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What became of tiny, cute camera flashes? I don't want a speedlight on my Trip 35! [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Jul 6, 2010 - 8 answers

Help me with tips on better flash photography, please? [more inside]
posted by chitlin on May 7, 2010 - 11 answers

Does anyone know of or recommend a good flash-memory hi-def camcorder that has AV input? (ie it can also record regular/analogue video from another source, like a VCR does, though obviously it won't be in HD). Something like the Aiptek A-HD+ meets the flash/HD/AV-in criteria, but I'm hoping to find something with better optics/zoom/stabilization. [more inside]
posted by -harlequin- on Jan 7, 2010 - 0 answers

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

How can I corrupt memory? I have a plain SD card, and I'd like to be able to reliably make the memory corrupt. Can this be done? [more inside]
posted by ChrisManley on May 26, 2008 - 17 answers

Can Nikon camera use Sony flash? [more inside]
posted by willy_dilly on Dec 8, 2007 - 1 answer

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

New camera or new flash? [more inside]
posted by oxford blue on May 18, 2007 - 15 answers

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

Phantomplate.com sell The PhotoBlocker Spray, The PhotoShield Cover, and The Reflector Cover. Has anyone purchased any of these products, used them, run a red light, been flashed by a camera, and not received a ticket? [more inside]
posted by forallmankind on May 6, 2006 - 16 answers

Advice on a good compact flash card reader. [more inside]
posted by cahlers on Sep 18, 2005 - 15 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

Has anybody ever tried the flash cards that are "designed" for cameras? They claim to have faster write speeds. I can't help thinking the bus would be a bigger bottleneck than the speed of the card, but I keep seeing them and can't tell if it's just marketing hype or if the extra spend is worth it.
posted by willnot on Jan 31, 2004 - 5 answers