Matt, I have the Minolta version of the flash (the Sony is a re-badged 5600 HSD) and the flash is phenomenal, if you are going to use flash a lot then I'd say yes, if it's for the very odd occasion (like me) then for the price I'd say that the 36(00) may be of better value. Here is a shot using the 5600 HSD on a Dynax 7 Digital shot from if memory serves around about 12 - 15 yards away httrlp://mysite.orange.co.uk/rons-photosite/Hols_and_Stuff/RHS_Farrier. Free download for mac office. jpg[/url] Sorry Ron - converted to a link as it was HUGE - Mod. The Sony (Minolta) flash system is one of the best available, in fact it's one area where Nikon and Canon are still doing catch-up. Wow, are you sure? I use high capacity rechargeables, actually Uniross 2500mAh NiMH batteries from Maplin, and the cycle time on mine is 2-4 seconds.
Aug 19, 2009 Re: HVL-F58AM flash overheated In reply to JonathanK • Jan 20, 2009 All flashes can suffer from over heating, it's just a fact of life! Sony yesterday announced it added a new accessory for its line of Alpha digital SLR cameras, with the HVL-F58AM external flash unit. The top-of-the-line flash replaces the HVL-F56AM model, and features Sony's Quick Shift Bounce system, a flash head that can pivot 90 degrees on a horizontal axis. The guide number is 58 at 105mm and ISO 100. Apr 13, 2011 - The Sony HVL-F43AM is a compact, dust- and moisture resistant external flash unit for Sony Alpha cameras, featuring Quick. Attention Mac users, the all-in-one photo editor Luminar 2018 is out now and available for. More powerful HVL-F58AM of 2008, allows flash head position to be adjusted instantly. Sony A58 and basic flashgun. Discussion in 'Help Team' started by P_Stoddart, Jan 18, 2016. Jan 18, 2016. It would be worthwhile trying it with a Sony flash if you can to ascertain whether the camera has an issue, but I think it unlikely. Got new modern speedlite gun. Worked perfect with A58.
Hvl F60m Flash
You may have a faulty unit there. On another subject, reading the HVL F56AM handbook Sony appear to be trying to discourage users from using ratio flash (using the HVL F56AM in wireless mode and the built-in flash together). Does anyone have any experience of using ratio flash with this unit, or know why Sony would do this?
Sony has announced the September introduction of the most powerful flash yet for the Alpha system, the Sony HVL-F58AM which incorporates a brand new body design allowing optimum bounce flash illumination regardless of how you hold the camera. By using a rotating two-part body, the entire information display can revolve with the head between two different vertical orientations and the normal horizontal position. This allows a much better distribution of light for some bounce flash shots as well as better balance and ergonomics.
Sony HVL-58AM Simulation What it is not shown in any Sony photo, but features in the video simulation above, is the direct-flash benefit of this design. With the camera held vertically, the flash head can be aimed forwards (wrongly oriented to produce a horizontal light spread) and its position will be above the lens axis. This avoid the ugly purely side-positioned shadows produced when using direct flash with the 5600 (etc). The shadow will be finer, and have a more natural position. It’s not as good as a more directly above-axis position, though. Rotating the flash puts the display in line with the rotated camera screen display – neat!
Sony Hvl F58am Flash Gun For Machine
The HVL-F58AM has a nominal guide number slightly higher than the former Minolta 5600 (HVL-56AM) model, and its extended range of bounce position echoes the changes made in the midrange HVL-42AM also introduced recently by Sony. However, the GN is quoted at 105mm, and must not compared to traditional GN values for flashguns which have always been quoted at either 35mm or 50mm coverage (Metz, for example, use 35mm lens or 60° angle as their old standard for guns like the CT45 or CT60 ranges).
Sony Hvl F58am Manual
Earlier Minolta and KM flashguns, which did not zoom to 105mm, give their GN for 85mm coverage. The Sony HVL-F42AM also uses the 105mm standard. Tested, we found that despite this optimistic way of quoting the figure, the 42’s real output does indeed sit between the 36 and 56; it is not just a 36 re-rated for a narrow beam angle. We can expect the 58 to be more powerful than the 56 but it’s not a dead cert. The GN calculation change could be enough to account for the small shift in apparent ‘power’. The older units from Minolta and Konica Minolta have limits to the bounce movement which prevent efficient use when a vertical grip is used with the camera – they were designed on the assumption the camera would be held the other way up, with the shutter release at the bottom. It also allows the control of remote wireless flash groups from the camera position, acting as an alternative flash ‘commander’ to the built-in pop-up unit, something which is not possible with existing models on current DSLRs.