For my needs as created

I'm not a professional photo and describe my experience with the flash in my own words:
I photograph a lot and like to ... so fall in a 4 week holiday ever loose 5,000 images. Unfortunately, I came with the built-in camera flash very quickly reach the limits. When searching for a suitable flash for Canon EOS 1000D I now had the opportunity to purchase me an expensive Canon flash or a much more favorable product of another brand. Now I relied on the product reviews from other buyers and the choice fell on the METZ.
Within two days after ordering the Lightning came to original packaging. The manual is written very understandable.
Installation of lightning is simple - he holds bombproof on the camera.
The first 100 sample images of a variety of focal lengths mastered the METZ properly. It "lights up" from uniform.
Bounce flash operation is not a problem thanks to the adjustment. Also, there are probably a slave function, but I have not yet tested. The synchronization between the camera and flash work quickly and reliably.
The flash is very fast ready for use and also after each triggering quickly ready again (I do not use rechargeable batteries).

Right up my alley!