Sunpak 018ST Digital Camera Flash Enhancement Kit

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 5 inches ; 11.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00009W3T7
• Item model number: 018ST
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

Product Description

Sunpak¿s Digital Camera Flash Enhancement Kit 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. 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. They are supported by a wide spectrum of system accessories, such as dedicated modules, filters, adapters, batteries and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This flash does the job, if you use it right, July 21, 2006

By	Neil D. Lipson (Philadelphia, pa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one and get the Sunpak 383 instead, January 24, 2007

By	Anne B. Miller - See all my reviews

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great job for the money, April 8, 2006

By	Thomas B. Cass (North Syracuse, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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