Metz Mecablitz 48 AF-1C digital

I chose the Mecablitz over the camera manufacturer's proprietary flash as it was significantly cheaper. It is more than adequate for my needs. Construction is of fairly dense plastic: there is a screw to lock it into the camera's hot shoe and the flash head rotates and moves vertically with positive click stops. In the bounce flash position the head will not support much weight, so forget about using a large diffuser. There is a small, flimsy, built in white plastic reflector that is fiddly to pull out of the flash head. It is, however, better than nothing. The zoom range is 24-105mm, which can be extended to 18mm with the built in diffuser. This pulls out along with the ...  Read the complete review