Sony Alpha HVL Flash System for Sony Alpha Digital SLRs
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Sony Alpha HVL Flash System for Sony Alpha Digital SLRs
Power and price are the order of the day in digital SLR flash units currently.
While your entry level Sony Alpha Digital SLRs come equipped with a built-in bounce flash within the body of a camera, the higher-ends, or professional units do not.
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Sony HVLF20AM TTL Digital Flash for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras
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Sony HVL-F42AM High Power Digital Flash for Sony Alpha DSLR Cameras
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Sony HVL-F58AM High-Power Digital Camera Flash with Wireless Ratio Control and Quick Shift Bounce for Sony Alpha Digital SLR
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Opteka EF-600 DG Super EO-TTL II Speed Blitz Flash for Sony Alpha & Minolta Maxxum Digital SLR Cameras
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Sony HVL-F36AM High-Power Digital Camera Flash for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera
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Compatible Konica-Minolta Flash Units
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This chart gives an overview of the compatibility between the flashes available from Sony and Konica Minolta, and your Sony DSLR camera model. Click the compatibility status to display a detailed function chart.
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Sony Alpha Flash Units
Sony HVL-F58AM
Quick Shift Bounce system allows the flash to pivot 90 degrees left and right to maintain a proper lighting position, even when shooting vertically. The HVL-F58AM can also wirelessly control up to three groups of flashes, and Wireless Ratio Control allows you to specify luminosity ratios for each group.- High-power Guide Number 58 external flash
- Effective range greater than 45 feet (14.5m)
- Quick Shift Bounce for lighting freedom
- Wireless operation featuring Wireless Ratio Control
- Fast 5-second recharging time w/ quiet recycle charge
Sony HVL-F58AM High-Power Digital Camera Flash with Wireless Ratio Control and Quick Shift Bounce for Sony Alpha Digital SLR
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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.- High-power illumination (guide number: 42)
- Longer effective range of over 30 ft. (10.5m)
- Versatile bounce angles: 90degree up, 90degree left, 180degree right
- Auto white balance (signals color temp. to camera)
- Retractable wide-angle panel (16mm angle)
Sony HVL-F42AM High Power Digital Flash for Sony Alpha DSLR Cameras
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With a weight of only 90g (approx.) and a thickness of only 24mm (1 inch), the HVL-F20AM is so compact it can simply be folded down and left mounted on the camera when it is not in use, or detached and carried in a shirt pocket. When removed from the camera, the flash unit's hot shoe can be folded to the side, making the body even more compact.- Maximum range twice that of the built-in flash units on a230, a330 and a380 DSLRs
- Bounce flash enables shadowless indirect lighting
- Built -in diffuser for wide and telephoto shooting
- TTL flash exposure automatically controlled by Alpha DSLRs
- Easy intuitive operation; ultra-compact design folds flat when not in use
Sony HVLF20AM TTL Digital Flash for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras
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Sony HVL-F20AM TTL Digital Flash for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras + Accessory Kit
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Opteka Universal Studio Soft Box Flash Diffuser for Canon EOS, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony, Sigma, & Other External Flash Units
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Capture impeccably lit macro photographs everytime with this macro twin light. Features white LEDS for truer color reproduction. Offers all, left half and right half operation to let you take extreme close-ups with a minimum of fuss.- Twin flashes: 45degree vertical, 60degree horizontal. When wide panel is mounted: 60degree vertical, 78degree horizontal. When diffuser (1 flash) is mounted: 90degree vertical, 90degree horizontal
- Covers fields of view of 24 mm lenses
- Auto locking foot
Sony Alpha HVL-MT24AM Macro Twin Flash Kit
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A very effective tool for macro photography, this ring light provides continuous illumination for small subjects. Control shadow effects by adjusting between left, right and full mode depending on your photo shooting conditions. Also suitable for cameras with lens diameters 49mm and 55mm using supplied lens adapter.
Sony HVLRLAM Ring Light for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera
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Sony VG-B30AM Vertical Grip for Sony Alpha Digital SLRs
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Sony VG-C70AM Alpha Vertical Grip
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Sony Alpha VGC90AM Vertical Grip for DSLRA900 (Black)
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Sony VG-C90AM Vertical Grip for DSLR-A900 + Deluxe Accessory Kit
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Rokinon VG-B30AM Vertical Battery Grip for Sony A200/A300/A350 + Remote Control + AA Power Pack
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Kingston Elite Pro 8 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/8GB-S2
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Kingston Elite Pro 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/16GB-S2
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Transcend 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card TS16GCF133
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SanDisk 2GB ULTRA II CompactFlash Card (SDCFH-2048-901)
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Digital SLR Backpacks
Canon Deluxe Photo Backpack 200EG for Canon EOS SLR Cameras (Black with Green Accent)
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Opteka CS-300B Digital SLR Full Camera System Cyber Backpack (Black)
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Lowepro Fastpack 250 (Black)
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Digital Concepts All-Weather SLR Camera Backpack Case
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Kata KT DR-465-BR Digital Rucksack for 2 Digital SLRs with Mounted Lens, 3-4 Lenses, Flash, Accessories and Personal Gear (Black/Red)
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