GODOXiM30 Mini Flash for Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fuji, Olympus Camera, GN15 6500K±200K CCT 7 Levels Flash Power Mini Speedlite 230 Full-Power Camera Flash for Sony zv1 zve10

Currently using it on my sony ve10, an awesome flash. needs batteries — they aren’t included to just a side note on that, once i started using it, it was pretty easy to use! i use it mostly on the 1/64 seatings, adjusting manually my camera settings and pictures come out great, the size is nice.

As far as run-n-gun flashes for small setups or backup usage, I cannot recommend this enough. It's tiny, light, powerful, and even includes S1 and S2 modes. The rest of the deal is, as expected, barebones - there's (obviously) no IR focusing; nor does it talk to the camera at all, so you'll need to manually cap your shutter speed whereas other flashes will do that for you. But you truly cannot beat it at the price point - the only remotely close competitor I can think of as a Canon user is the 270EXII, which will run you more but does have the ability to tilt up. But if you are happy with this just doing direct / fill flash, you can't get better value, and something like the 90EX is just fully obsolete thanks to this tiny, well-built little wonder.My only frustration with the flash is that it does not have an on/off switch, rather a button you have to hold for 2-3 seconds in order to toggle it on or off. A small gripe, and likely not even an issue for most use cases where you won't need to toggle a flash unit quickly. Apart from that, I just wish Godox would sell the diffuser caps separately, which I either missed or were not available when I ordered.

This is a cute little flash - and it is a good bit more powerful than any built-in flash I have on any of my cameras, so it is a very handy thing to keep around in the corner of your bag. However, while it is 'compatible' with a lot of cameras, that just means that it will trigger when you hit the shutter. It does not work with any camera's auto-metering systems for flash exposure. So, you will need to experiment a bit to get proper exposure. It does not have a reference chart printed on it anywhere, so you will need to look up the guide number (hint: it's 15) and make yourself a little cheat sheet if you shoot on film. It's pretty easy to just "dial in the right settings" on digital, but if you don't have that instant feedback (and free unlimited shots) you might wind up ruining some shots on a roll of film.A feature this had that I was not expecting (and which I was delighted to find!) is the optical trigger (what used to be called 'slave' function). You can charge this thing up, set the optical trigger mode, and place it where you want a little extra light, and it will flash when it sees your camera's flash. Which is pretty awesome, and can really help properly light things up for you. Even if you just point it straight up to bounce off of the ceiling while you aim your built-in flash at the subject, it will absolutely fill in the shadows and make your photos look nicer. And it's just fun to play with!So - I do recommend this, but more for digital than film, unless you know what a guide number is. If you know what you're doing, it could be quite handy on an old film camera too - but personally I'm still going to need a 'cheat sheet' given how expensive film is these days.

Picked this up to use on my Sony A7iii. No connection problems at all. Build quality is very good, and the control dial is easy to change. If all you need is an inexpensive, manual flash (frontal flash only), this is a great choice.

It’s decent flash. Nothing to ride home about. Hope for better quality but that’s about as good as it gets on the price

Not firing when I shoot

I bought this flash for my vintage Canon Rebel 35mm camera due to the on unit flash not working. I have 3 vintage Canon film cameras and a Nikon DSLR that I'm going to try it with as well! So far I'm very happy with it. I taped a piece of index card over the flash as a diffuser, as many have noted here it's quite bright. I thought that might be a helpful tip for others shopping this unit.This is a manual flash which means you will need to learn a bit about manual photography in order to get the lighting just right.

First, when I took a few test shots it felt like there was too much light on the lowest setting and the photos were white washed. The closer you are to the subject you have to darken the exposure on your camera settings to account for the light output and their complexion, voila perfect photos. I have the Sony ZV E10, it slid right on and off easily. It takes 2 AAA batteries, it’s small enough to fit in the case, and it works for its intended purpose for the price.