Product Description

Now you capture spectacular digital images with impressive flash coverage thanks to Sony's HVL-F56AM Flash for the ? Digital SLR camera. This outstanding flash synchronizes with all shutter speeds, recreating the scene with vivid detail no matter the lighting environment. From a clear and sunny day at the park to a dim scene at dusk, the HVL-F56AM Flash fills your subjects with the perfect amount of light.

Product Details

• Brand: Sony
• Model: HVLF56AM
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 2.00" w x 4.00" l, .75 pounds

Features

• Supplied Accessories - Carrying Case, Mini-Stand
• Guide Number 56 at 85mm position, ISO 100
• Combining ADI Flash Metering, TTL Flash Metering, and Guide Number Control for the highest level of control accuracy
• Zoom Range - 24 - 85mm, 17mm with Wide Panel
• Mini-Stand allows for wireless shooting

From the Manufacturer
Get outstanding flash coverage from the Sony HVL-F56AM digital camera flash. With features like selectable light levels and high-speed synchronization, you can be sure your subjects will be filled with enough light to express the mood you are trying to express. You can easily control the specific light and the number of flash emissions from this comprehensive flash solution. The HVL-F56AM digital camera flash from Sony works great with high speed shutters, making it ideal for a wide vaiety of situations.

Feature List

• Auto zoom
• Auto locking foot
• High-speed synchronization
• Selectable light levels
• Wireless flash
• Bouncing in all directions
• Modeling flash
• Multiple flash emissions
• Specific light control

Customer Reviews

Very nice flash
I bought this flash to photograph a wedding, this was my first formal event, and I received the flash the night before I needed it so I had almost no practice with using it. I have to say, for never using an external flash before, this was incredibly easy to use. After about half an hour of using it in a dark high ceiling church, I was getting the results I wanted every time, and the ability to quickly detach and use it as a hand held flash with wireless sync was a plus.

The Only problem I had with the flash was that it kept overheating with my lithium batteries. Apparently the batteries get blistering hot through continual and constant use, and the camera reads them as dead and shuts off, this put me in a few tight situations where I had to quickly change batteries, or use the pop up flash on my DSLR. I would recommend using alkaline batteries for this, they lasted a lot longer then the lithium did, I am sure the lithium would have lasted longer had they not been overheating. I would recommend to get the external battery pack on this, though it is an expensive battery holder, it seems it would have been essential if it saved my batteries from over heating.

Overall I has very happy with the flash the few times I have actually needed it, and am very happy to have it in my photographic arsenal.

Best Flash for the Sony a-100
You can't own a Sony a-100 and not have this flash. It is that good. If you have ADI turned on in the camera and are using a digital lens, then you can't go wrong with the flash metering that this flash/camera combo gives you. The skin tones are perfect every time whether you are 6 feet or 18 feet away. Just great. The flash even has a pull out diffuser to use in macro photography which I also use on shots within 3 feet to avoid the harsh highlights. Just great. Have I said that already?

Good bonus controls
This flash has a powerful blast and many bonus controls. Like the three second flashing option, where you can negotiate all the shadow and lighting options before having to actually shoot your first shot.