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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
Here’s our friend Dave. Sad and poorly lit with on-camera flash on the left, armless, but happy and well-lit in the shot on the right. Notice how much more even the light is (we bounced the external flash off the ceiling) and how it’s easier to see things in the background.  (Extra credit: what previous Photojojo projects can you spot in the background?) → See more Photo projects, DIY ideas, and Gear ← → Get it all free: Subscribe by email or RSS ← Donnie Does Photoshop — Think Saturday Night Live + Photo Editing Reduce, Reuse, Diffuse: Make Your Own Flash Diffuser from an Old Film Container The Phlash: Camera Phone Super Flash |
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Nothing will ruin a shot quicker than on-camera flash.
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