Optical Slave Flash
Is there a good cheap optical slave flash on the market?
I picked up these little super cheap ($20/ea) flashes at Ritz Camera that work like a champ. When they see a flash go off, they go off. The only downside is that they don’t let you adjust the power output like most flashes do. Are there any on the market like this that allow you to adjust the power output?
Thanks!
There are quite a few models on Ebay, some with manual power control and built in slave, for about $35.
Pawn shops and camera stores with used gear are also good places to look.
I prefer radio to optical slaves, I’ve had to many issues with optical. So far, my radio slaves have worked every time, no matter where I am in relation to the flashes. They are much more reliable outdoors, and have much better range. That, and somebody else with a camera won’t set off your lights! I bought the latest greatest Chinese set, transmitter and 3 receivers, for $45. They work with my Minolta hot shoe flash, old Vivitar hotshoe, 2 Sunpak handle mounts, and 2 Metz handle mounts. I can put a hot shoe shoe flash in the socket, and connect a handle mount to the PC sync terminal, and fire both flashes at once. One of my optical slaves may be able to do that, I never tried! (G)
3G/HD/SD/Analog Test Signal and Sync Pulse Generator – BrightEye 57 from Ensemble Designs
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