The title suggests you never use it because you never take it out of your bag.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

ooooooh that is not what I meant lol, I meant it in the sense that it comes with me to every shoot

@justmeinit

Ай бұрын

Thought the same. Not the best title 😂

@husshardan3511

29 күн бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography I know Lou! Just bustin' on you! Nice review. I use their waist level finder - really awesome accessory. It's on every camera I use (I mainly shoot film but also use it on my digital M)

@SweetLouPhotography

29 күн бұрын

@@husshardan3511 no honestly my title game is very weak hahahahah

@braddles345

29 күн бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography Just remove the "bag" part

"You might as well call this Jack, as it is simple." Legend.

I feel like a better title would have been "Why This Tiny Flash Smells Like Pee!"

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

honestly that change might have to happen lol

Okay... this is cool! You're getting some awesome shots dragging that shutter. I love the retro direct flash look.

glad to see some more Sweet Lou

Few layers of of painters tape underneath the flash and it will fit on the flash shoe tight enough to stay in place.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

DAMN that is a good tip, thanks so much

Love those fisheye shots!

Amazing video broski. Definitely missing a flash for my sony zev e10. Ill look into it

SUBSCRIBED !!! Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd, I will be buying this, thanks to you ! Nice photos man, especially that fisheye !!!

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

thanks much!! welcome aboard

Ooh! They opened pre-orders back up!

Seems like it's working pretty well for you. It's almost like the body should have included a built-in flash like seems to be less common than it used to be. 😕 You can adjust flash exposure level via ISO and aperture but not so much with shutter speed as the electronic flash burst is sort of fixed at a very short duration (shutter speeds slower than x-sync will allow increasing amounts of ambient light allowing the more distant background to show more and the image in general less flashy.

This thing must be a real redeye machine. Too bad it doesn't have an auto mode for our old film cameras.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

Yep, definitely produces red eye-- but nothing crazier than a built in flash in a similar position would produce

Looks like they took the Olympus FL-LM1/2 (A tiny flash for the Olympus E-M5 as it lacks an built in flash) and made it universal! Although they should copy Olympus' hotshoe locking system from the FL-LM1/2 to secure it in place.

Thanks for the review. Me likey! Would a piece of gaffer tape prevent L'il Flashy from jumping ship?

I wonder if a little piece of tape on the back of the flash near where it mounts to the body will help "fix" the flash falling off (a small piece of gaffer's tape maybe). It might also be a good thing it doesn't lock down as I have seen flashes get stuck in hotshoes or break off, etc). If you need the flash a bit higher to clear lenses you can buy flash extension rods which raise the flash higher up (although this does add to the bulk of the overall setup). I mean something like this for $50 is almost a no-brainer for the times when you just need a bit more light in your scene and is great for those camras that don't include built-in flashes (like some of the higher-end ML cameras). And for the $50 you could probably pick up a few of these for the same price as even a cheap manual (full-sized) hotshoe flash)

Nice review! (and great photos!). Good news, reflx labs is now also selling a 2x aaa battery flash not as tiny but not far off. Its a bit taller so less problem with longer lenses (less), can select 1/2 power AND it can be screwed down to the hot shoe. I've got both and very happy with them!

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I actually have that one too, and am going to make a vid about it as well!! Thanks so much

@weaseloffury

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography Ah great stuff! I've found the between flash times not great but I've not been using decent batteries. So glad sombody is making reviews on these, I'd love to see one something like a small godox Jr with tilting head. Most flash units are way too big!

I see you shoot fujifilm. They have the very small and ttl ef-x8.

So is there an option on the market that does have brightness adjustment and a securing nut?

This is exactly what I'm looking for!

You did a great job with those portraits. I bet you sold a tonne of those flashes.

Can it be activated with a sync cord? Didn't find any info on the website

Pair this with the FlashQ mini transmitters.... that way you can place the flash where ever you need to.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I like the way you think!!

Fuji EF X8 is BETTER - full TTL control and a better position as its upright, less red eye, solid fit on camera. Can also be used on manual or with compenstation. Soft clear tissue can soften the output. Also cheap - so shop around folks.....

