I want to use any old flash I find (I have an old pentax flash from one of my film cameras) on a remote cable to my Nikon D100. I want to be able to hold the flash with one hand and shoot with the other during live music shows. Please, help me find the cable I'm looking for. [more inside]
posted by ejfox on Dec 8, 2009 - 9 answers

Help me make the absolute best of my new external camera flash! [more inside]
posted by nfg on Aug 5, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I fake the tools of the 1930/40s paparazzi trade? You know what I mean, those wonderful speed cameras with the huge flashes. Assuming I can come up with some kind of land or speed camera, all I need is the flash. But flashbulbs are expensive, and vintage flash equipment is hard to come by - thanks, Star Wars fans! So might it be possible to build my own WeeGee-esque flash gun? Perhaps the body could be steel or copper tubing, plus a scavenged reflector of some sort. Where I'm stuck is the flash itself and the means of making it pop. [more inside]
posted by grabbingsand on Jul 23, 2009 - 7 answers

Can someone recommend a camera flash for a Canon XTi for around $120? I really want the speedlite 430 but its just out of my budget right now and I'm still basically a beginner. Is there anything comparable at that price that still offers a swivel head that can go in all 4 directions (as in, left right up down)? Can I still get good results from something at that price? the guys at the camera store are really trying to upsell me and tell me that anything at my price range will basically suck.
posted by postergeist on Jun 30, 2009 - 6 answers

I am looking for a lens for my Nikon D80 that works well in low-light conditions. Something relatively compact and not too expensive would be best. [more inside]
posted by bollockovnikov on Dec 10, 2008 - 12 answers

Can anyone tell me if Erwin Olafs photography site (arty nsfw) uses commercially available Flash gallery products, or if it most likely a one off? [more inside]
posted by zingzangzung on Aug 21, 2008 - 4 answers

I think I killed my Nikon SB-600 flash (via overheating). Is it economically feasible to have it repaired? [more inside]
posted by neckro23 on Aug 5, 2008 - 4 answers

Looking for a solution for a flash based photography website to not look small on big monitors, and not look too big on small monitors. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Apr 9, 2008 - 12 answers

Shooting with a Nikon D80 camera and SB-800 flash, I will add three additional flashes in the next year. What should they be? [more inside]
posted by asuprenant on Feb 6, 2008 - 14 answers

I am an amateur photographer who has just been asked to do a wedding. I need advice on what sort of flash device/ flash techniques to use to help make the indoor shots look good! [more inside]
posted by thebrokenmuse on Jun 2, 2007 - 24 answers

Help me learn how to take indoor pictures with my Canon SD800. [more inside]
posted by rossination on Feb 18, 2007 - 20 answers

I've read through the other questions on this topic but can't find what I'm looking for: a free or almost free Flash plugin for photo galleries. It's not Slide Show Pro and it's not Simple Viewer. What is it? [more inside]
posted by You Should See the Other Guy on Nov 23, 2006 - 6 answers

What programs are best suited for animating many digital photographs, and adding sound and music? [more inside]
posted by nervestaple on Mar 21, 2006 - 7 answers

My camera recently ate a month's worth of intense picture-taking! About 90% were salvaged by imgsave, but of course the remaining 10% are the best or most important. Each of those broken images completely draws as a thumbnail, but only partially renders when opened. There is no apparent consistency to how much is drawn or which pictures were eaten. [more inside]
posted by whatzit on Feb 17, 2006 - 9 answers

How do you fold a photographer's light tent? I bought a light tent as a gift for someone using ebay as a part-time living and wanting to take better photographs of items for sale. i opened it to check it when it was delivered but now i have no idea how to get it back in the carry bag - it popped right open the first time i unwrapped it so i have nothing to compare it to [more inside]
posted by Svea on Dec 13, 2005 - 4 answers

My SD card has died (or has it?) - filled with pictures. Is it possible to get the pictures back, if Windows won't even "see" the card? [more inside]
posted by stevil on Nov 22, 2005 - 12 answers

Can anyone point me to a utility that will copy all the images from my camreas memory card (compact flash) to a directory in the My Pictures folder with the creation date. So all the pictures taken on 7/1 end up in a folder named 7-1-2005. I want it to be ea one-click deal. [more inside]
posted by TuxHeDoh on Jul 2, 2005 - 11 answers