Re: Query re Flashguns in the UK

Tony Polson <docnews2011@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> observed
>Michael J Davis <?.?@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>Thanks - it looks similar to the Vivitar in spec. However, my interest
>>was why aren't popular models available in the US on sale here? (Even
>>under a different name.)
>
>
>I blame Jessops.  Through sheer market dominance, they have reduced
>consumer choice to the point where buying photo equipment on the high
>street is no longer an option.  Unless, of course, you are fortunate
>enough to live near one of the few remaining independent photo shops
>that still offer good customer service.
>
>Jessops have so much of the market that it is no longer economic to
>im****t most of the brands that Jessops don't stock.
>
Actually the flashgun I use with my Digital equipment is a £25 'Cobra' 
from the local photo shop. It is fine with tilt head and two auto 
settings.

I also have a 20 year old Sunpak (very cheap fixed everything) which 
also works fine with the digital equipment. I think I'll get a slave 
trigger for each of them.

But Jessop's own brand doesn't offer the in-between options of the two 
guns I mentioned. There two very basic (like my Sunpak) and then it 
moves into TTL units. There are no manual zoom units like the Vivitar.
Oh well!

Mike
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