first flashgun help please.

[powell7]

hi all,i`m after my first flashgun but dont know where to start.
the main reason i want one if for water drop shots so i need to be able to use it off the camera body(sony A350).
i dont have alot of money to spend on one so i`v looked at the jessops 360 afd and the metz 20 c2 but cant see anything about if i can use them off the body with a lead of some sort or remote/slave.
if anyone knows of a similar unit that would be a good choice or have one of the about please let me know.
thanks chris.

 

[strobemonkey]

If you are looking at the jessops flash, IMHO you'd be better off getting the Yongnuo YN 462. I think it has a new version which has built in slave.
The YN462 has adjustable power output as well. This flash can be used on/off camera.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

If you are looking at the jessops flash, IMHO you'd be better off getting the Yongnuo YN 462. I think it has a new version which has built in slave.
The YN462 has adjustable power output as well. This flash can be used on/off camera.

The YN462 doesn't have an optical slave, the YN460-II however does and also offers more power and more adjustment of that power.

I'm not a great fan of optical triggers though and would recommend employing a set of wireless triggers such as the RF602 or YN-04-II instead, however because you have a Sony you'd also need a hotshoe adapter to allow the "normal" triggers to work with your camera, like so...

 

[strobemonkey]

Thanks for that FITP.

To the op, I also highly recommend the RF602 radio triggers.