Nothing will ruin a shot quicker than on-camera flash.
Unless you’ve got an SLR, though, indoors you usually have no choice — it’s either shiny and straight-on with flash, or dark and blurry without.
No longer! Meet our newest friend: The German-engineered Metz 28 CS-2 Digital Slave Flash. (What will the naming geniuses at Metz think of next?)
Here’s how it works: The tiny Metz is an external flash that runs on AAAs. As soon as your camera’s own flash fires, the Metz fires, too. Automatically. Without wires. Within milliseconds. (Speed of light and all that.)
Since it’s far, far more powerful than your on-camera flash, your room fills light, and photos look, well, normal. Since it’s wireless, you can detach it and put it away from your camera, hold it in one hand while you take a photo with another, point it back, up, down, whatever. It’s even got a handy fold-up sliding rail that screws into your tripod socket.
We’ve been playing with the little guy for a couple weeks, and we adore him. (See sample shots.) If you want better indoor shots and don’t have a hot shoe on your camera, you’ve just found your solution!
Metz 28 CS-2 Digital Slave Flash
Thanks to Ben for tipping us off in the forum.
New in the Forum…
+ Get ready to start posting your weekly Project 365 bests in the forum
+ Which phone has the best camera? (And how does the iPhone fare?)
+ Tripods n Stuff
+ Where to order a photo mask?
+ How to make Flush / Coffee table photo book
(continued…)
Published on
July 3, 2007 — See more
Buy This