How to Buy An External Flash For Your DSLR

Besides upgrading lenses, upgrading your external flash unit on your DSLR camera is a must if you want to capture sharp and clear images. Most DSLR cameras come standard with a built-in flash; however, they are static and point light in one direction. The answer to this problem is the external flash, which lets you better control how the light source refracts off of the subject you are shooting.

Instructions

1. Review the differences of an external flash; you have two choices, an external flash with a bounce head or a slave flash. The flash with a bounce head allows you to point the flash up or down to diffuse light off of the subject. A slave flash is separate from the hot shoe, but still connected via a wire; a hotshoe is what the flash unit connects to for a power source.

2. Shop the market for an external flash; prices vary from $350 to over $1000, depending on what special features you are looking for.

3. Buy a used flash; the used market for flash units is one way to buy your first flash unit.

Tips & Warnings

• Both types of flashes allow the user more flexibility when using light to enhance or hide certain flaws.