Sigma Electronic Flash EF 500 DG Super SA-N Review

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(More customer reviews)Due to the feature richness of this flash, and the price, I purchased it over the canon speedlite 420ex, and I liked it quite a bit. However, after using it for about 2 weeks, the motor in the flash died. I sent it back to Amazon without any fuss, and they quickly sent me another one. 2 weeks later, the motor in the second flash went out as well... I sent it back once again and Amazon let me know that they couldn't replace it because they were having problems in this batch. Well, since I needed a flash, I decided to get the canon one and haven't had any problems. After using both, I would say that I prefer the Canon one, simply due to the build quality (although I love the built-in diffuser on the Sigma.) The Canon just feels as though it's higher quality and may last longer. Don't get me wrong, the Sigma doesn't feel cheap, it just feels like it's a lower quality than the canon. Both flashes work extremely well. Also, if you're new to photography, the learning curve on the Sigma will take much, much longer, whereas the Canon is MUCH easier to use (which is actually nice sometimes). I haven't yet run into a situation where I said, "gosh, I wish I had that sigma flash instead." I'm rating this flash 4 stars because I do believe that it was just a bad batch. When the flash did work, it worked very well.

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Electronic Flash EF-500 DG SUPER is designed to work with both AF 35mm SLR and Digital SLR cameras of popular manufacturers, for advanced flash photography. It has a maximum guide number of 165 in feet or 50 in meter at 105mm focal length (ISO 100). The projection angle of the flashlight is set automatically to match the lens' focal length ranging from 28mm wide-angle to 105mm medium-telephoto. It also incorporates a built-in diffuser that expands the angle of illumination down to that of 17mm lens.It enables full automatic flash photography by TTL automatic flash exposure control. It now includes S-TTL flash photography for Sigma, 3-D multi-sensor balanced fill flash function and iD-TTL flash photography for Nikon, E-TTL II flash photography for Canon, ADI flash photography and P-TTL flash photography for Minolta.For bounce flash it can be tilted 90? upwards and 7? downward for close-ups. Also it can be swiveled 180? to the left and 90? to the right. It incorporates "modeling flash" mode to provide proper light distribution to check the shadow of the subject. The multi pulse flash features enable reduced power setting from 1/4 to 1/128 in 6 steps and the pulse frequency of the flash can be set from 1Hz to 199Hz. EF-500 DG SUPER incorporates wireless TTL flash photography, slave flash photography, and FP flash photography (synchronized with high shutter speeds). In addition, manual flash also can be set at 8 output power levels. The covering focal length of the flashlight can be seen on the LCD panel, and a flash ready signal can be seen in the viewfinder. The EF-500 DG SUPER also incorporates auto power off system.

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