Flash adaptors

[CambridgeBucFan]

I rarely use flash in my photography, preferring to use available light wherever possible and relying on the inbuilt flash where a boost is required...

Whilst talking to our photographer at work, he suggested that I should make more use of flash and not rely on the inbuilt flash on my EOS 50D and he has offered me the use of one of the department flashguns to try.

My problem is that the department equipment is all Nikon and we are in the process of building a business case to change over to Canon as what equipment we do have is quite old.

As I've never used a TTL flash before (aside from the flashes built into my camera) I am assuming that I'll lose the TTL capability if I try to use a Nikon flash on a Canon camera?

If it is the different pin locations that causes this loss of functionality, is it possible to purchase an adaptor so that I can play around with this Nikon flash to see how I get on?

 

[HoppyUK]

Your friend is right, and you can do amazing things with a separate flash gun. The pop-up is actually quite good if you're just using it for fill-in, as you seem to be doing, but when the flash becomes the dominant light source it's disadvantages start to show up.

People talk about off-camera flash a lot, but what is much more important is that the light comes from off-camera. That is, point it at the ceiling or a wall, and that then becomes your light source - big, soft, from a more flattering angle, and filling a much larger area of the subject more evenly Then you can start playing with diffuser accessories, starting with a simple bounce card that costs nothing and can be pretty much as good as anything if you know how to use it www.abetterbouncecard.com

TBH, I wouldn't bother using the Nikon flash and just get yourself a Canon compatible gun - starting around £100 for a Nissin. Metz 50 AF-1 is a little more but does high speed sync which I wouldn't want to be without

Guessing here, but I think you could use a the Nikon flash directly on your Canon and it world work in manual mode. However, there is also the (remote) possibility that it could bu99er up the electronics unless you tape over everything except the central firing pin. Or you could get an adapter to isolate the necessary bits. Jessops, or maybe Campkins in Rose Crescent - not sure Cambrige has a decent camera shop since R G Lewis closed about a hundred years ago

 

[steve_lyt]

if you can strech to it , get the best canon flashgun you can, i think the top model is the 580ex (sorry but i dont know much about canon products) , or get a flash gun that is compatible with a canon digital camera.

Cheers Steve