KF3U 3-Light Thrifty Flash Kit

The lights are 40 Watt lights -- not very bright.
I use mine as hair lights for portrait photography because they just are not bright enough to use as main lights.
Outdoors, in daylight, they do not work as 'Slave' lights because they just don't see the on-camera flash.
If you understand and work within their limitations, these are wonderful lights, stands, and umbrellas!
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Lumiquest Promax System

Good product reasonably priced. Takes a bit of getting used to for figuring out how to handle the flash exposure. I increased about 1/2 stop and does well on most subjects but distance is critical. If you are taking pic's on the fly, plan on bracketing or else fixing the exposure in your software later. I like this product and once I got the additional strap for fixing it on the flash it is easy to use.

I found that I had to adjust the angle a bit by experimenting with the position of the side flaps to get the optimum flash bounce. I would recommend taking quite a few pics in various light ranges to figure before you go into a serious shooting.
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Konica Minolta Maxxum 3600HS TTL Shoe Mount Flash

This was an excellent addition to my Dimage A1. It integrates perfectly with the cameras computer. When you zoom, it zooms and always generates the correct amount of light for the shot.
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LumiQuest ProMax Mini SoftBox

This product came quickly, easy to use, and does what it said it would do. Very pleased with it, glad I added it to my tool case.

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Adorlite ULTIBLITZ Multi-Dedicated Bounce & Zoom Flash - DL-92ATBSZ

For the price, you simply cannot find a better flash.

This flash unit has 2 built in flashes. The larger flash can tilt and swivel to bounce flash. While the smaller flash illuminates directly. This combo works to effectively reduce shadowing on subjects. The result is great.

Only using a large deflecting diffuser can produce similiar or better results. I still prefer my Gary Fong LightSphere II to this dual flash design. Camera pros agreee that the LightSphere produces the best in class results.

But, I paid as much for the LightSphere as I have for this Adorama Flash. And the Lightsphere is as large as this full-sized flash unit. Put these 2 together and for around $100 you have a professional grade flash set-up. Also, when you use LightSphere with bounce flash, there is no need for TTL metering. So this flash is perfect and saves you hundreds $$$.

However, with the LightSphere, the secondary direct flash is unneccesary and creates a very minor direct flash shadow. But for extra direct illuminate, the secondary direct flash is ideal.

Now, back to the flash unit itself. The flashes uses 2 features to customize the light output. First, is a switch for 3 power levels. Second, the larger flash can zoom by manually pulling out the reflector to different lengths. Using both of these features allow you to effectively vary the flash for intensity and distance. This is a very simple and quick system to compensate for lack of TTL metering. It may not be as exact as TTL, but it is very close.

The recycle time on this flash is amazing. With a fresh set of 4 AA batteries, it takes less than 1 second to recycle between flashes. Granted this time will increase as the batteries drain, with a maximum time of 8 seconds. But after 50 flashes, I'm still recycling at top speed.

This blows away my Olympus FL-36 flash which takes 6+ seconds to recycle and eats a set of 2 AAs in about 30 flashes. Needless to say, I got rid of my FL-36.

Lastly, the only con of this flash is the appearance. Don't get me wrong, it's not ugly by any means. I've seen much worse. This flash just doesn't have the smooth lines of a Canon, Nikon, or Olympus flash. The Adorama is rather boxy and beefy. But for 1/5th the price of the competition, looks matter very little.

Bottom line, this is one amazing value and a great flash.
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Samsung SEF-36PFZ External Flash for Samsung GX-1S DSLR Camera

Stunning experience.. that's what the package says. And it is. The wireless option is great. I have it coupled to a GX-1 (which is what the flash was designed for), and my pictures look great... It takes a little getting used to, for instance how to get the camera to focus on what you want it to focus on in the dark, and you should be carefull not to have an object too close to the flash, otherwise that catches all the light and blocks it from illuminating the object of desire, but hey... I'm not a professional.. :-)
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Cameta Digital & Film SLR Macro Photography Kit: Ring Light Flash + NiMH Charger & Batteries + Macro Close Up Lens Filter Set - For Canon, Nikon, Olympus & Pentax Lenses with 58mm Filter Size

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i purchased this kit for use with an olympus e-500 digital camera. not having used the batteries or charger, i have no comment on them. the bower close-up lenses, 4+, 2+, 1+ used individually or in tandem seem to provide magnification with no apparent loss in resolution. the cobra macroflash unit is useless. problem one: whether used in auto or manual mode, flash output was never consistent: usually too little or too much; seldom acceptable. two: because the battery compartment is an integral part of the flash, its bulk made usage cumbersome, especially since the battery compartment, according to instructions, is supposed to be parallel to the ground and proper tightening of all components seldom puts it there. the 58mm. adapter tended to bind to my u.v. filter so that filter, adapter, flash came off together. separating the filter from the other pieces was often very difficult. at least with my camera, this flash unit will not suffice for close-up work. and bear in mind as well that were it to function properly in auto mode on your camera, the output is synchronized at f5.6 which will not render adequate depth-of-field for macro work.
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