Lomographic Colorsplash Flash for 35MM Cameras

This is a terrific flash, It hooks onto any standard hotshoe flash. If you have a Lomo LCA this is a must.

I bought this flash as a replacement for one that broke a year ago. The color gel changing mechanism is very delicate and can get jammed easily.Also it would be better if you had the option to change more that 2 of the filters to colors of your choice, you're pretty much stuck with yellow and blue as half of your color choices. That being said, this is a very fun flash to mess around with. Great for creating trippy multiple exposure effects.Goes great with any camera with an adjustable shutter speed, not just those with hotshoes.I reccomend this flash to any photographer, just be careful whith the color filter changing, and adjust the color wheel gently.

I just got this, and it's too much fun. I don't own a Lomo, but I'm using it on my Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras. I do recommend that you remove the battery when stowing it in your bag - it's too easy to turn off and on. Other than that it's a neat toy for the $25 I paid.

There is a difference between basic functionality and cheaply made. Lomography is all about the former but some manufacturers, including thos ewho make the Colorsplash seem to think it infers the latter. However,if you want a cheap, poorly designed flash Colorsplash flash will fill the bill. The poor quality and design quickly become apparent - the internal colored lenses aren't fixed in place and detach easily. I was forced to take mine apart to repair it two days out of the box. There is only one slot for adding one of the extra plastic color gel filters - the rest are internal. Add to that the charge time is similar to that found in throwaway cameras and the drain on the battery is significant - resulting in even slower charge times. One would be better off spending a bit more and purchasing a standard flash attachment especially if you are going to be doing a lot of flash photography - many of these hot-shoe flashes come with hard plastic color lenses. The other option is to use color filters. There is a filter adapter and color filter set available for the Holga that is less expensive than the Colorsplash. The bottom line is if you want reliablity and durabilty, look elsewhere.

I'm a big fan of Lomography and have two of their cameras. However, this item shipped broken to me--the color gels had shifted, and one of the slots to put/change the gels hadn't even been machined properly. When I called the NYC Lomography store for instructions on how to fix it, the thing fell apart. I have a replacement on its way (this was a gift), but this one really is for diehard hobbyists who don't mind spending money on something made like junk. Now, I've played around with these before and when the flash WORKS, it's lots of fun. However, changing the gels can be a pain and if/when the two "preset" gels slip, they are almost impossible to reposition without taking the whole thing apart (as I had been instructed to do) which results in lots of small, fragile parts spilling all over the place.

I bought this to go with my lomography fisheye and holga cameras, and it's pretty cool . . . except you have to remove the flash from the hotshoe to wind the camera since it's so low-profile. I was also hoping to use it with my DSLR, but the guy at the camera store told me I could totally fry the camera that way, since this was made for a film camera. That might have been completely untrue, but after spending around eight hundred dollars for a camera, I'm not eager to take any chances. I don't regret buying the flash, though. It works well with my film cameras, even if it does take a little more work between shots, and can be fired manually with a digital camera.

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This is a very fun accessory. It is actually the funnest thing I've bought. I love the ability to take fake double exposures at parties and all around dark places. One thing I do have to warn you is, DO NOT USE THIS ON YOUR +$700 CAMERA this little devil throws 250V into your camera's circuitry (which usually takes MAX 5V!) and WILL eventually fry it and fry your hot shoe. In my case, I was lucky to learn about this and opened up the colorsplash and cancel the connection. I flash it manually, but my Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 12 MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 3.0-Inch Touch-Screen LCD and 14mm f/2.5 G Aspherical Lens (White) is not taking in the 250V that this thing would feed into it. If you really want to use this on your dslr, there is the Wein 990-560 Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe Safe Sync which can safely sync the flash with your camera. Other than that warning, this is worth the price. You will love it. x

this flash works with my nikons and its brillient at what it does but carry spare batterys as it only takes one battery and need to change battery quite a lot if useing it a lot

does the job rather well. tried it on my holga and lc-a. not the strongest flash ever but that's not really what you should be expecting from it. comes with some gel filters fitted and you rotate the cylinder to move between them (there are spares in the box also). my only issue with the unit is that, as it only takes one battery, it runs out of juice quite quickly. keep a spare or two in your bag or pocket. produces some nice effects in low light conditions (especially indoors).