PHOTOOLEX Camera Flash Speedlite for Canon Nikon Sony Panasonic Olympus Fujifilm Pentax Sigma Minolta Leica and Other SLR Digital Cameras and Digital Cameras with Single Contact Hot Shoe

At first I could not figure out the different modes and spent considerable time failing to get the flash to work as a slave. Well, it doesn’t have the ability to be used in groups/channels and can only work using infrared. My main flash just would not trigger this flash at all and then suddenly I read why on the internet. Infrared doesn’t work in bright conditions and would you believe it I was sat there near my window at the dining table for half hour and it wouldn’t work. So I moved into the middle of the room where no sun was coming in, and boom it worked!!! It doesn’t need to be in direct line of vision either. I just put it in S1 mode and it fires when my main Godox flash triggers it. I used a transmitter on top of the camera which triggers the main flash on group A channel 26 and when it fires that ‘master’ flash it makes the ‘slave’ (this one I’m reviewing) flash too. There’s no fancy menus. This really is a no frills flash. No lcd screen. You can only change the power of the light and the type of space mode you want; s1 or s2. That’s all. If you want all the bells and whistles then this isn’t a flash for you. If you want a slave unit that simply allows you to adjust power (say for lightning your backdrop) then this is perfect. Comes with a nice bag and some light filters

Good piece works really well!

Simple flash seems easy to operate with my Fujifil XT5 and H2S cameras. Great value for money !

I ordered this unit on Saturday morning with free standard delivery. I expected it to arrive towards the middle of the following week. Incredibly it was delivered Sunday afternoon. Brilliant. Anyway to the unit itself. On opening the box It is very nicely presented. No need for faint praise about it being good for the money, this is a good quality solid unit. I was quite shocked at how large it was as I use a micro 4/3 Panasonic camera. However I have no hot shoe capability on my LUMIX GF6 so this is not an issue as I always intended to use it as a slave via wi fi. The instructions are clear but not really needed as this is simple to use and understand. The LCD screen on the rear has a bar graph giving 8 levels of intensity for both the flash and permanent light. These are changed by nice pleasing buttons underneath the display, no fiddly touch screen. This allows for light adjustment from bright to 'ouch my eyes' on both lamps. I struggled at first to understand the Wi Fi set up before discovering there was nothing at all to do on the flash unit , it was all a case of setting the camera flash mode correctly. Once this was sorted, well it was sorted, press the shutter...'FLASH' It comes complete with pouch, which wouldn't give a great deal of protection should it get dropped but will certainly prevent it getting scratched. Also it's own stand for slave mode. This has hot shoe fitment on top which is secured by a large nurled wheel at the base of the flash. Underneath is a standard thread allowing for fitment to a tripod if necessary and negating the need for an adaptor. I'm sure some big time photo geeks will sneer at this but I honestly can't see why anyone would spend up to 10 times as much for something that has a posh brand name but essentially does the same thing. If you do photography for fun and on a budget, like me, then this is a £30 no brainer.

I added a Speedlite to my Canon kit for low-light shoots and it’s been a game-changer. The bounce and swivel head gives me full control over shadows. Recycle time is fast enough for burst shooting, and the build feels rugged—no overheating, no misfires. Whether I’m capturing detail in a dim workspace or adding fill outdoors, it’s become a go-to tool in my setup

Quality speedlite at a very affordable price. Does everything I need it to do.

First off I can't show in video how to use as I don't have a second camera to show the camera I am using this with. At first I was getting completely dark images when using this but realised you have to play around with the settings to get the right balance of light. I was using this for bouncing the flash off the ceiling to avoid flash reflection as I am using it to copy LP sleeves of some very old LPs from the 60s which I will use for CD sleeves as I am recording them. To get a good shot I had to set the flash unit on 1.1 at the far right. It gave just the right amount of light to get a real good copy of the LP sleeve without the flash spoiling the photo with reflection issues which is what you get with the built in flash and which is what you get with glossy picture copying. So far happy with the unit. The last time I did this sort of work was back in the 70s with a Zenith SSL 35mm camera so its nice to use my knowledge with the new digital photography compared to roll film. I also used a tripot and music stand to hold my LP Sleeve still to get a perfect in focus shot. Yes so far so good with this unit. Mines was in a sealed box so it was definitely new and unused. I am just hoping it wont break down after some use like a lot of users on here. If that happens I will be back to update my review.

Lovely flash. Love the colour filters too

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Great flash. Compatible with my Nikon camera. Easy to use, long battery life. Professional quality pictures for a reasonable price.

El producto está fabricado con material de calidad, sus funciones cumplen con lo que se ofrece por el artículo, la potencia del flash es excelente en cada intensidad y muy fácil de manejarlo. Su peso es ligero para sus dimensiones, (he visto otros flashes más pequeños y de mayor peso) . Su compatibilidad con Sony no ha dado ningún problema, la tapa de compartimiento de las baterías es algo delicado pero nada que de qué preocupar. Para fotógrafos que se inician en el mundo del flash es una excelente herramienta y por un muy buen precio!!

Precies wat ik nodig had.... een niet dure flits met een groot bereik die je manueel kan bedienen. Het werkt perfect. Zeer tevreden.

Tout d'abord, je tiens à souligner la qualité de construction de cet appareil. Toutes les pièces sont bien assemblées et le flash semble robuste et durable. Les boutons de réglage sont faciles à utiliser et offrent une grande souplesse de contrôle, ce qui vous permet de personnaliser l'éclairage en fonction de vos besoins et des conditions de prise de vue. En ce qui concerne les performances. Il offre une puissance d'éclairage suffisante pour couvrir toutes les situations de prise de vue, de la lumière naturelle légèrement faible à l'obscurité totale. De plus, il possède un temps de recyclage rapide, ce qui vous permet de prendre des photos en continu sans attendre que le flash se recharge. Enfin, je suis vraiment satisfait de la compatibilité de ce flash avec le Canon 70D. Il s'adapte parfaitement à l'appareil photo et est facile à utiliser en conjonction avec d'autres accessoires tels que les diffuseurs de lumière. Dans l'ensemble, je recommande vivement le PHOTOOLEX Flash à tous les photographes qui cherchent un flash puissant et fiable pour leur appareil photo.