Originally posted by victormeldrew Thinking back to when I got my K-50 as my first DSLR, I knew (or thought I did) that I would want to do off-camera flash, and I was convinced by the 'wireless flash' feature on the sales pages that this would mean 'radio'. I was quite disappointed with the optical system, not least because you really can't ever get rid of the direct flash effect completely, and you do need to have a line of sight between the flashes. .
That's the standard way ... Canon, Nikon, etc, too.
'Wireless' literally means you're not using one of those black cables running out of your hotshoe.
Everyone just uses cheap radio now.
Originally posted by victormeldrew That said, I've recently tried continuous lighting and, what with cheaper and better LED lighting available now, I think flashes will soon be a thing of the past, for me at least.
All the LED stuff I've ever owned or seen was very, very weak powered. Lots of 1/125s, f8, ISO 1600 or 3200 settings, unfortunately, even from up close to the subject, just out of camera shot.