Product Description: Quantaray QMS-D1 Digital Slave Flash Booster with auto slave and delay time function
The Quantaray QMS-D1 is a pocket sized flash optimized for use with digital cameras. This wireless booster flash does not need to connect to your camera or main flash in any way. It comes equipped with an electronic slave trigger that discharges the flash when it sees the main flash go off. That makes it a very handy piece for filling in shadows, increasing the output of your main flash or for special effects. It comes equipped with a tilting, table-top stand or it can be put into a regular flash shoe or it can be attached to any tripod.
A digital camera or a digital flash unit fires pre-flashes to obtain necessary information on the subject to be photographed and evaluate the required lighting output or to reduce red-eye effect. The QMS-D1 slave flash can automatically detect the different pulses (i.e. pre-flashes) and fires in synchronization with your camera's main flash. As different digital cameras' built-in flash or external flash unit has different pre-flash delay time before actual activation of the main flash, the QMS-D1 has three slave settings that should be selected and tested before actually taking your photos to ensure that the correct slave flash synchronization is selected.
S: The QMS-D1 will be activated instantly when it detects a flash light which could be a pre-flash from the camera's built-in flash or external flash. ( The activation at this setting is exactly the same as that of the QMS-1 slave flash unit (53-166-0769)) . This slave setting is to be selected for traditional cameras or flash units that do not fire any pre-flash.
S1: At this setting, the QMS-D1 can detect the pre-flash light of the digital camera's built-in flash or external flash unit with single pre-flash function and delays the activation and synchronizes with the actual main flash light emitted after the pre-flash. (e.g. Synchronizes with the buil
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A good photo accessory for serious photographers
The OMS-D1 flash booster / slave is good for photographers who want photos with better lighting. I use it as a secondary slave flash fill to remove any flash shadow your camera flash might leave. It gives ... Read More
Rating: - Does what it's supposed to do.
Worked like a charm first time out of the box.
I'm using it with my Fuji E900 as a fill or highlight flash. The multiple settings allow it to be used with "red eye reduction" or just regular flash. ... Read More
Rating: - works as claimed
Great increase in flash range... Good at highlighting areas or people...no cords....selectable for number of camera "preflashes" make it work flawlessly with both of my Kodak digitals and my older Minolta ... Read More
- A good photo accessory for serious photographers
- works as claimed