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D3200 Speedlight for Close/WideAngle nightclub photography?
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<blockquote data-quote="sOnIc" data-source="post: 603668" data-attributes="member: 15861"><p>Hi Wayne, thanks for the reply and info!</p><p></p><p>This Viltrox speedlite hasn't got the red beam, instead is has a strobe flash AF-Assist which I found to be unreliable, as well as putting too much strain on the flash/battery and thus getting overheat protection kicking in pretty regularly.</p><p></p><p>I would use the cameras own AF-assist bulb but unfortunately this becomes disabled once the speedlite is turned on! It says its switched on in the cameras settings, but turning the speedlite on stops the bulb from working.</p><p></p><p>I did a night of club shots and had to go back to using the onboard flash because I need 100% reliability and dependable auto-focus.</p><p></p><p>I don't want a large speedlite if at all possible because I need a nimble lightweight setup, even this small Viltrox adds a lot of bulk.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ideally I just want a way to fool the camera into using its AF-assist bulb</strong>, I have tried opening the onboard flash but this doesn't help.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I've noticed is that the onboard AF-assist 'illuminator' bulb has its light blocked bottom-left by the lens, and with the wide-angle adaptor I'm using this is even more. So, thats one of the issues I have with when doing these nightclub shots.</p><p></p><p>It's a real shame because I like this little Viltrox, if it had the red beam it would be perfect. So, maybe I'm gonna have to buy that Neewer and see how the massive 4 battery thing works for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sOnIc, post: 603668, member: 15861"] Hi Wayne, thanks for the reply and info! This Viltrox speedlite hasn't got the red beam, instead is has a strobe flash AF-Assist which I found to be unreliable, as well as putting too much strain on the flash/battery and thus getting overheat protection kicking in pretty regularly. I would use the cameras own AF-assist bulb but unfortunately this becomes disabled once the speedlite is turned on! It says its switched on in the cameras settings, but turning the speedlite on stops the bulb from working. I did a night of club shots and had to go back to using the onboard flash because I need 100% reliability and dependable auto-focus. I don't want a large speedlite if at all possible because I need a nimble lightweight setup, even this small Viltrox adds a lot of bulk. [B]Ideally I just want a way to fool the camera into using its AF-assist bulb[/B], I have tried opening the onboard flash but this doesn't help. Another thing I've noticed is that the onboard AF-assist 'illuminator' bulb has its light blocked bottom-left by the lens, and with the wide-angle adaptor I'm using this is even more. So, thats one of the issues I have with when doing these nightclub shots. It's a real shame because I like this little Viltrox, if it had the red beam it would be perfect. So, maybe I'm gonna have to buy that Neewer and see how the massive 4 battery thing works for me! [/QUOTE]
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