Vivitar SF-4000 Shoe Mounted Bounce Zoom Slave Flash for Digital SLR Cameras

SKU: VVSF4000

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Shopper : will this fit a Canon DS126151 EOS Rebel XTi Digital Camera?DON F : If your camera has a hot shoe mount, it will work.BRIAN F : I assume it should but I bought this as a gift for my Daughter in Law and it went up in smoke on the first use. She had a Canon Ti5.
DeJae G : I use a Canon Rebel xti, will this flash be auto-triggered by my camera or does it just stay on flash mode until turned off? Will it fit into my camera's shoe mount?DON F : It will go onto your shoe mount. It has different modes and manual. It does what I need. I do everything manual anyway.BRIAN F : I bought this for my daughter in law. She used it twice and it blew up and was smoking. I would save the money to get a good Canon Flash. Just my opinion. I used to have a good vivitar flash on my old Canon Rebel Film Camera. But not sure about all this new Digital stuff.
Mitchell M : When describing flash slave, does this have an optical sensor to fire the flash when it detects a main flash, or does it require a cable connection from the main camera? I was going to buy a flash slave unit and find an inexpensive flash for fill in, but if this does both, great, if not, I'll get an optical flash slave unit.REGAN A : it fires by optical detection. You can change the head angle but you have to modify or it will burn your exposure. It's also fragileROBERT W : Yes it has an optical sensor and can be used as an inexpensive flash for fill in.VINCENT V : this model doesn't require a cableJAMES A : It does indeed act alone. I use mine for the same thing. It works great for fill in. I have it attached to a soft box made for slave flashes. Best product I have bought from Adorama.Michael S : No wire needed.. This thing is cheaply made and no controls over power.. But it's still really cool. You can use it for just about any flash.. It even works with an iphone. Its so worth it. I always have to manually trigger it one time before it works as a slave. All you have to do is just. Set it where you want it, and it goes off when another flash fires.

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2020-09-30T03:27:56

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little flash

This little flash is amazing. Great item to start out with. Great pictures.

Cynthia J.

2017-11-07T08:05:02

Rated 5 out of 5

Really bright

Love it cant wait to use it

NOREAGO D.

2014-04-24T21:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

OK for the price

The SF 4000 is a simple small Slave. It is built to be a slave and does what it should. It is good for a fill or background light to be flashed when it sees the flash from the main source. This unit is a bit hard to figure out the setting; witch means some testing is necessary to get the right balance of light and shadow. The instructions are poor and no tricks or tips come with it. However, if you want an inexpensive slave to learn with and tryout some lighting ideas, this is a place to start for less cash. The unit is not what I would call well built, but at the price it can come in handy.

Chas

2012-01-23T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Bad choice

Wish I didnt waste my money on not one but two of these things one broke the fist day I used it. The other I dont even use.

ELROY W.

2011-05-18T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice Speed Flash

I bought this flash to replace the one I had form digital concept. When i got the new vivitar I look at it and try it out. it a great portable flash system that come in handy when you don't want to spend a lot when buying a speed flash. I use both with and with out a hot shoe and even in slave mode when you want it to fire second to add additional effect. it a great cheap flash when you need some just a little light and not heave or bulky when your caring a lot of equipment

JOE C.

2010-11-20T19:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Average Flash

I liked the price, but need a more powerful flash.

NELSON H.

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About Vivitar SF4000

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Great little flash

By Cynthia J.

This little flash is amazing. Great item to start out with. Great pictures.

Really bright

By NOREAGO D.

Love it cant wait to use it

The Vivitar SF-4000 Bounce zoom slave flash is innovatively designed for both digital cameras and film cameras with features that are leading photography into the digital era. Advanced technology is used in your flash to control the correct amount of light output.

Vivitar SF4000 Features

  • Uses 2 AA Batteries
  • Auto Pre-Flash Sensor
  • Built-in Digital Slave
  • Includes Camera hot Shoe Bracket
  • Ultra-Light Weight Compact Design
  • Multi Angle Bounce Flash Head
  • 3 Position Zoom Head Wide, Normal and Tele
  • For Use with Digital SLR Cameras
  • Compatible with Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony or Minolta cameras.

Key Features

  • Uses 2 AA Batteries
  • Auto Pre-Flash Sensor
  • Built-in Digital Slave
  • Includes Camera hot Shoe Bracket
  • Ultra-Light Weight Compact Design
  • Multi Angle Bounce Flash Head

What's in the box:

  • Vivitar SF4000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash
  • Camera Hot Shoe Bracket
  • Vivitar 1 Year Limited Warranty