Little help needed for flash lights.

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Hi, i would like to have a go at some portrait shots but im unsure on how i go about the lights. Ive gathered its best to have flash lights, so i thought ide have try and find a single umbrella and light.

The problem is, im using a fuji s5600 and that has no hotshoe so what would you guys recommend? bearing in mind it will have to trigger somhow to.

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Andy
 
True, but it does have a pop-up, so you can optically trigger any other lighting you wish?
 
gibbon said:
Hi, i would like to have a go at some portrait shots but im unsure on how i go about the lights. Ive gathered its best to have flash lights, so i thought ide have try and find a single umbrella and light.

The problem is, im using a fuji s5600 and that has no hotshoe so what would you guys recommend? bearing in mind it will have to trigger somhow to.

Thanks
Andy
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Hmm, that may be a little tricky, possible but not too simple.
If the S5600 doesn't have a sync port then hot shoe triggers aren't an option really.
Optical triggers can be attached to your flash guns and then triggered via the built in flash on your camera. If your onboard flash can have it's output turned up and down then it may be worth looking into the optical trigger option, however if the onboard flash won't be controlled manually then you may have reconsider.

I did have a quick butchers to see if there was a sync port on the S5600 but I couldn't confirm.

Hope it helps :thumbs:

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Hi, thanks for the help. I dont think the s5600 has a sync port. And ill have to have a look into these optical triggers. But, i dont think the output can be changed either.

Why does the output need to be changed to use optical triggers? And how exactly do they work, does it pick the trigger up from thr original flash i take it? If so, how do this work with the pre - flash?


Thanks
Andy
 
gibbon said:
Hi, thanks for the help. I dont think the s5600 has a sync port. And ill have to have a look into these optical triggers. But, i dont think the output can be changed either.

Why does the output need to be changed to use optical triggers? And how exactly do they work, does it pick the trigger up from thr original flash i take it? If so, how do this work with the pre - flash?


Thanks
Andy
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You can still use the optical triggers with your onboard flash but if you can't control the flashes output you may encounter a few niggles.

Ideally, your getting the flash off camera to allow a better position for the light, if the onboard flash can't be turned right down, just enough to trigger the optical slaves then your still going to have a very strong light from on camera. There are black plastic blinders available form ebay that block the onboard flash and baffle it down, they may help, soz but I don't know the exact name of them.

Optical triggers, when attached, fire the flash when the master flash fires, it's basically an optical sensor that triggers the unit it's attached to.
 
Ok, thanks for the help. I now have a direction to go in.

and i think a studio flash and unbrella would be a good option?

Another question, I could easily use my mind a bit and get somthing together, but what do you actually use for the white background?

Thanks
Andy
 
If you plan to use a studio flash, you can use your pop up flash to trigger them.

Either turn it way down, enough to trigger the studio lights but low enough to be over powered by those lights, or mask it off to get the same effect.

Why not try hiring a studio for a couple of hours before you jump in and invest in the lights.
 
Remember, some camera onboard flash fire more than one flash, so you have to ignore the first flash. On Canon DSLR,
 
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