Altura Photo Professional Flash Kit for Canon DSLR with E-TTL Flash AP-C1001, Wireless Flash Trigger Set and Accessories

Ive purchased a number of these flash units over the past few years. I will say that the customer service from Digital Goja is absolutely top notch! The one time where I had an issue it was taken care of without hesitation. I wholeheartedly recommend purchasing from this seller. The flash units themselves... would be 5 stars except for two annoyances. FIRST, they have an auto-sleep after 45 seconds. If the flash is mounted on the camera this is not an issue, because the camera wakes them back up. But if theyre on the included radio remotes, you have to manually go and press a button on the flash to wake it up. SECOND, and most importantly- under certain conditions these units are very easy to burn out. If you set them on full power (1/1) and take a long series of shots one right after the other, even if you wait for it to fully recharge, the unit will burn out. Im talking about 15-20 shots. If you wait longer maybe 3x the recharge times) between shots, youll be OK.

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**UPDATE** After purchasing another 3rd party flash with similar experiences... I figured out what was up. Apparently with any non Canon brand flash, it will only fire in view finder mode and NOT LIVE VIEW MODE. I dont know if this was common knowledge but I didnt see it mentioned anywhere on this product. Hopefully this helps people experiencing similar frustrations. Was impressed with the quality at first. However the my hot shoe does not set off the trigger properly, only randomly some time. Seems to be a compatibility issue, however my canon was listed to be compatible. Only when turning my camera on and off and the triggers on and off in random patterns for 20 minutes over a hundred times does it randomly start to work. Then the next time I shoot ,same issue. Ive only had it a couple days so I cant keep this. Flash fires completely fine when mounted directly to my hot shoe, which tells me my camera shoe is working fine, which by default leaves the trigger as what is not compatible. Will have to find a different brand to go with.

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This is a really nice flash kit especially for the price, however it is not completely compatible with Canon T3i. One feature that I really needed, 2nd or rear curtain sync is not an available feature for this flash. Because of this, I returned this item for a refund. Altura Photo was amazing to work with as far as Customer Service. I had this unit for 15 months, although I had not used it except to try and activate 2nd curtain sync feature in my CanonT3i. Once I determined I could not get it to work, I contacted Altura Photo for assistance. That was when they told me that feature was not available on this flash, but would be a feature on the new model coming out soon. Then the most amazing thing happened. Altura Photo offered to give me a FULL REFUND even after so much time had elapsed since my purchase. I returned my flash kit and was promptly issued a complete refund on my order. The BEST Customer Service EVER. I will not hesitate to order from Altura Photo again, as I now know they care about their customers more than the sale!!!!!!!!!

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Couple this very nice E-TTL flash with a wireless trigger system capable of TTL. The flash is well built, well designed, very powerful, and does a nice job using E-TTL on my Canon camera. It includes a snap on diffuser that mounts easily to the flash head and does and equally good job of softening the light for softer shadows. It also comes with a very nice case that has room for the flash, a storage pocket for the flash stand, a separate compartment on the case for the diffuser and a second set of batteries, and a nicely built strap for attaching the case to your belt or a camera case strap securely. Finally, the kit includes a remote trigger for the flash and a remote trigger mount for the camera, which allows a second flash to be still mounted on the camera. All of this Wow unfortunately falls just a bit short when you discover that the trigger system cannot take advantage of the very nice E-TTL capability of the flash. That is the only reason I gave it a 4 star rating. While I dont use this flash remotely, it is constantly in my bag and is often the flash I go to for any on camera flash shooting that I do. If what youre looking for is an on camera E-TTL flash, that works really nicely, at a great price....this is one to consider strongly.

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