Originally posted by spicy cho Hmm, well I've been quite reluctant to using flash, but what would be a good, not too expensive one to look at?
hmmm... this would depend on your needs, budget and your experience with flashes. personally I could vouch for cheap manual flashes if you don't mind adjusting and setting the power manually or you would want something with a pttl exposure, zoom head (manual or full-auto) and other perks and functionalities (tilt/swivel would be of great value, infrared, others). these could range from $35-$150, depending on the brand and capabilities that you could live with and without. good brands would be the Yongnuo, Bower, Vivitar, Sigma, Metz. the only downside with these models is that they have max shutterspeed of 1/180 (due to camera specification.
if you want or could afford something that you could use at much faster shutterspeed (above 1/180 to 1/4000 or 1/8000), anything with HSS would be great, among with other perks. good brands vary from Pentax, Sigma, Metz. the prices ranges from $200-$400. I would choose the Metz 50 (200+) for the budget and the Sigma 610 (250) for additional functionality.