anyone deal with GoShot Camera?

I had placed an order the with Amazon for a Bower SF829TW slave flash. What I ended up getting was a Sunblitz Ai 829tw slave flash. Now, to me it looks generic. Has anyone ever heard of this brand before? I found 1 review online and it wasnt nice.

Looks like they're the same thing. Neither's an especially well-known name though. "Bower" is obviously hoping to capitalize on the well-respected "Bowen" flash line.

so, you think they're both crap? Can you or anyone recommend a good slave flash for the s3

I have no idea what quality they are. If it were me, I'd pick up a Vivitar 285 and a Wein digital slave trigger. The 285's been around for years, and is a known quantity. Using it with a digital slave, and taking advantage of its auto-thyristor circuitry, you'll get auto-flash on the deal, plus a flash you'd be able to use on-camera with any camera that has a hot shoe or PC socket.

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... Vivitar 285 and a Wein digital slave trigger. .... auto-thyristor circuitry, you'll get auto-flash on the deal, plus a flash you'd be able to use on-camera with any camera that has a hot shoe or PC socket.

I have no idea what that means But, I sent back the sunblitz they sent me, and Im looking into the Vivitar setup you mentioned. Going to check if it has swivel bounce yadda yadda

thanx

Auto-thyristor means it's able to meter the flash itself. It does have a tilt and zoom head. You'd need to rotate the whole flash for lateral rotation.

sweet thanx'