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Nikon SB900 flash and such like.

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  • 11-02-2016 6:53pm
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    Brinimartini
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    What are these flashes needed for.Is the built in flash on a dslr not enough?
    Any advice welcome as am a newbie to photography.


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    bpmurray
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    No, it's not enough unless you're taking a photo of something just in front of you that can handle direct flash (I always find it funny when folk try to take a photo of something 100m away with the inbuilt flash). A good flash like the SB900 can light up something quite a distance from you, and the head rotates in pretty much every direction, providing offset/indirect lighting. You can even fire the flash off the camera completely. Also, you can gather a bunch of flashes in a master-slave setup so that you can provide e.g. omnidirectional lighting.


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    Metric Tensor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭Metric Tensor


    A directional head also allows you to bounce the flash off a white ceiling which still lights a subject but reduces the washed out look.


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