What he's suggesting, and me as well, is that you do some independent research. Start by Google'ing "flash photography" or "flash tutorial basics" or something similar and start to understand what the technical specifications mean and when it's a good idea to use flash and so forth. The information is out there, go find it! At this point, answering your questions here is only going to engender more questions on your part. Nobody expects you to understand the fine details, but we do ask that you do some of your own basic investigation so we can engage you in a conversation, not simply type up pages and pages of raw information you could dig up yourself in only a few minutes with a Google search. I won't speak for others but I know I'm a lot more likely to post if I feel like the OP has done at least a little of their own homework.How do you expect me to understand technical specs if I don't understand about flashes? If I knew the basics I wouldn't ask... besides, people are advising to get 2 different flashes without giving a reason for either...
I don't think anyone here is withholding information and I think we're all happy to share what we know. That being the case, no one gets paid by the keystroke and human nature being what it is, I think there's a huge difference between someone posting a question along the lines of, "I need flash for my Nikon 5100 and this is why and what I intend to use it for. This is what I need and I've narrowed it down to these two and here's why. Can you help me come to a good decision?" vs. "What's deal with using a flash?" One question shows you've taken some initiative to learn something on your own, the other seems like you're just taking advantage of the knowledge base here and the good nature of those of us who HAVE taken the time to learn this stuff. Put forth a tiny bit of your own effort and I think you'll find you'll get far better responses.Well I asked on here because my understanding of a forum is a community where people in the know share their knowledge... Will do my basic research elsewhere and will just ask questions on here of they arise.
I assumed that most portraits are done with artificial lighting, especially when it's indoor... Re the concert it's not going to be close enough to blind them (I hope)!
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That is good advice if you plan to use a flash as a master to trigger slave/remote flash units.Thanks for your feedback, I've been watching some videos of the SB700, and most say its a brilliant Unit... One of them even suggested buying it as the main unit, them buying cheaper ones of you need additional flashes... Which actually makes quite a lot of sense... Still undecided though, will have a look at some other options and some more videos before I decide...
Thanks... I Think I'm going for the yongnuo unit since I have no experience with flashes and just want to experiment to see if I like flash photography, i would love to get the nikon sb700, but I could think of better ways to spend the $200 difference in price between the two, such as a 10 stop ND filter, and a black rapid sports strap... Reading other reviews there are several models of yongnuo, all with varying features. What do you guys prefer rouse? Manual or automatic? Reason I'm asking is the yongnuo range is split into these two categories....
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