voilsb 1 #1 August 23, 2009 My brother's into amateur photography, and his birthday's coming up. He's got an Olympus E-Volt E500, and I'd like to get him a quality, compatible flash for his birthday. What kind of flash should I get him, that he can grow into but won't break my bank account? Any good sources for these types of things? I've tried to do some searches, but I'm not having any luck, really. I'm more finding stuff about flash settings, than units. This won't be used for skydiving. PS: I'm browsing B&H to get some ideas, but I'm not terribly knowledgeable in this field, so much of it may as well be in Sanskrit.Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 August 23, 2009 Depending on how much you want to spend and how serious he is - FL-36R Flash or FL-50R Flash will both work with that camera body. Those give all the features he will need with a flash. If you want to go another route and go less automatic settings and have him dial everything in manually (more pros do it this way since they get the light just as they want it) then you have a lot more options. I'd look at midwestPhoto.com for a Strobist kit if you want to go this route.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
