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Tony & Chelsea Northrup teach you the basics of using a flash and provide specific recommendations for different flash models. They'll show you why you might (or might not) want features such as TTL, HSS, a bounce head, a round vs square flash head, and more!

RETRO FLASHES:
$59: FlashBack Junior (GN 39.4’) http://SDP.io/FBJR
Works with ANY camera that supports a regular flash pin OR sync cable, which is almost every camera in the last 100 years
Available in a variety of colors
Totally manual
Small flash surface

$99: FlashBack Senior (GN 46’) http://SDP.io/FBSR
Many colors available, fully analog controls
Unfolds, creating a bigger surface area while still fitting in your bag, and yet still has a higher GN than the Junior.
USB-C charging

$94: FlashBack Lux Cadet (GN 30): http://SDP.io/FPLux

MANUAL FLASHES

$65: Flashpoint Zoom R2 Manual Flash (TT600) (GN 196’). http://SDP.io/FPZoom
Adds R2 wireless for off-camera work
Head tilts and turns for BOUNCE. Use the bounce card to light the entire room and still get a catchlight
Head ZOOMS, so you can get more reach when you’re far away from your subject and zoomed in
Has a flip-down diffuser for going wider than 24mm
4 AA batteries - get rechargeable batteries and keep an extra set. You can also power it with an external battery pack if you’re shooting a wedding or long event where you don’t have time to change batteries.
We recommend Eneloop Pro batteries. $30 at http://SDP.io/EPAA
Has HSS. HSS lets you use your flash outdoors in sunlight without needing an ND filter

$139: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on Manual (GN 190’) http://SDP.io/FPZLion
Same as the last flash, except:
The flash with AA’s did 330 full-power flashes, and then you’d need to change AAs. This flash does 650 full-power flashes.
And it’s twice the price, but you don’t have to buy separate batteries.

TTL FLASHES

$129: Flashpoint Zoom II AA TTL R2 (GN 197’) http://SDP.io/FPZAA
Same GN as the manual flash, but about twice the price because it has TTL
TTL requires talking to your camera, so you need to buy a different model that matches your camera. Available for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji, Panasonic.
Automatically zooms when you zoom your lens
330 full-power flashes
Also commands other R2 flashes
Take one of your inexpensive flashes and put it in the corner of the room pointing up
Separately light up the entire room while also using your on-camera flash to light your subject
Adjust the output of both to balance the subject and ambient light

$179: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on TTL http://SDP.io/FPTLion
Same as the last flash, but uses the Li-on battery instead of AAs. Gets 650 flashes instead of 330.

$229: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on III (GN 197’) http://SDP.io/FP3
Modeling light
TTL/M switch on the side

MINI FLASHES

$159: Flashpoint Zoom Li-ion Mini http://SDP.io/FPMini (GN 118’)
All the same features, but…
Lower GN
Smaller screen

ROUND-HEAD FLASHES
$199: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on X2 TTL http://SDP.io/FPX
Demonstrate the effect of the accessories
You can buy the Accessory Bundle kit ($257) or kits with triggers if you want to move it off-camera. You can even get kits with a light stand and umbrella.

$329: Flashpoint Zoom Li-on X PRO: http://SDP.io/FPXPro
So new we don’t have it
Has a bounce flash, but also an optional front-facing flash

0:00 Introduction
0:47 Retro Flashback Flashes
4:28 Flash Guide Promo from northrup.photo
4:53 Manual Flashes
5:36 Bounce Flash
7:14 High-speed Sync (HSS)
8:18 Flash zoom head
11:08 AA batteries vs Li-Ion Batteries
11:27 TTL (Through-the-Lens) Flash Metering
13:21 Off-camera Flash (R2 Wireless)
15:19 Round-head Flashpoint Flashes
16:43 Summary