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Sunpak 018ST Digital Camera Flash Enhancement Kit

Sunpak 018ST Digital Camera Flash Enhancement Kit

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Brand: SunPak
Category: Photography

List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $19.49
You Save: $20.46 (51%)



New (5) from $19.49

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 6 reviews

Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 10 x 5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 018ST
Model: 018ST
UPC: 090729200515
EAN: 0090729200515
ASIN: B00009W3T7

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Fits most digital cameras with built-in flash, hot-shoe, or PC synchro contact
  • Can be used with conventional cameras at flash synchro speeds up to 1/250 second
  • Wireless slave mode
  • Ultra-responsive slave for fast recycling and extended battery life
  • Uses 2 AA alkaline batteries and includes base stand, flexible mini-tripod, 2 AA alkaline batteries and Standard Sync cord

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Sunpak is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronic flash equipment. It has earned a reputation for advanced technical achievement and superior quality. Sunpak electronic flashes are produced for professionals, advanced amateurs, enthusiasts, and casual photographers. They are designed to work with today's auto focus cameras having dedicated flash capabilities. All Sunpak flash units offer advanced features, which provide the widest range of creative control.Sunpak 018ST is a digital camera flash enhancement kit. It enhances lighting capabilities of most digital cameras with built-in flash, hot-shoe or PC synchro contact. Featuring wireless slave mode and ultra-responsive slave for fast recycling and extended battery life, it can be used with conventional cameras at flash synchro speeds up to 1/250 second. It comes with a base stand with 1/4 x 20 tripod socket, a flexible mini tripod, a battery and a PC cord.


Customer Reviews:   Read 1 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Received wrong item   December 28, 2008
Lancelot (Atlanta, GA)
Instead of receiving the flash unit ordered, I was sent a small camera bag with a small tripod for a small digital camera. I believe I was cheated and therefore will be quite careful of ordering from an Amazon supplier again.


1 out of 5 stars Maybe mine is defective, but these are useless   June 7, 2007
D. Brooks (Austin, TX)
I purchased this falsh to serve specifically as a slave flash for fill-ins and effects. Unfortunately the light sensor that senses the main flash does not work. It fired MAYBE 2% of the time. The only way I could get this to fire consistently was to aim it directly at the camera's flash, which obviously isn't helpful. I would not recomend this flash to anyone. Sunpac, you got it wrong...


3 out of 5 stars Skip this one and get the Sunpak 383 instead   January 25, 2007
Anne B. Miller
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I ordered this flash as a birthday present for my husband. He has a Panasonic FZ30 digital camera and it has a hot shoe for a flash. The 018ST worked with the FZ30, but it didn't offer anything over the built-in flash. The flash head does not swivel or rotate. Supposedly you could use the flash away from the camera and it would fire when the camera's flash went off. We found that it would fire less than 10% of the time in that manner.

We returned the flash and bought a Sunpak 383. It works very well with the FZ30 and the flash head swivels and rotates, allowuing the flash to be bounced off the ceiling or a side wall.



5 out of 5 stars This flash does the job, if you use it right   July 22, 2006
Neil D. Lipson (Philadelphia, pa)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

You should use this flash when your built-in flash doesn't cut it, when the distance is too far. To use it up close will not do anything for you, and you really don't need to use it anyway. It's a great fill in flash, because of the slave, and great for extending the output to allow you to take photos much further away. If you insist on using it close, put a cheap neutral density filter on it, or 2 and it works like a champ. You must experiment, either with a filter, or with a reflector, but, sure as heck, IT DOES WORK!!


5 out of 5 stars Great job for the money   April 8, 2006
Thomas B. Cass (North Syracuse, New York United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I disagree with the previous reviewer. Since this is not camera specific you have to play with the camera settings to get good results. My first shots were washed out but by setting my iso to a lower value than what the included chart recommends the results were excellent. I gave it 5 stars for value.

Tom


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