Smeggy that's indeed a nice flare but Kris flare is a bit less subtle

This for the Vivitar 285hv
Guide No.120'/37 m at 35mm

So the number you said was in feets

This for the YN560
58 (at 35mm focal length, ISO 100 in meters)

So the YN560 is quite a bit more powerful (58 vs 37)!

Try Lumopro, they compare very favorable to AAA brands like manfrotto for example

Too expensive if you ask me, these are cheaper and more powerfull
http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=17497&cat=337&page=2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Speedlight-Speedlite-flashgun-Olympus/dp/B003...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304270065&sr=1-1

They also have a less powerful version
http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=17379&cat=337&page=2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yongnuo-YN460-II-Speedlite-Flash-Control/dp/B004W5VMG0/r...=sr_1_40?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304270018&sr=1-40

You can also find those on ebay.

If you want more quality look at a secondhand Nikon SB-28 or something like that.

The flash from Lumopro is also very nice btw.

Just get them from gadgetinfinity they are the offical suplier world wide, i haven't bought my v4 at them but i've had contact with their customer service and they were most helpful.

http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=17567

From what i know it will use the battery that's the most full when you set the camera on that option, but i could very well be wrong.

Very strange i never got this amount of flare with mine, not even with the CPL on...
Just unlucky hopefully.

The type of flash doesn't really matter as long as it has many steps manual power steps and they are easy adjustable.

You can use all brands but some brands like Sony for example use a different hotshoe then the standard one but flashes for Pentax, Canon and Nikon are all triggered the same when they are put in manual mode.

You will probably be looking at wireless triggers to trigger the flashes.
The Cactus V5 might be a good start or the youngou RF602 (or something like that)
You fit a trigger on the camera and the receivers on the flashes hotshoes and that's all there is to it.




if you aren't experience with flash i would seggust looking at a newer flash that support P-TTL wireless triggering. The Metz 50 is a good one.
You don't need to use triggers for it since you can trigger it with the pop-up flash and the camera and flash comunicate with eachother so you can work with automatic modes instead of going fully manual.

That's quite a bit of flare... did you use a hood?

The hood of the DA35 is quite big for his size though, it's half the size of the lens when the focus tube is full extended.
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3454

I know the hood is smaller but the DA35 is a very small lens also.