Wait did you just make a Simple Jack reference? Nice. 😂

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I sure did haha

Hi would you ever review the Instax mini 99? It’s ok if u don’t plan on doing it lol

So it's a subpar replacement for built-in flash when your camera doesn't have one

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

None of my digital cameras in recent years (Fuji XT4, Canon 5 and 6D, Sony a7S) have had built in flashes. That in tandem with it's size and the ability to easily flip between my digital and film cameras makes this very appealing to me

@nnnnnn4504

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography I'm not saying it's useless, it certainly has some uses to it, but equipping it with locking ring and 2 button power control would take it far

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

@@nnnnnn4504 omg yeah I would be so excited if it had a nut lol

Nope, this flash only has been wired for triggering. You cannot use TTL. TTL is proprietary in 99% of the case and require a special flash to be made for every system.

Well lit bad photography, how original!

En el momento en que vi el bolso kislux , supe que tenía que tenerlo.

Very cool. I love harsh lighting. I may get this but I love my Vivitar Autothyristors . They rock myphotos. I use with all my film cameras. I strictly shooot film So.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!! There are film photos in the mix too, it works on all of my film cameras (except the weird blue Pikachu camera lol)

I was looking for a review like this, for a cheap-shit-lose-it-and-forget-it flash which to my googling doesn’t exist. Thanks for fixing a minor gear issue I had. I’m sticking around because not only did you make the video others aren’t, it also had a tasty grunge theme. My guy, where is this KZread sub-genre?

My Pentax 17 does shutter drag on its own.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

uhhh like in the good way? lol

@VariTimo

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography Sorry, I meant the long exposure flash mode for capturing streaks or motion blur. On a tripod it’ll just make the background have the same exposure as the thing exposed by flash. If you half press the shutter to let the lens focus and then press it completely it’ll take a picture instantly. People saying it has shutter drag just pressed all the way down from the start.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

@@VariTimo OH! I thought you meant it wasn't working correctly lol

Is this the gen 1 or gen 2 version of the flash? What's the difference between the two gens?

beast dude

Nice choice of music 😏

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Remember when every camera and dslr had a built in flash? lol

Fuji supply a mini flash with most of their cameras for free which is fold up so avoids lens shadow.... how does the Reflex lab flash compare to that?

@jorbin7417

Ай бұрын

The Fuji ef-x8 is ttl/stronger/better coverage.. but reflx lab is still smaller & has its own battery

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

@@jorbin7417 ^^^ this, but also my Fuji doesn't have a built in flash (XT4) nor did my previous primary cameras (Canon 5 and 6D, Sony a7S)

it'd be nice to know what the guide number for this flash is...

Worth mentioning this flash is usable with a hot shoe only

I Shazam'd the song, it's Axiomatic by Dillon Knighton. You're Welcome.

How would this compare to the flip flash that used to come with every Fujifilm camera?

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

My XT4 actually doesn't have one, so I couldn't make that comparison unfortunately. But just going off memory with my a6400 (I sold it) they're pretty similar in terms of strength and that head on disposable camera look. Hope that helps-- I could put it head to head with my x100F's flash if you're interested in the results!!

whats the song in the background?

I'd bring some gaffers tape and tape it in place.

I have lost a cold shoe ttartisan light meter for the same reason your flash kept falling on the floor 🤣

I think the godox junior thing would be much better

it is very good. but you should check that long lens camera (SLR etc..). shadow problem.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

yep that's one of the caveats I mentioned-- but as long as you know it before you buy, it's a great value and does what it needs to do. Thanks for watching!

@mipmipmipmipmip

Ай бұрын

Fujifilm Ef-x8 is raised flash, should help aviid shadows

This is very cool..but for me I just got the vintage style GODOX Lux Junior and its been great obviously the Godox is not this size..I use it on my Fuji X100VI and it pairs awesome with that, not only on the looks but performance as well..very powerful for a small compact flash can change the flash power from 1/64 to 1/1....and also tried it on my Sony A7RV..and it works well with that too as an EDC flash you can use while your out and about....I definitely recommend the Godox Lux Junior if you have a Fuji X100 body..

