Metz mecablitz 26AF-1 digital Flash for Nikon Cameras

For my Pentax K-3 II I was looking for a "built in" flash. Stumbled upon this one in an online market place. Came as if it came out of the shop. Box, manual, fabric pocket, diffusor and of course the flash itself. Easy to mount. But flimsy batterie door. Stil it works out of the box.

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  Compact

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  AAA batteries

I haven't used this on the streets yet, but I did some testing and there is some compromise to make this small. There is a wide angle diffuser included (too small for an internal zoom function), but when flashed onto a blank wall the Fresnel lens projects lines.

Hello

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  Small, Light and it Works

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  It is still a Flash to close to the Lens. ReLoad Time is long

This fits in your pocket but produces good, bright bursts. There's sometimes a lag in recycle time but otherwise reliable.

This is a small, but powerful unit. There is enough candlepower to bounce flash in a small or medium sized room. Unfortunately, if you are shooting in a portrait orientation, the flash doesn't rotate for that orientation. For my Fuji camera, exposures are on the money.

The flash is compact and works well. I like that it can be tilted upward for a bounce effect. Recommended.

While I wish this flash just stood straight and didn't need to be bent over on an angle for normal use, it's a lightweight, competent, compact flash. The head sits just high enough to clear the front of my 16mm f/1.4 mounted on myX-E3 (which the smaller Fuji flashes that you'd want to use with a...

Slave mode for Fujifilm cameras has not been implemented in the firmware, yet. I had to return the pair I bought. Otherwise, I like this flash.