1 Developing a POOR history
Had the same problem as second reviewer...it POPPED,FRIED, then smelt of burnt plastic/wires after less than 10 flashes. Sadly it was a gift, too. I'll be testing amazons RETURNS performance soon.
2 Not a bad buy
This flash is not a bad buy. It doesn't have a lot of features but it does the job. The only real problems I have with is that the head doesn't swivel and there are no markings to indicate the angle of tilt (for bounce flash). If you're just looking a separate flash to keep from using your camera flash and running down your batteries than this flash will do.
3 Pop-Pop-Poof
Flash went crazy, tried to fast recycle for no reason and fried itself on fifth picture of first use. Probably a fluke. Amazon is the fastest thing going for a refund. I don't have those first few pictures back to evaluate how good it was as a fill flash that I was using it for outside.
4 MUST HAVE if you want more powerful flash
If you are tired of the Minolta pop-up dinky flash, this is the add=on to get. It's excellent and always timely.
5 A Must have ....
This is an excellent piece of accessories for SLR cameras. I am certainly very pleased its performance.