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

Yeah!! Those flashes look so awesome. Will try to get my hands on them soon. Thanks for the feedback and for watching

@ldmndz4652

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography only thing that hopefully they will improve on in a "Junior Mark II" is that they put a USB C type rechargeable battery that takes up the same space as the two AAA batteries..lol without compromising the small form factor of the body..lol but then again AAA batteries are very common and get them basically anywhere..lol so maybe thats why GODOX went with those AAA instead..lol

this flash seems very wee... might have to try it out

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

wee wee

Is it compatible with Canon DSLRs? I find it’s a nightmare trying to work out if a flash will work or fry my camera. I can’t even find the maximum voltage my camera’s hotshoe can take written anywhere.

@thatfellarosto

Ай бұрын

if it can work on older film cameras than it wont fry your DSLR most older film cameras cannot handle the power of modern flashes and will fry immediately. so yeah itll work

@C.I...

Ай бұрын

@@thatfellarosto I thought it was the other way around - that old flashes will fry newer cameras. (Unfortunately, I've not seen a cutoff date or data supplied or information about when a standard might have been formalised, but it stands to reason since old flashes send 100s of volts through the hotshoe as they are activated by completing the circuit to the bulb directly, and modern cameras probably just have a transistor instead of a contactor or similar that would likely be able to cope with more voltage).

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

It works on Canon DSLRs, I tested it. It's compatible with modern Fuji, Sony, etc

@C.I...

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotography Thank you! Seems like the perfect answer to the lack of a built-in flash on the 5/6Ds.

I’ve been trying to buy one, but they’re sold out

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I believe they are open for pre-orders right now on the gen 2 version

Can this flash use on film camera???

@SweetLouPhotography

18 күн бұрын

yes, the photos are labeled throughout the video whether or not they are on digital or film, and I mentioned that it worked on most of the cameras I tested it out on except for that weird Pikachu film camera. It worked on my Pentax K1000 and Mamiya 645 without issue.

It's a watch pocket. For your... pocket watch

the xt30 has it for free lol

Shame it doesn’t tilt and bounce like the Olympus equivalent…

Did somebody say ‘tiny’!

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I think I did lol

but WHERE...does the meat go?

I commented on old camera guy's channel to just get a sb22 and he deleted my comment. Please don't do that. You can get one for $40 all day and it will last you a lifetime and be 100000000x mo better. Please don't delete my rational comment.

@itsdason

Ай бұрын

apples and oranges; not the same

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

I'm not familiar with the sb22, will look into it. Thanks for the input! Also that might be a youtube thing, that doesn't sound like something the Old Camera Guy would do. YT randomly decides comments are nasty and then moves them into a held for review section-- often times on my account it flags stuff that is so not offensive (and then let's through comments where people instruct me on how to end my life lol)

@theoldcameraguy

Ай бұрын

First time I’m seeing this. Sounds like KZread being KZread, just randomly deleting your comment. I don’t typically delete comments, even derogatory ones. One reason is that I think other people’s opinions should be heard. Another (selfish) reason is that every comment is recognized as engagement, which the all powerful algorithm favors. Looks like an overreach on YT’s part - Sorry your comment got deleted.

@theoldcameraguy

Ай бұрын

@@SweetLouPhotographyNailed it man - I never saw this comment. I’ll dig around and see if I can find it in a spam/review folder. It doesn’t even sound like this comment was offensive in the first place. As of the 22nd of this month, I will have been uploading here on YT for six years, and I can count on one hand the number of comments I’ve removed. Thanks for representing.

@SweetLouPhotography

Ай бұрын

@@theoldcameraguy also funny anedote, Film Is More Fun commented on this vid making a joke about me flashing him, and YT didn't notify me AT ALL. Not in held for review, not in my email, not in my little notifications tab. I had to go through the comments manually on the vid to find it. I have a feeling something isn't working as intended

Love the video hate the music sorry.