I've been confined to the house for a few days no thanks to a tooth infection... and I'm finding it very hard to find creative things to photograph with my current equipment.
I'd like to buy an external flash, preferably for almost zero dollars! I want to be able to take it completely off the camera so I guess I'm looking for something that can work in slave mode off my tiny on-camera flash?
I'm using a Panasonic GF1 which has a hotshoe but i believe doesn't support Canon TTL (only Olympus and Panasonic), if TTL is actually important?
It's not for zero bones, but it's great quality at a decent price. Just tested it too, and it syncs perfectly with the on-camera flash (Canon 500D). I use this puppy more than my Canon speedlites, and I really wish I had a few more of them.
There's another brand called Yongnou that apparently has some really cheap flashes apparently of decent quality, but I can't vouch for them as I never used them personally. By the looks of it, you can get them on ebay for $30 to $80.
Vivitar 285 and a youngnuo trigger. with the 285 you have LOTS of options now and later both. I have not tried the youngnuo flash, but the remotes are nice, and modular
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It's not for zero bones, but it's great quality at a decent price. Just tested it too, and it syncs perfectly with the on-camera flash (Canon 500D). I use this puppy more than my Canon speedlites, and I really wish I had a few more of them.
There's another brand called Yongnou that apparently has some really cheap flashes apparently of decent quality, but I can't vouch for them as I never used them personally. By the looks of it, you can get them on ebay for $30 to $80.
Good luck.
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I personally have 4 of these ... with the wireless remotes ... and they work really well.
They have different units for different prices.