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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 456355" data-attributes="member: 12496">I am not familiar with that flash, but it does have high customer satisfaction reported at Amazon. However, as usual, some reports at Amazon (both praise and problems) may not know what they are talking about. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I feared at first that it did not zoom (it is never mentioned), but it has a zoom button, and&nbsp; the manual at <a href="http://alturaphoto.com/manuals" target="_blank">Manuals | Altura Photo</a>&nbsp; says it zooms 18-180 mm.I too am skeptical of Guide number 68 (meters) but the manual does say that.&nbsp; However, the manual also has a Guide Number chart which shows GN 36 (meters) at 105mm zoom, which would make it a lower powered flash instead of a higher power.&nbsp; Chart does not mention 18mm zoom, and 24mm says Guide Number 66 (feet), which compares to the small SB-400 in power.&nbsp;&nbsp; All of those numbers are suspiciously out of normal range, might just be cut and paste specs from some other source?Suspicious of the warranty too.&nbsp; Says one year warranty if returned post paid to Altura, but no address (or country) is mentioned in the manual or on their web page.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would depend on the Amazon 30 day return.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 456355, member: 12496"] I am not familiar with that flash, but it does have high customer satisfaction reported at Amazon. However, as usual, some reports at Amazon (both praise and problems) may not know what they are talking about. :) I feared at first that it did not zoom (it is never mentioned), but it has a zoom button, and the manual at [url=http://alturaphoto.com/manuals]Manuals | Altura Photo[/url] says it zooms 18-180 mm. I too am skeptical of Guide number 68 (meters) but the manual does say that. However, the manual also has a Guide Number chart which shows GN 36 (meters) at 105mm zoom, which would make it a lower powered flash instead of a higher power. Chart does not mention 18mm zoom, and 24mm says Guide Number 66 (feet), which compares to the small SB-400 in power. All of those numbers are suspiciously out of normal range, might just be cut and paste specs from some other source? Suspicious of the warranty too. Says one year warranty if returned post paid to Altura, but no address (or country) is mentioned in the manual or on their web page. I would depend on the Amazon 30 day return. [/QUOTE]

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