Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash " Enhance Photos, Colors & Saturation " For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras

by Vivitar

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002RMDXLC
• Item model number: slafla4-25
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 5, 2009

Product Description

 

If your camera does not have a built in hot shoe this unit can be used by switching to Slave On Mode. This device Features four slave modes that allow it to work with cameras that fire their built-in-flash instantaneously  as well as cameras that have single or multiple flash red-eye reduction systems.
Instructions
Mount The Flash On The Accessory Shoe Of The Mounting Bracket (Supplied) And Attach Next To Your Digital Still Camera By Tightening The Knob, Or Simply Mount The Flash On The Mini Tripod (Supplied) Place On Any Flat Surface.
Features
Built-In Digital Slave 
Ultra-light Weight
Fit All Digital Cameras With Flash Light Built-In 
Sturdy And Ultra Compact /
Power Switch
Multi Angle Bounce Flash Head
Auto Pre-Flash Sensor
Mounting Foot
Accessory Shoe
Bracket
Bracket Screw Battery Compartment Cover

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom, October 1, 2010

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Jason frmo Trinidad and Tobago - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash " Enhance Photos, Colors & Saturation " For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Well let me first apologise to the company for not removing some negative remarks i left a while ago concerning late arrival of this product. It did eventually arrive and I guess it was the fdault of the Postal Service and not their's.

For the amateur photographer like me who really does not want to invest too big at this time the product is ok. Initially it didnt work at all and the people at the company called me twice long distance to sort that out. They offered a new one right away. Luckily I doodled with it a bit and found the problem. Which brings me to the main fault. It holds 4 AA size batteries but the cover for the compartment is very flimsey. In order to get it to work you have to squeeze the cover inwards so that the poles on the batteries make proper contact with the metal parts on the inside of the cover.

I eventually decided not to send it back an jus use it as is for the few times i may need it. I kinda think it borders on useless but for the price what do you really expect? GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE THOUGH

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy - it really does not work, December 19, 2010

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A. Prado "spanish1" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash " Enhance Photos, Colors & Saturation " For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

The cover of the batteries does not make good contact with the batteries so you have to press the cover to make contact. After pressing the cover to make contact several times to be able to use the flash the cover broke... so I was able to use it about 4 times before it broke. Reading other reviews all over the Internet I found out this is a problems this flash has. So unless you want to hold the battery cover of the flash while taking pictures I do not recommend you buy this product. Sadly I will be out of the country too long to return the product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vivitar slave flash, September 7, 2011

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tbgeo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash " Enhance Photos, Colors & Saturation " For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

For the price, this is a great little flash. I have had a lot of fun with it, and will likely get a higher quality nikon flash eventually, but at
less than 30 bucks, its a deal. Slave mode works without fail, at least over past week of testing, also has a test button for "light painting" during
long exposure. A little plastic and won;t last forever, but for the price who cares