Just a random question about flashes.

[bzdingo]

Is there a way to hack the nx1 to make any flash work? What kind of setup do you guys use? Samsung flashes are so expensive.   Thanks for the help.  I still use the flash that came with it.  God bless you

[Marco Tecno]

I have the metz 44, the samsung ed sef15 and two samsung sef8 (which I use with a flash cord). All of them are built for NX.

[Kisaha]

..and I have a Metz 26, a SEF42 (which I have never used, yet) and I will be getting a Metz 44 beggining of May.

@bzdingo what equipment do you have? What are your needs? If you are a pro photographer, earning money from flash photography, or rich, get the expensive sef540 (five hundred something!) for around 450$. If you are a semi-pro (just a few paid gigs per year), or an advanced user (1 paid gig, or none!), I hope that the SEF42 and Metz 44 are good to go. For less, just take one of the flash cords Marco mentioned and a sef15 or sef20 (this seems nice as well, small and portable), but I am not sure if these flashes work with the latest NX, owners have to confirm that, because they are kind of old flashes. I hope the sef42 works too, maybe I have to open the box, and use it!

Are the sef8 capable for anything? I mean you have the 15, right, it must be better than the 8, and can go to the cord, and it still quite portable.

How are the sef15 coping? I see some very cheap on ebay from time to time, and looking really small and portable. 

[bzdingo]

I would probably need to get a metz 44. But they are hard to find now.  I usually do action shots, and macro. Thanks for all your input.  This is why I wish they hacked the flashes too because samsung flashes are so expensive haha.