly decreasing efficacy as range increases. so I am not expecting to be able to catch a BIF at 100m, pin sharply and at 100 ISO with my Random 600.
That said I dropped think a flash with a good reach will be useful and I am aware that some units cash be focused or that there is an option to add a lense.
BetterBeam and MagBeam and the like.
So specific questions...
I assume I want the most powerful flash I can reasonably get, but wouldn't know how to read a special to determine that.
Do flash extenders work at well and it so is there a downside.
How far is too far, before the flash isn't helping, extended or otherwise.
And the buggy... What should I look for?
I am assuming it needs to match the body and talk to it, TTL? but if mkI also wonder if adding a third party lense will make that conversation moot, in which case should I simply have a dumb flash and compensate using manual settings?
As I said... Clueless.
I guess my budget, used, would stretch to £100 but that is pushing it... I haven't run the body by her in doors yet...
I will welcome any and all suggestions.
Cheers,
Al