» Sony HVLFSL1B External Slave Flash with Bracket for Compatible Cybershot Digital Cameras

Sony HVLFSL1B External Slave Flash with Bracket for Compatible Cybershot Digital Cameras Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not really much of a need
Comment: The flash works fine.. but it's rare that would need it.. I bought it mostly to help with the dark flare when using the Sony wide-angle lens in low lighting conditions indoors - The lens blocks part of the camera's flash. With practice I was able to eliminate the dark spot.
This unit responds to the flash reflection from your camera. So, your camera must flash for this slave flash to work. I've never needed more than the lowest setting on this unit because any higher will wash out the photo.
just a note: The enclosed bracket mounts to the threaded hole (tripod mount) on your camera, but the bracket also has a threaded hole for the tripod mount, so you won't lose the ablility to use your tripod when using this unit.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Works fine!
Comment: Purchased this flash to use with my DSC-W1 to fill in where the built-in flash was partially blocked by the telephoto lens. After playing with it for a few days it does a fine job. No problems with shadowing, flashes at all "normal" angles and positions from the built-in flash, and seems built well enough to hold up over time.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony Slave Flash Review
Comment: I have found this product to be everything that it was reported to be in the add. The delivery time was excellent. Product was received in less than four days.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Worked Great!...Until It Didn't
Comment: Purchased this Sony Slave Flash as an accessory to my Sony digital camera. Right before the warranty expired it quit working. Assuming it needed a new battery, I replaced it, only to have it quit again after a few light ups. By the time I realized the Slave Flash (and not the batteries) was at fault, the warranty had expired. I contacted Sony, explained that I had given their Slave Flash the benefit of the doubt by replacing batteries instead of contacting them, but they wouldn't help me a bit - no replacement and no repairs. In fact, they said it couldn't be repaired at all. I was advised to purchase a replacement Slave Flash. No thanks.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better as a hockey puck...great flash (if you're prepared for the footnotes)
Comment: So, I'd read a few reviews and finally caved in and bought the flash. My Sony Cybershot DSC-P73 was on the list of compatible cameras and the price seemed reasonable.
But what I got for my money was disappointing. Okay...virtually useless.
Tucked away in the notes for the Flash (and nowhere on eBay ro the Sony site that I could see) is a "note" that, hey, this won't work outdoors and it won't work indoors either unless you're pointing it at a shiny surface.
Now I ask you: who wants to be pointing their uber-flash at a "shiny" surface while taking a picture?! Think you'll be seeing great results?
Not likely. Not from this "flash" anyway. If you can even get it to fire. Preliminary tests have proven the "note" to be true. It don't work. I did however get it to fire when I took the flash off and physically pointed the camera at the flash when taking the picture...so nice.

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