Comments on: Using a Speedlight as an Off-Camera Flash http://www.robmiracle.com/2009/04/04/using-a-speedlight-as-an-off-camera-flash/ Portfolio and Tutorials by Rob Miracle Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Miracle http://www.robmiracle.com/2009/04/04/using-a-speedlight-as-an-off-camera-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Rob Miracle Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:52:10 +0000 http://www.robmiracle.com/?p=247#comment-485 Thanks for the comment photoman022. Indeed low cost optical slaves, like Wein peanut work wonders . . . unless you have Canon 580EX's or 580EX II's. They apparently don't like unpowered slaves. I know I can attach radio triggers to them, but putting them on a Hotshoe or PC socket attached optical slave is an exercise in frustration. You don't need (or in most cases want) expensive speedlights for these off camera lights if your not shooting in your system's wireless system. A $30 Vivitar and a $10 slave will make an excellent hair light or kicker or background light. Thanks for the comment photoman022. Indeed low cost optical slaves, like Wein peanut work wonders . . . unless you have Canon 580EX’s or 580EX II’s. They apparently don’t like unpowered slaves. I know I can attach radio triggers to them, but putting them on a Hotshoe or PC socket attached optical slave is an exercise in frustration.

You don’t need (or in most cases want) expensive speedlights for these off camera lights if your not shooting in your system’s wireless system. A $30 Vivitar and a $10 slave will make an excellent hair light or kicker or background light.

]]> By: photoman022 http://www.robmiracle.com/2009/04/04/using-a-speedlight-as-an-off-camera-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-484 photoman022 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:29:48 +0000 http://www.robmiracle.com/?p=247#comment-484 Optical slave "buds" are another alternative for off camera flash. They cost around $10 each (shipping included) on major auction sites. I can use the pop up flash on my Nikon d40 set at 1/32 power as the master and the optical slaves trigger my off camera flashes. Optical slave “buds” are another alternative for off camera flash. They cost around $10 each (shipping included) on major auction sites. I can use the pop up flash on my Nikon d40 set at 1/32 power as the master and the optical slaves trigger my off camera flashes.

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