Metz Mecablitz 28 CS-2 Digital Slave Flash for Compact Digital Cameras

SKU: MZ28CS2

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Shatavia J : Have a finepix s4250. I have no shoe at top for a flash. How will i attatch this to my camera?MICHAEL K : It does not need to be attached to the camera. It works as a optical slave; when the camera flash fires the Mecablitz will sense this and then fire. The instruction manual explains how to set up the flash to ignore any camera pre-flashes. The flash has a bracket to mount the camera along side it if desired.FERNANDO C : The Mecablitz 28 CS-2 has a built in bracket to attach the unit to the tripod thread of the camera. No other connections needed. The Metz flash has 3 different sync modes so it can be triggered by the camera. The flash is about 3 times more powerful that the Fuji built-in flash. It is well built/sturdy and easy to use.CHARLES B : You will be attaching it to your tripod mount on the base of the camera. This flash does not use a hot shoe for triggering the flash. It is a slave flash triggered by your camera's built-in flash. It has a fold-down plate that screws into your tripod mount.ROY D : The flash comes with a bracket that screws into the bottom of the camera where a tripod would be attached. You can attach both a tripod and flash to the camera or use them separately.
Shopper : HOW DO YOU ATTACH THE FLASH TO THE CAMERA, I HAVE A CANON 20D WITH A THREADED PC TERMINAL?JOEL V : Hi I also have a 20D as well as a 40D and a 7D. The 28 however is mostly a fit for the smaller compact models (I have the S110) that I use with the Metz 28 since it doesn't have a flash connector. You could use it with the 20D by threading the rail (attached) to the tripod socket and using the primary flash of the 20D as the master and the 28 as the slace. Hope that helps.RICHARD W : This flash can only be used as a slave flash. It must be activated by light from another flash. The only way to attach the flash to a camera is to thread the knob on the fold down arm of the flash into the bottom tripod mount of the camera.ANDREW R : This unit attaches to the bottom of a camera via a fold down bracket and a tripod thread. There are no direct connections between this flash unit and the camera, it relies on an optical slave for triggering.STAN S : Sorry, I can't be of help. I'm a Nikon user.
Shopper : How do you open the battery compartment mine is will not open?SHAYA T : My tech guys tell me it's a little stif the first time, but it does open...

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2010-03-20T21:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Difficult to set-up

Had this flash a week and still can't get the battery compartment cover open. Am unwilling to break it so I have not used prying force. Looks like the manufacturer assembled this before the parts "dried" and they glued themselves together. The flash tube cover lens, which seems to be the wide angle one is also stuck tight. I want to use the telephoto one. Instruction booklet very poor. (GB translation)

Doctor Q.

2010-01-21T19:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Better Than A Pop-up!

This is a very small flash that does what I bought it for. And that is provide an adequate flash without red-eyeing anyone. I like it better than the Nikon SB400 because it sits just a little higher on the camera. It is tons better than the built in pop-up. It has several modes you can use it in and has a simple LCD on the back. Also comes with a telephoto and wide-angle diffuser. Downside is no bounce or swivel.

STEPHEN H.

2009-12-06T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great slave flash from Mertz

This nice little slave flash is consistent and dead easy to setup. Produced nice clean consistent color on skin tone.

THT

2007-05-07T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

outstanding product a must for digitalps

for a perfect product I WOULD MAKE THE USER MANUAL CLEARER NERVERTHELESS THIS FLASH IS VERY EASY TO USE AND ALWAYS NAILS THE EXPOSURE BRAVO METZ

Camille

2007-03-25T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great compact flash for point and shoot

Great German made product. Works very well with shoeless point and shoot digital cameras. The slave never failed during my testing after about thirty pictures at different ranges. I will probably get a second unit for portraits and table top pictures.

Bob

2007-03-01T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Slave Flash

The flash is used with a Sony DSC-W7. I am very pleased with this purchase. It is a must if you expect a good picture in darkness more than 10' away. In total darkness, I have had great pictures up to 60' away. You will not regret your purchase.

Twin

2007-02-04T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Good Once Set Up

It does all that it should,one set up and adjusted for your camera

Bob

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Great Slave Flash

By Twin

The flash is used with a Sony DSC-W7. I am very pleased with this purchase. It is a must if you expect a good picture in darkness more than 10' away. In total darkness, I have had great pictures up to 60' away. You will not regret your purchase.

Great slave flash from Mertz

By THT

This nice little slave flash is consistent and dead easy to setup. Produced nice clean consistent color on skin tone.

METZ MECABLITZ 28 CS-2: Optimized for compact digital cameras. How often have you been disappointed with dark photos because the flash built into your camera was not powerful enough? And have you ever wanted a handy compact flash unit that can be used separately from the camera? Well, Metz offers the perfect solution with the mecablitz 28 CS-2 digital optimally adapted in performance and size to compact digital cameras!

Add in the fun factor with the ingenious EASY mode. For the very first time, your flash exposure can be easily controlled with the instant correction keys (+/-)! Simply release the shutter, check the result on the camera's monitor, and correct with the keys if necessary. With this slave model, the flash power can be boosted without any undesirable side effects. The power is generated by normal alkaline size - AAA batteries or inexpensive rechargeable AAA batteries.

Easy to learn: This is unique: A flash unit that learns on its own! The Metz mecablitz 28 CS-2 digital flash unit features a unique learning function that adapts itself to the camera. This ensures that this compact slave flash unit can always be fired by the flash built into the camera, even if it operates with a metering pre-flash. This is achieved by firing a test flash in slave mode. If the red indicator signal light (= OK button) flashes, it means that the flash unit has learned a new light lesson'. For all subsequent shots, the Metz mecablitz 28 CS-2 digital will automatically use this value.

Moreover, the delay period between the measuring pre-flash and the main flash can be set at any time between 0 and 255 ms. With cameras that do not operate with a pre-flash function, you can use the slave mode 1 (with simultaneous triggering). You can always return to the initial functions with the special reset function. And then there is the ingenious concept of the folding side bracket to mount the camera!

Convenient instant correction in EASY mode Operation of the Metz mecablitz 28 CS-2 digital is unbelievably easy. The flash shot taken can be directly controlled with the plus/minus keys (+/-). Procedure: Take a flash shot with your digital camera check the result on the camera's monitor and decide with the plus/minus keys whether the shot should be brighter or darker. An instant correction measure for those who are not concerned with detailed values but rather good results.

What's in the box:

  • Interchangeable Telephoto Attachment (85 mm)
  • Wide-angle Attachment (24 mm)
  • Metz 1 Year Warranty