ZRmedia
Pros: 1. The flash works when mounted on your cameras hotshoe. It has a broad range, from low fill to very bright and the adjustment controls are simple UP/DOWN buttons. 2. The fold-up diffuser does what its supposed to do. Cons: 1. The remote shutter release is useless. Youll spend twenty seconds per shot waving your arm around, changing its aim and position in the air trying to hit the cameras IR sensor. Its beyond frustrating. 2. The flash doesnt work in off-camera slave mode. Specifically, you can trigger it with your cameras pop-up flash but 90% of the time, its not in proper sync and therefore your subject is only lit by the pop-up flash. I know its not operator error because it syncs up properly on one out of ten or twenty shots. You could successfully shoot an inanimate object using this flash, but it would take you all day and 95% of the shutter wear on your camera would be wasted. 3. The flash feels extremely fragile, not to mention loose and rattly. The built-in diffuser and bounce card dont have that straight, "on-rails" feeling, they slide out crooked and dont feel well-connected. The battery door feels way too flimsy and once that breaks, this unit is dumpster food. 4. The fold-up diffuser is that cheap vinyl-over-cardboard that lasts about two shoots and then splits along every seam. Its also a needlessly-complicated pain to attach it to the flash, involving a velcro strap that must be fed through a "belt loop" on each side, then tightened and velcroed. It takes a couple of minutes, unlike the plastic ones that just slide on nice and tight in two seconds. If you simply need more light (or directability) than your cameras pop-up flash and dont mind wasting shots (and shutter wear) while manually dialing in the proper intensity, then this manual flash will work for you. Just dont expect too much durability/longevity. Also be aware that the other items in this bundle are of very poor quality so if you want to try the flash, Id order it on its own. If you want to use it as an off-camera slave unit, then run away from this flash/bundle as fast as you can, because every one of its items is practically useless.