viper91180 Member 247 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Canada More info | Feb 18, 2007 08:53 | #1 just wondering if either of these would be any better than the on board flash on my xti, i know they are no 580ex or anything, but i have no money right now after getting the camera amnd a few trinkets and was just curious. im not going to purchse, but was browsing and got wondering
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BradT0517 I almost caught fire  3,010 posts Joined Aug 2006 More info | Feb 18, 2007 10:59 | #2 I would think they would be better but about them being compatable with the XTi I am not sure.
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liza Cream of the Crop 11,386 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2005 Location: Mayberry More info | Feb 18, 2007 11:08 | #3  Permanent banLook at the Sigma 500 flash. I think it only runs about $200. If it were me, I'd save my money for a decent flash unit.
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Feb 18, 2007 11:16 | #4 thanks guys, like i said im not going to purchase them i was just looking and priceing around and came across them thats all. thanks! i wonder how well they would work for a background flash on a boom?
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Feb 18, 2007 11:17 | #5 Cheap? There has been a lot written on the forums about this $80 unit from B&H: Dave
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SkipD Cream of the Crop  20,476 posts Likes: 165 Joined Dec 2002 Location: Southeastern WI, USA More info | Feb 18, 2007 11:18 | #6 viper91180 wrote in post #2729630  thanks guys, like i said im not going to purchase them i was just looking and priceing around and came across them thats all. thanks! i wonder how well they would work for a background flash on a boom? You won't be able to mix the built-in flash with external flash units of any type. It's either-or, not both. Skip Douglas
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Feb 18, 2007 12:18 | #7 SkipD wrote in post #2729640 You won't be able to mix the built-in flash with external flash units of any type. It's either-or, not both. im confused as to where this came from?? i did not mean i wantd to use the built in and the external???
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SkipD Cream of the Crop 20,476 posts Likes: 165 Joined Dec 2002 Location: Southeastern WI, USA More info | Feb 18, 2007 13:48 | #8 viper91180 wrote in post #2729932 im confused as to where this came from?? i did not mean i wantd to use the built in and the external??? It was the "background flash on a boom" part of what you had written that made me think that you wanted that as a slaved remote from the flash on the camera. Skip Douglas
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Feb 18, 2007 14:06 | #9 SkipD wrote in post #2730339 It was the "background flash on a boom" part of what you had written that made me think that you wanted that as a slaved remote from the flash on the camera. ahh i understand, what i meant was with a hotshoe, if it could be rigged up as a background light
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