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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Overread" data-source="post: 1531809" data-attributes="member: 68571">Well the Sunpak PF20XD arrived today and I gave it a little test - nothing serious yet, but just to test out its functionality.1) This flash is very light, hardly any weight at all to it even when loaded with 2 AAA batteries.2) It works in the hot shoe, from a preflash triggor on a flash (both my popup and my 580M2 triggor it) and from a main flash light triggor (no preflash so manual flash mode). For the 3rd mode I have not tested it extensivly but it does seem to fire fast enough to register on a shot with a still subject - not sure how it would perform with a fast moving one. 3) Its power setings are Max, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 as well as 3 auto flash modes (havn't really worked those fully out yet) Overall I do like this flash, its not budget breaking and for macro work certainly has enough power output, plus its retention of a good manual flash control and auto modes makes it quite versatil. Its preflash and no preflash triggors even make it good to use in  a multiflash setup without having to use remotes or cords.At this point in time only two things really stand out as a little tricky with the flash1) element size is rather small and its shape means most comercial flash diffusers won't fit - so some sort of paper/diffusion material will be idealy needed2) The mode switch for the firing mode (preflash, no preflash, hotshoe) does need a pin to flick the switch, a little bit of a pain but since the mode should not be changed whilst the flash is on it does avoid accidental mode changing.3) It is a smaller and less durable flash so it is good to keep an eye on the flash rate and not shoot too many continous flashes without giving the flash pause to cool down.oh final point - the 3 auto shooting modes appear to be set for lower power options than the manual control modes, so good use of them means more power options for the setup, though they will be a bit more tricky to use - would hav been nice to have them on the manual wheel but they are still there so not all is lost</blockquote>

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