Re: Query re Flashguns in the UK

"Michael J Davis" <?.?@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:gnWBmYDNDICIFwsI@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> A.Lee <alan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> observed
> >Michael J Davis <?.?@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> I made more use of my flashgun (a simple tilt head gun costing £25
about
> >> five years ago) at a conference over the past weekend than I have
over
> >> the past couple of years. It made me wonder if a 'better' gun would
be
> >> worth the effort. So I did a web search for 'recommended' guns.
> >>
> >> Apart from TTL guns for my gear (especially Metz), two that were
highly
> >> commended were:
> >>
> >>         Vivitar 285HV   (on sale in the USA at $89)
> >>         Sunpak 383
> >>
> >> However, a Google search indicates that neither appear to be on sale
in
> >> the UK.
> >
> >If you are after a new flashgun, then this one looks promising at a
> >thrid of the price of a 'genuine' flashgun:
>
><http://www.parkcameras.com/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/7834/groupID/9/
> >categoryID/40/v/e4c25469-e11e-472d-b7d7-bdffcbdb8d0f>

Thanks for the link, I have bookmarked the page.  I often find battery
flashguns useful to diffuse and use on slaves for a casual studio setup
but
this would be useful on camera as a trigger as well.

Roger