Flash In A Tree

This One Is Ready To Pick: My New Best Friend, 

Facebook continues to present me with new videos about the IT32. Content creators have moved past just listing the features, and now that the flash is readily available to consumers like me, many so-called "professional" photographers are editorializing on whether this little flash is capable of playing with the big boys and taking on some professional level applications like weddings and modeling modelling sessions. That's a pretty heavy lift for a flash smaller than a can of Spam.

Let me put in my two cents. The IT32 was not, is not, and never will be a flash worthy of riding in my Domke Camera Bag. It will be in my shirt pocket whenever I carry a camera just for the joy of looking for something new. In that task, the flash can extend my vision to capture images that are beyond the exposure limitations set by my camera's sensor. 

• Fixed Internal Battery: Having a built-in battery is convenient, but prevents you for changing batteries when it's drained. No matter what the literature says, you won't get the maximum number of fleshes listed, and when in the field, every other request from you client will be "Just one more please".  Sure, you could carry a second TT32, but now we are committing to carrying more equipment, exactly what we were trying to avoid.
• Tight Control Panel: This flash is just so small, it's almost too small. While it can be configured to fire multiple flashes from the camera mounted controller, the configuration process is not exactly straightforward, and one I did not find intuitive. Besides, if you need to control multiple flashes, you would be much better off with a larger dedicated flash system. Now the current S2 family of flashes, while larger, offers the user a larger, easier to use interface.

I say that photographers should just purchase the flash and use it in the way it is best suited, namely as a convenient, pocketable flash with both manual and TTL flash metering, and an easy way to experiment with off-camera flash. Sure, start out in the on-camera TTL mode, and then you can experiment with off-camera exposures by gently separating the flash body from the flash foot. Later on, a simple ball-bungee can be used to attach the flash to a fence or pole for a completely different look. You can use the TTL feature as long as you like, knowing that full manual controls are available when you're ready to experiment..