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Posts Tagged ‘comparison’

Canon vs Nikon flash systems (revisited)

Monday, January 17th, 2011

In March 2009 I posted a blog article comparing the Canon and Nikon flash systems. I was a Canon user back then, and after many years of hearing that Nikon had the edge on flash technology I was curious to get a better understanding of the concrete differences between them.

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Choosing a battery pack flash system

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I’m a heavy flash user, and typically I like to travel light (excuse the pun) with a set of hot shoe flashes – Strobist style. However I have a number of upcoming shoots planned that’ll be best served with a portable, battery powered, higher performance flash kit, one with enough oomph to overpower sunlight through a decent sized softbox.

To this end, over the course of the last few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of research into the various options that are on the market. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any resources on-line that grouped all facts together to help make the decision easier, so I’m sharing the fruits of my labour in the hope that it’ll serve other photographers.

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