Cheap wireless flash setups?

[Dario D.]

Simple question (I hope). What are some cheap camera/lighting-setups in order to go wireless flash?

As an example, my ideal setup would be: 1 D-SLR under $1,000 (cheaper is better), and at least 2 external wireless flashes (such as Nikon Speedlights).

Feel free to recommend more expensive cameras/lights if you feel they're more worth it than remaining cheap, for someone on a budget.

This is a really hard setup to figure out on my own, what with having to weigh the pros and cons of so many cameras with different prices. It's like physics - trying to weigh a huge combination of things in order to figure out how to get the most bang for the buck.

[ryan112ryan]

you mentioned Nikon speed lights, if your going to be really serious with wireless flashes, the SB800 is the way to go.

I throw this out there, I picked a pair of these slave flashes from Ritz camera (wolf, camera world, kitz camera all the same) and they don't use any fancy protacols, jsut have a light sensor. so your cam's flash signals its flash

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/ryan112ryan/CIMG0553.jpg


it may seem cheesey but go check them out, they are $20 each, use AAA and will work with any camera reguardless of brand or model. put your money into your camera/lenses and save up for some SB800's

[Dario D.]

Thanks. Really helpful. :)

My only concern is that I will usually not want to fire my camera's flash right onto the subject - I'll want the slaves to do the lighting work on their own. So, will they still be triggered if I point the camera's flash at the ceiling or floor, or something, so as not to blast my subject head-on?

Thanks.

[Norm in Fujino]

If you're interested in wireless radio triggers, you might check out my recent review (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29590) here.

[Dario D.]

Ah, just what I was looking for. Thanks for the heads-up.