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My dad has a Canon 450d, he mainly uses it for taking photo's of antique's such as secretaire's, tables, wardrobes etc.

His Birthdays coming up & was thinking of getting him something for his camera & thought about something to help with the lighting, however i don't really know anything about it.

Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated & feel free to ask if you need to know anything else :)
 
how much did you want to spend, the only thing I could think of is an external flash such as the 430 EX II or the more powerful 580 EX II, if he already has a flash you could get him a bracket to get it off the camera which would improve things

or perhaps a tripod
 
the max would be around £300, would prefer something nearer £200. He doesn't have a flash at the moment, just the camera body & standard lens. & he's already got a tripod.

Thanks for the suggestions, will take a look at them now :)
 
is that something he would take the time to set up, they're not just things you can set up in 2 minutes, does he shoot on location or are the items bought to him, studio flash is good but it's a bit of a faff to set up correctly unless you have the time.

A 580EXII would easily have the power to light up a wardrobe or chest of drawers plus it has bounce so you can bounce the light of the ceiling to diffuse it
 
he shoots pretty much on location, in a hall next to his workshop. But he couldnt leave them in there so he would have to be constantly set them up & take them down so yeah maybe the ones you suggested might be a better idea :) would the 430 EX II be powerful enough?
 
I'd think the 430 EX II would be more than adequate and certainly 10x better than the on board flash if that's what he's using now
 
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