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<blockquote data-quote="blueiron" data-source="post: 1602" data-attributes="member: 203">Advertising 'range' of a flash is at optimal conditions and is very conditional.&nbsp;The 400 is useful for addtional lighting and range beyond that of the popup flash on the consumer/prosumer models, but it has its limitations. &nbsp;The 600/800/900 may be what is needed, but it isn't a simple factor of range in feet/meters. The stage lighting, range to the stage, lens/es used, angle to the speaker, potential to move up to a more favorable distance, knowledge of your flash settings and capabilities, et al. play important parts in the equation of adequate flash for a given range.&nbsp; &nbsp;Unlike the most advanced cameras of today, no one that I am aware of makes a flash with Program mode, where the flash and camera set everything and you fire away. The 900 is really confusing to many shooters because of all the settings and variables that one can select. &nbsp;It sounds like you may need a flash extender: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/431905-REG/Visual_Echoes_FX4_FX4_Better_Beamer_for.html" target="_blank">Visual Echoes | FX4 Better Beamer for Select Mid-Size | FX4</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="blueiron, post: 1602, member: 203"] Advertising 'range' of a flash is at optimal conditions and is very conditional. The 400 is useful for addtional lighting and range beyond that of the popup flash on the consumer/prosumer models, but it has its limitations. The 600/800/900 may be what is needed, but it isn't a simple factor of range in feet/meters. The stage lighting, range to the stage, lens/es used, angle to the speaker, potential to move up to a more favorable distance, knowledge of your flash settings and capabilities, et al. play important parts in the equation of adequate flash for a given range. Unlike the most advanced cameras of today, no one that I am aware of makes a flash with [B][I]Program [/I][/B]mode, where the flash and camera set everything and you fire away. The 900 is really confusing to many shooters because of all the settings and variables that one can select. It sounds like you may need a flash extender: [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/431905-REG/Visual_Echoes_FX4_FX4_Better_Beamer_for.html]Visual Echoes | FX4 Better Beamer for Select Mid-Size | FX4[/url] [/QUOTE]

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