flash for indoor shooting?

[khongovic]

possible to share more about the Tumax DPT386 AFZ ???

thanks.

oK. Here u go. http://www.icorpandtumax.com/product_info_b.php?cat=328&id=306&pre=324

 

[Agetan]

Yes, flash is handy but not a necessity if you have to find money to buy it.

Have a look on my website www.tomato.sg apart from the combined wedding images, almost all shots are non flash.

Without a flash you will have to learn to improvise and it forces you to shoot differently.

If u have to buy, get the sony flash and dont look back.

Good luck.

Hart

 

[rezkie]

wow. I bet each time you dropped it you saw it fall in slow mo right?

ahahaha...ya..some kind like that lah..

 

[inferno0748]

So how about HVL-F42AM? Is it a good and decent flash?

Asking the pros here first since I might not have the budget to go for F58AM.

 

[Galdor]

I would suggest to get the best to save you the money, time and effort of having to upgrade in future. So do save up for the F58 if you can.

 

[jekjek]

F58AM is one of the best flash
I just upgraded fr 42

 

[Zahne]

I just chiong 58am as my first flash! Combine with Gary Fong lightsphere! Best for indoor! After that I bought a 2nd hand 42am flash as slave flash.

 

[egofufu]

hey guys.. thanks for the advice.. i got a 42am in the end.. and im really enjoying it.. thanks again.. now with more poison new problems.. haha

 

[Henrywjkoh]

Hi ppl. Can 42am flash owners advice me how do I set the wireless flash settings for the flash unit to trigger only without having to trigger the built-in flash of the camera?

I tried for a long time but can't achieve it. Hopefully someone can guide me along.

 

[Aimevous]

You can't.

The camera triggers the flash optically. No light = no signal = no trigger.
However, it actually operates on the IR spectrum, so if you really wanna cut away the light from your built in flash, what you can do is to find a developed negative and put it in front, it will block most of the optical spectrum while the IR spectrum will be able to pass through and trigger your F42AM (as well as other Sony/Minolta flashes).

But if you don't want to go through all these troubles, the (next) best alternative would be to buy a radio trigger.

There are a few types and you might want to google these to find out more before you make your purchase.
-PT-04
-CTR-301P
-RF602
-RF603 (new!)
-Pocket Wizards (the mother of flash triggers)

And sometimes reading your manual helps...

All the best!

 

[Henrywjkoh]

Oic. I thought I can set it up solely as a wireless flash without any add-ons.

 

[naheuy]

Oic. I thought I can set it up solely as a wireless flash without any add-ons.

The pop up flash doesnt contribute to the exposure at all, instead serves as a commander to tell ur f42 how much it shd fire off, and when to do it. Its a good innovatiom since e km days, so do explore the many possibilities!

 

[Aimevous]

The pop up flash doesnt contribute to the exposure at all, instead serves as a commander to tell ur f42 how much it shd fire off, and when to do it. Its a good innovatiom since e km days, so do explore the many possibilities!

erm it does, unless you can control the light such that it is at least 2-3 stops under your wireless flashes, thus making it negligible..