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(More customer reviews)I bought this flash over the counter.
The power of this flash is surprising. Used with my Rebel 350D, I can get properly exposed pics at ISO 100 from 20 yards with a 1/60 shutter speed or faster, 18mm & F3.5. Although this is well within the power of a flash with a Guide Number of 42m, it is nevertheless quite good at this price point.
In the flexibility department, this flash can twist and bounce with the best of them. However, that "power zoom" feature is in this case very literal. You can zoom the power of the flash to one of four positions, but you must do it manually by pulling the sliding zoom head forward or backward to the desired zoom level. Also, it can't act as a slave flash (triggered by the flash of another unit), something that is so simple a feature that it should be standard on all flashes. The diffuser is a small lens that you connect manually (and will probably lose quickly), while the bounce card is a white reflector that you stick into a slot on the flash (I suppose this makes it easy to replace if lost, say by cutting up one of the aces in a deck of cards.)
Note: it's very easy to overexpose with this flash, and the flash cannot fire with a lower power, unlike more expensive flashes.
Considering the price of this flash, it gets 4 stars in the Value for Money attribute. A good strong flash with some very serious deficiencies, but well worth the money.
For me, I wish I had gotten the 285HV for 8 bucks ... less?!? Now I really wish I had gotten the 285HV. :)
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Feature's * Power Saving* Red eye reduction* Bounce Positions: 0°/45°/60°/75°/90°* Automatic shutter speed setting
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