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Go-to lenses for event photography

Started 3 months ago | Questions thread
sluggy_warrior Veteran Member • Posts: 3,204
Re: Go-to lenses for event photography

Deb1980 wrote:

Sorry to enter into this thread!! I just wanted some advice about a smallish hall with 2 speedlights.

One on camera bouncing off the ceiling and where does the other one go for as full as pos coverage of the whole hall or even a small area such as a long table?

Thank you!

If one flash bouncing off the ceiling is not enough to cover the hall, then bounce both flashes, just keep them at a distance. Think of them as two added ceiling lights.

You can use one flash as a commander/master to control the other flash. If they don't have radio control, they should have a optical slave option (e.g. optical sensor triggered by the other's light). Although, optical trigger has shorter distance and less reliable than radio (as optical requires direct line-of-sight).

I have a Godox X1F transmitter sitting on my camera, quite small. Thus, the two Godox flashes are fixed in one place. If the room is small, I would use two flashes in opposite or perpendicular directions to soften possible shadow.

The X1F is no longer available, the X2F is the current generation, I think:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/replacement_for/1348942-REG/godox_x1t_f_remote_controler_transmter_from.html

The best part is Godox use their own wireless protocol, so you can use Godox flashes across camera brands, just need to buy a transmitter for the corresponding brand (e.g. X2N for Nikon, X2C for Canon, ...)

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