Instruction manual

ACHIEVER Z940LCD
photographic manufacturers offer a wide
selection of accessories to improve your
flash's capability and versatility. Color
filters, bounce cards, flash head diffusors,
magnification lenses, softboxes, light
stands, and umbrellas are just a few of the
more common accessories.
If you do much high-speed flash
photography, you will probably need a battery
power pack. These units offer hundreds of
flashes before needing to be recharged. There
are hundreds of adapters, flash brackets and
extension cords to help you move the flash off
camera for more directional lighting. You
name it, and someone makes it.
Let's Go Shopping
If you are shopping for your first flash or if
you are in the market for a new one, check out
this list we have compiled. It features
various flash models from
camera manufacturers, as
well as some
independently made
flash units.
ACHIEVER
Achiever has a wide
selection of flash units
for every level of
photographic expertise. The
flash types are divided into
auto/manual, autofocus, and dedicated
flash systems and are distributed by Satter, a
division of Omega.
The auto/flash group includes the 260AF, 630AF,
and 630AFD units. They all feature
autoexposure and a built-in AF illuminator CAMBRON CAMLITE
that allows autofocus in low light situations.
They have bounce and zoom power heads that cover
from 28-85mm lenses.
The autofocus group of Achiever flash units
is designed with a wide range of features.
The Mini Flash is for the compact
camera users in mind, while the 260T is
for the photo enthusiast who wants
plenty of features. With the twin flash
828TW, a small fill flash provide a
perfect fill, while the main flash head
adds a bounce flash to remove any harsh shadows.
Achiever also features fully dedicated flash units
for maximum communication between your
camera and flash. The Z940LCD autozoom model
offers TTL operation with Canon, Minolta, or
Nikon SLR cameras via dedicated modules. The unit
provides manual power settings from full to 1/8,
rotating and tilting head for bounce, easy to
read LCD display and a guide number of 115 CANON
for ISO 100. The TZ250 unit has zoom and
bounce head gives coverage for 28-85mm
lenses. The DZ632 has a flash head that
can cover a 24-85mm lens and features a
bounce, swivel and zoom head for perfect
bounce flash photography.
CAMBRON
Cambridge Camera Exchange offers an
economical selection of Cambron dedicated
flash units for most any SLR camera. The
Camlite III is a handle-mounted flash that
can act as a primary flash or as a slave flash.
The flash head can rotate straight up for
bounce flash, and it has an auto thyristor
circuit for fast automatic exposures. In the
Wireless Flash Synch Photography (WFSP) mode,
you can use the Camlite III to trigger a second
flash, and it has a built-in slave eye so it can act
as the slave itself.
The Cambron Macro Flash Pro Ringlite
is designed with a circular flash tube that
wraps around the front of your camera
lens to produce very even
lighting. Applications for
this flash include
coins, flowers,
jewelry, medical, and
dental photography.
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SPEEDLITE 550EX
CANON
Canon offers a variety of
Speedlites that are compatible with
the EOS series of autofocus SLRs
and some of Canon's digital cameras.
Smaller Canon flash units include the
540EZ, with its powerful high-output auto-
zoom; the 220EX for natural-looking balanced
flash; and the compact, economical 200E.
If you want raw power, you can try the 480EG
grip-style flash. It features a hefty guide number of
223 with ISO 100 film and a wide variety of
exposure control options for a durable
professional approach.
The 550EX is a do-everything flash with
FEB (flash exposure bracketing), wireless
, flash control, FP high-speed sync, full TTL
exposure control, and the ability to cover
lenses from 24-105mm (17mm with a
wide angle panel).
The wireless Transmitter ST-E2 is great
for remote flash capability. This unit
mounts on the camera hot-shoe and
transmits firing signals to the 550EX and
the new 420EX slave units.
Macro photographers will love the control
you have over close-up lighting with the ML-
3 or MR-HEX Macro Ring Lites. Both units
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