New to this, so excuse the dumb question. Can it be used without a flash or strobe?
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Leigh, this is a good light meter and it is not necessary to have a flash or strobe. I would also suggest that you explore your apps on your phone as there are some very good light meters available for $2.00 or less.
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No it does not. No flash either. But did just discover some cool camera features like Night and sketch.
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No. The strobe is a built in feature. If you unplug the unit from the wall it will stop working completely.
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The purpose of this device is for cameras that do not have a PC Sync port. If the Strobe has a sync port, then this would work. What this device will not do is sit on a remote flash and trigger it from a camera connected with a pc sync port...it is a 1-way operation from the hotshoe of the camera out of the pc sync port. The hotshoe on the top of this device is so you can trigger a remote flash via pc sync AND have another flash on top of the camera
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You can use either one , the is going to only flash when you need flash. The flash will be in auto anyway.
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No. There is a small button next to the flash. Push this button when you want to use the flash.
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Most of these answers are blatantly wrong. There are three main "modes."1. Regular "on"2. dimmed "on"3. Strobe/Flashing.Turning it on/off quickly should get these effects.
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Yes the strobe has switchable salve triggering, and it can be turned off or on. And yes you can use your on camera flash to trigger the strobe with no problem.
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I used it to take photos for E-Bay but only under controlled light conditions. Using normal ambient indoor lighting did not work well for me and the flash created shadows. Ultimately got rid of this camera so don't know if an external flash can be attached - sorry.
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You can but, honestly, it's one of those get what you pay for products. The strobe can't be adjusted in regards to power, you have to use the warm filter just tiger a balanced color, as it is as warm as spilling light blue pair on your subject. Would NOT recommend.
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read the product description dude!! -do you only see stuff thru you fon and cant scroll, or what?? //rant off. YES, it has strobe, I can verify by having one in my hand...but I also could have read about the product. FWIW, the strobe isnt real fast, but still disorenting if thats what you are after
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Not unless you are doing some short, stroposcopic videos. This flash only puts out measured bursts of light, not a steady stream suitable for video use.
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If you make sure to use the "Night Snapshot" mode and not the usual "Auto" mode, it's takes shots that are quite good. Also, I find that if you set the camera to "Manual" and have the ISO set to 200 and the +/- set to -2/3 with the colour setting on "Vivid" and the exposure set to "Center weighted", with a slightly steady hand, you can take good indoor shots without a flash.
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Neither - no strobe function that I can find. Strobe isn't indicated in the product description either.EDIT - Sorry - The strobe is very fast. I didn't receive an instruction sheet with mine and I just stumbled on how to select the low intensity and the strobe functions the other night.
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No strobe setting... I like the simplicity, push button on end to turn off and on, also can hold it down without clicking it to flash, brightness is adjusted by turning the head... I have lights where you have to cycle through settings and find it bothersome. Although some lights have a feature where it stays on the last setting... this is just a simple tough bright 2AA light, I use it with Eneloops and it has long battery life.
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sort of. There is a manual setting that is used to determine how bright the light is, and one of the settings is the strobe. So, set the manual setting to strobe, and when you turn on the flash light, it strobes. Be careful though, the strobe is very disorienting if you look directly into it. My wife thought it was just a flashlight, tried to use it one night and almost blinded herself...
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Like I said earlier this is a lamp not a flash. Just make shire that the camera that you use either 1) has the same multi interface shoe to mont the lamp on. Or 2) you have an adapter to go from what ever shoe you camera has to the MI shoe the lamp has. Or 3) you have a tripod the you can screw on to the bottom of the lamp