Kit includes: 1) Cameta 2800 Automatic Electronic Flash; 2) Sunpak Digital Camera Slave Grip. >>> The Cameta 2800 Flash has two automatic power settings, a correct exposure verification indicator, a bounce head adjustable up to 90-degrees for soft lighting effects, and energy-saving thyristor circuitry for faster recycling and longer battery life. While most camera’s built-in flash units are only effective from a distance of 8 to 12 feet, the Cameta 2800 Flash gives you the freedom to be more than four times farther away. With this much additional flash power, it’s almost like having a bolt of lightning at your command. >>> The Sunpak Digital Slave Grip has a comfortable contoured hand-grip with quick-release camera platform and enables the use of the Cameta 2800 Flash as a wireless remote “slave” to complement your camera’s built-in flash. The Digital Slave Grip can even be used off-camera with the 2800 Flash as a remote slave for more professional and creative lighting effects. >>> The built-in flashes of most digital cameras emit a “pre-flash” and/or a “red-eye” pulse that fires before the shutter opens, followed by an additional flash pulse which actually lights your picture. This “pre-flash” or “red-eye” pulse confuses other non-digital flash and slave units, causing them to go off at the wrong time, rendering them useless for your digital camera. But the advanced pulse-counting digital circuitry of the Sunpak Digital Slave Grip is not fooled by the “pre-flash.” Five LED-indicated pulse-counting and delay-variations are incorporated into the Digital Slave Grip allowing it to ignore “pre-flashes” and fire the powerful 2800 Flash at the precise moment your camera requires. Set it up with your camera’s built-in flash just once — using our included easy-to-follow step-by-step directions — and you are all set for noticeably better flash pictures from that moment on. >>> Requires a total of 8 AA batteries, available separately.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Good product
This slave flash is a good product by itself. However, when you are taking pictures with other photographer, their flashes would trigger your slave flash. Therefore, your slave flash may not have enough time to recharge before you take a picture. The way to solve it is that turn off the sensor just before and after you take the pic.
5 Stars Cameta Digital Slave Flash & Grip
This was an excellent transaction. Item received exactly as ordered with speedy shipping. I would deal with this company again.
2 Stars It’s alright
I agree with another comment that the button on the side of the handle is to easy to accidentally press and change the mode unknowingly. When using with the Canon PowerShot S3 IS, I found it doesn’t work with the manual settings I prefer. You have to still use the pop-up flash to trigger the slave. Maybe a diffuser to eliminate the effects of the pop-up will impove the results.
While it does what it said it would do, in order to do what I want to do, I need to upgrade my whole system. If I want to be professional, I need a professional system. This is okay for now while I’m getting my studio business back up and running.
5 Stars Digital Slave Flash + Grip -
Well worth the $60.00 Good value for the money! A must if you use a fisheye or telephoto at night.
5 Stars Very Easy to setup
Bought this flash and grip for my fuji s7000. could’nt find one that was specific to this camera but tried this anyway. Results were very very good – night and day difference from using built in flash and set up was very straight forward. Plus side I did’nt have to worry about other flashes having voltage issues or needing adapters. Flash is very quick to be on the ready status – still playing with it to see how long battery lasts but otherwiswe excelent purchase. Took a while to get here but the wait was worth it.