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Sony HVL-F42AM High Power Digital Flash for Sony Alpha DSLR Cameras
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Off The Bookshelf's Price: $299.99

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Brand: Sony
Color: Black
EAN: 0027242726871
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: HVL-F42AM
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
MPN: HVL-F42AM

Features:

High-power illumination (guide number: 42)
Longer effective range of over 30 ft. (10.5m)
Versatile bounce angles: 90° up, 90° left, 180° right
Auto white balance (signals color temp. to camera)
Retractable wide-angle panel (16mm angle)

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The Sony HVL-F42AM flash unit gives a (alpha) DSLR photographers powerful illumination, adjustable bounce angles, wireless remote capability and intelligent features like ADI metering, auto white balance, auto zoom and high-speed sync?perfect for formal portraits, weddings and special events, still-life photography, hobby shots and more. Wide-Angle Coverage - Automatically adjusts flash for focal-length settings from 24mm to 105mm Wireless Operation - Sony alpha DSLR cameras feature an operating mode that sends wireless signals to one or more HVL-F42AM Flash Units, allowing you to operate and adjust off-camera flash lighting setups with greater ease. Conventional flash only works well at shutter speeds from 1/125 to 1/250 of a second. The Sony HVL-F42AM Flash Unit provides High-Speed Synchronization mode that enables flash sync with shutter speeds from 1/500 to 1/4000 of a second ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) metering capability Battery Type - AA Alkaline or AA Ni-MH - requires 4 Dimensions (Approximate) - (WHD) 2-15/16 x 4-13/16 x 3-15/16 (75 x 123 x 100 mm)

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- This flash has really improved my indoor photos
This flash has really improved my indoor photos. I have been using the built in flash on my Sony A100, but this high powered flash gives me more control of the lighting. I like that I can adjust the flash to bounce the flash around where I want it. This is a needed tool for beginning photographers who need good quality indoor photos. Good quality for the price.

Rating:

- Exceeds Expectations
I've owned the F42AM flash for about 3 months now and am very pleased. I think it is the most powerful flash out there for the Sony mount for under $300. It 'zooms' the flash focus in conjunction with your camera lens zoom, has a click out wide angle dispersion filter so it works with wide angle lenses, does bounce/angle/rotate orientation, and its wireless capability is not equaled at this price. In auto mode snapshots are consistently right on. Manual or custom control settings are simple and easy. When in off-camera wireless mode using bounce mode with a diffuser it is almost like having a room full of studio lights. I know its big brother has even more power and features that the pros need, but for advanced amateurs or beginner pros this flash can't be beat.

Rating:

- Wireless is perfect Very powerful
This is well worth the money .This flash is a huge improvement over the HVL-F36AM it recycles really fast no wait. I can light up a 25 foot room with one of these.Try putting a gary fong or Stoffen diffuser on this it will even your light out and spread it around the room. Bare bulb only fires straight forward only filling the forward portion of the room .On some of these reviews when they say this is a weak flash are uninformed and unaware of their equipments potential.If you buy any flash and use only the bare flash it will not fill a room it will fire straight forward the way it was intended to do using only a bare bulb.Anyhow put a diffuser on it a stoofen or gary fong or a tupperware bowl . The wireless is really reliable fires from behind a wall ,behind the camera and wherever it is. ... Read More

Rating:

- Drained battery power to zero even in OFF setting !!!
The performance of this unit is OK for a middle-size room.
Had been a Minolta user from the SLR film day and familiar with this special flash mount, but now (maybe due to my worse eyesight?) sometimes I found myself struggled trying to put this flash unit on my A300 (!) while I put the Nikon SB600 flash on my D50 much faster, surprised ?!
The unit looks pretty and lightweight, and amazon price is amazing (199.00 vs 299.00)compared to others on the net.
I stick to Amazon from now on. Thanks, Amazon !

Rating:

- Does the Job
This light does what I expected. It Does not light up an arena but it does light up a room. It has features that I need and it came at one third the cost of most other retailer.
Great match for my Sony A350

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