A lens or a flash

I am going to buy one of these soon. It's either going to be a Canon 430 flash, or a fast prime (either the 30 1.4 or the 28 1.8 ) I guess eventually, I will have both. But I can only afford 1 right now. With the upcoming holidays and time spent indoors in close quarters, I would like something that will help with low light shots. So, a flash or a fast lens would be good. I just can't decide which way to go.

Stefan

With the slow zooms you have, I'd buy the flash. Natural light with a fast lens can be a good thing, but it isn't always a substitute for flash.

I would vote for the flash also. IMO it would add more to your arsenal than another lens.

Go with the flash, you have a good selection of lenses, the flash will bring out the extra possibilities in them. Love my 430ex, can't begin to describe the doors flash/lighting open up.

I would suggest the flash

Hey Stefan,

I'd get the flash if I were you. You've got a number of lenses you can use and having the flash will make up for the ones that are not all that fast. I do a lot of low light shooting now with the Sigma 17-70mm and the flash. Works great. And although the 50mm is not wide, it does a great job as well with the flash.

flash! go see strobist.com then u will b amazed

Go for the flash, echo, echo, echo.......

Errr.... The Flash

(I was going to be controversial and say the lens, but thought better of it)

flash

I'm with the others, get the flash.

Tim

Wow - I thought that it was going to be tie. But the people have spoken. Looks like I am getting a flash

That link is insane - it's going to take me a while to go through it. I think the complexity of flashes is one of the reasons why I was leaning towards getting a lens. But I guess I have to learn sometime.

Stefan

imo u should go for the flash then going to the lens .... even in low light fast rpimes acant always fix the "problem" and that is were the flash enters

Stefan A,
Another vote for the flash