starting equipment

[shayvidas]

so i'm starting to build me gear up
so far ive only had nikon d5100 and a decent tri - pod for it.

but now as i'm looking into more professional photography and mimiking modeling pictures, i'm looking at a light dispurse .. (umbrella, soft box .. etc..)

but in order to buy that i FIRST need to buy a flash for my camera, as i understand . that is the first stage in taking the modeling pictures i wan to do ...

i'm not a guy who has allot of money so i really prefer somthing economy priced but that can still get the job done...
again my camera is

i saw a cupple of them on ebay :

1.
YONGNUO Upgraded Flash Speedlite YN 560 II for Nikon D7000 D5100 D5000 D3100 519890690418 | eBay

2.
New YONGNUO I TTL Flash Speedlite YN 565EX for Nikon D5000 D5100 D3100 D3000 817211026152 | eBay

some people told me that for the start, for somthing between amature and professional these flashes will do, and that later i should get a cheap umbrella \ external flash \ soft box .. etc...

what do you guys say ?

do you sujjest a different flash for the type of photography i want to do ?

it's just the onbord flash .. the external comes after..

thnx all !!!

 

[Designer]

Either of those can be fired off camera when you are ready and so equipped to do so. (external)

So yes, get one of those.

 

[JaronRH]

The first one you listed is a manual flash so you would have to set the output level yourself for each shot. The second one is a TTL flash which means it can adjust itself for you using "through-the-lens" metering.

If you're looking to go off-camera, you may want to look into Phottix Mitros+ which can do wireless TTL (after you buy another Phottix Mitros+ or a Phottix Odin transmitter) or, on the far cheaper side, the YN 560 III which is a manual flash that can be later paired with another YN 560 III or a YN RF-603 for remote use.

Good luck!

 

[robbins.photo]

I use the 565 EX myself, and I really like it. Keep in mind that I don't use a flash often, or even every day - so for me the higher priced Nikons didn't really seem to be a great investment because a flash is something I might use only once or twice a month, if that often. But all in all I've been very happy with my 565 EX, does an excellent job for what I need it for.

Also Yongnuo does make wireless flash triggers so you can use them off camera as well.