Flash photography question (off camera flash etc.)

[reevo6]

Evening all.

A quick question...

I'm interested in doing some night/indoor photography that will obviously require the use of a flash. Thing is that I don't really want the full on in your face kind of thing.

So, here's the question...if I get a flash unit is there a affordable way to connect the flash to a camera via a cable (pre-made or DIY) so that the flash can be aimed side on/below/above the target?

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

[Radiohead]

Firstly, what's your weapon of choice?

[Dave B]

You can buy off camera flash cables for most SLR type cameras. Usually about £30 from Ebay I find.

Dave

[reevo6]

Radiohead - I was hoping nobody was going to ask that so that I didn't alienate myself with the answer!

I use a few different cameras...

Lomo LC-A
Diana
Fujipet
Coronet 4-4

...and I wasn't sure what kind of flash to buy as the Lomo is the only one with a classic hot shoe. The fujipet has a flash shoe but unlike any I've seen before. It has a small connector for connection to a lead.

I guess I was going to start with the Lomo and then maybe trigger the flash manually (off camera) with the other cameras on bulb. Make sense?

Dave B - Cheers, just had a look. How come they're so expensive? Seems a lot of money for a cable and a couple of connectors.

CHeers

[JOV]

Try a difuser on the flash or bounce the light of a reflective surface

Or buy some natural light bulbs from here and don't use a flash at all.

http://www.lamps2udirect.com/pages/fullProd.php/Daylight-6400kHelix/360

[Leigh]

I believe jessops do an off camera flash unit for about £18 (Well according to this months Digital photography mag i have)

[reevo6]

Nice one, maybe that'll be my best option then, I'll give them a look.

Cheers