Seagull Remote Slave Trigger for Digital Camera SYK-5

Pros: Great price. It's very small so easy to carry in camera bag. Easy to understand on how to use it.

Cons: Could break easily if dropped.

Other: Overall it's a great price for this camera gadget. Make sure you know that it will work with your camera before ordering. But even if it doesn't work it wasn't too expensive.

Pros: Excellent product. I am using this with my Canon S3 IS which does not have a hot shoe so this works brilliantly for my external flash (from DX SKU: 6242). With the S3 you need to set the flash setting to manual for it to work.

Cons: The build is not great (what can you expect at that price). On my one the back was not fixed properly and was coming out but a little bit of sticky tape fixed it for me (a better solution would be a bit of super glue). I think this is just a one off thing though

Other: If you need one of these slave triggers, this would be the place to get it (its cheaper than from ebay).

Pros: Works well and triggers my remote slave transmitter, so I can use a wireless remote flash with my point and shoot Canon A610. Can be set to ignore preflash, and sensitivity is adjustable.

Cons: Doesn't trigger some really old flashes, like my really old Achiever. Works well on a Nikon SB24 and an older Nissin.
No instructions included, but it's pretty basic in it's operation.

Other: Worth the money, cheaper than found elsewhere. Not much else to say really, it seems hard to use 500 characters when talking about this.

Pros: I own a K10D of Pentax and an old flash of Metz.
In the manual modus everything wonderfully functions.
Even redeyeflash can be adjusted in this adapter - is simply brilliant :-)
For the price processes very solidly.

Cons: - Unfortunately, no operating instructions are provided.
- The adjusting can become difficult. But with practise one creates it.

Other: All in all, perfect!
If one lacks the money for an expensive Wireless-Flash, this adaptor is simply unbeatable.
With this price everybody should strike

Pros: I love this thing as it allows me to use my Canon 430EX remotely whilst using my Canon 400D's built-in flash to trigger the 430EX. This is great for product photography or just about any other type of photography as you can mount the flash anywhere and make use of your camera's built-in flash.
Features a red-eye mode switch (to avoid firing on the first flash) and a sensitivity dial. Works wonderfully and I love how it can be triggered by the camera's built-in flash.

Cons: The hotshoe mount on the bottom of this unit is too thin and makes it wobbly to mount on my Canon 430EX's plastic stand. No major dramas though as it has a built-in tripod thread on the bottom.

Other: Adds flexibility of how you use your flash and helps you experiment with flash photography. I'm happy that I bought it, would be great to buy some more of these and some cheap $20-30 flashes to set up a true studio setup with multiple flash sources.

Pros: Works perfectly on my Canon 430EX. Sensitivity is adjustable which is absolutely great! This means you don't have to trigger it straight on for it to fire. I use my Canon 400D's built-in flash to trigger my 430EX with this slave trigger attached. Adds heaps of flexibility in taking flash photography. Much much cheaper than buying an off-shoe flash sync cable.

Cons: Shoe is a bit thin to fit into my Canon 430EX's plastic stand. Causes the flash to wobble a little. Nothing major and not a showstopper.

Other: Must have if you have a 430EX

Pros: Seems to be working very nicely. I ordered a couple of these to help set up a triangle light setup and it looks like they'll work for that. There's a dial on the back for sensitivity and a switch for flashes with red eye if you were to need that. Also, there is a cable adapter that allows you to use it to fire a flash on a stand that is pointed away from the camera - the cable could be attached to the base and the base positioned independent of the flash itself.

Cons: Instructions are in Chinese. While figuring this thing out isn't rocket science, it would be nice if they had an English translation somewhere.
Also, there is no clamp on the base so if you are using an off camera shoe of some sort to hold it rather than the screw base (which works great with the cheap little point and shoot stands they sell here) you'll need to make sure the holder has a clamp down because even though flashes all come with these and consequently, many clamps don't, this will need one on the clamp.

Other: Was worth the price - glad I bought 'em.

Pros: Very nice addition to your photographic equipment. Easy to use and fast to set up. Just slip your flash unit in the hotshoe and start shooting.

Cons: The red-eye function is a bit tricky. It's just a simple delay but you have to experiment a little before you get it right. TTL flashes can make it trigger prematurely but, as you will be using more than one flash, you should probably turn TTL off.

Other: Even if you already have a wireless trigger set, this unit will allow you to quickly and inexpensively add another flash unit to your arsenal. You can also buy the even cheaper version, since you probably won't be using the red-eye feature much anyway.

Pros: Wonderful trigger hot shoe Easy to use and fast to set up. Just slip your flash unit in the hotshoe and start shooting.

Cons: The red-eye function is a bit problematic. It's just a simple delay but you have to experiment a little before you get it right. TTL flashes can make it trigger prematurely but, as you will be using more than one flash, you should probably turn TTL off. This is possible with canon camera and MANUAL program.

Other: Even if you already have a wireless trigger set, this unit will allow you to quickly and inexpensively add another flash unit to your arsenal. If you don't have a canon camera, you can also buy the even cheaper version, since you probably won't be using the red-eye feature much anyway. But with canon camera... it's indispensable

Pros: Easy to set up...well there is no setup really, just insert the flash, and off you go.
The flash sync port is extremely useful. I use mine with the Yinyan BY-28ZP bought from DX. The hot shoe on that flash is a little finicky, so the pc-sync port is really nice to trigger that flash.
The hot shoe works fine with my 430EX.
It's a Seagull - good brand

Cons: Perhaps due to rough handling during shipping, the unit came defective. I could feel there's something loose/springy inside, and it didn't work as described - will only trigger when I tap the outter case.
So I pried open the back cover, and found that one of the leads to the photocell came undone. Nothing a little soldering won't do though.
Does not really work with TTL flash metering, as the first pulse will trigger the slave. In other words, normal mode is too fast for TTL, and redeye mode is too slow for TTL. So you have to use manual flash, which isn't really a problem, because you expect to grab quick snapshots when playing with multiple flashes anyway...there's setup time.

Other: Very nice little flash slave trigger!