Hi, I am trying to figure out how to add an external flash to a Canon Powershot G2. I am trying to figure out how or what item to use to add a flash to the “hot shoe(is this what it is called?)” on top of the camera. I saw on the Canon page the suggestion to get a “High-Power Flash HF-DC1″ but the picture of this has it mounting on the side of the camera, not using the area on the top of the camera – that I thought was for a flash.
I am thinking of buying a flash because I was asked to do the photos for a friends wedding – that is being held in a dimly lit multipurpose room.
Thanks in advance for any input! Wedding photography suggestions welcome too! Thanks!
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Tags: Canon, External, Flash, PowerShot
Categories: Photography Tips
The hot shoe is not where wedding photographers typically mount their flash units .. it is not usually high enough to avoid red-eye problems.
You can purchase a Canon Off-camera shoe adapter which will allow you to mount the flash higher using a flash bracket.
Check with your local pro camera store and see what they have you can use.