Michael K. Stewart
Actually a surprisingly good flash for the price. Well-made, and very low-profile so ti is a good, balanced for for the Sony NEX/a6000/a6300/a6500 - it works well with those camera without feeling like the flash is too large. Pros: - decent flash output (though I think the published guide number (GN) is not accurate - still, this would be good for fill flash bouncing in a small room, and is definitely a BIG step up over the on-camera flash on the Sony cameras); - solid construction; - small size, light-weight and low power consumption (2 AA batteries); - intuitive to operate; - has an LED video light (though probably not powerful enough to work as a true modelling light if shooting through a light modifier); - a lot of bang of bang for your buck, especially as an alternative to the weaker - yet still significantly more expensive - Sony-branded flashes like the HVL-F20. Cons - things that will hold you back if you plan to get into more advance flash techniques): - again not as powerful as published GN would indicate (but still fairly close to third party flashes of similar size, such as the Godox TT350s, which similar overstates its GN a bit - but bear in mind that the Godox is about 50% higher in price); - no HSS (high-speed sync) - limited to max flash shutter speed on camera (for my a6300, this is 1/160); - does not rotate far enough to do over-the-shoulder bouncing or bouncing to the left; you are basically stuck with bouncing off the ceiling or, at most, 90 degrees to the right (cannot bounce 90 degrees to the left - more like 45 degrees to the left, so you would be getting as much direct flash on your subject as you would be bouncing).