SONY ALPHA HVL-F20S FLASH (NEX)

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  • External Flash for NEX Cameras
  • Guide Number: 20
  • ADI Flash Metering System
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SONY ALPHA HVL-F20S FLASH (NEX)


 
  • External Flash for NEX Cameras
  • Guide Number: 20
  • ADI Flash Metering System
  • Built-in Diffuser
  • Expand your creativity with your Alpha NEX interchangeable lens camera and the HVL-F20S external flash
  • This external flash extends the illumination range beyond the camera's included flash
  • Bounce flash enables shadowless indirect lighting while TTL (through the lens) flash exposure is automatically controlled by your Alpha NEX camera for easy and intuitive operation
  • There's also a built-in diffuser which is ideal for wide and telephoto shooting
  • Extends flash range beyond camera's included flash:
  • Though compact and lightweight, the HVL-F20S has a maximum range twice that of the included flash units of the NEX-3, NEX-5, and NEX-C3 cameras
  • This is represented as the guide number (GN) of 20 with a 50mm focal distance
  • Bounce flash enables shadowless indirect lighting:
  • When set to 'indoor' shooting mode, the flash points up to bounce light off the ceiling for shadowless illumination of your subject
  • When set to the 'outdoor' shooting mode, the flash directs light directly at your subject
  • Built-in diffuser for wide and telephoto shooting:
  • With the built-in diffuser, the flash illumination covers a wider angle of view or if users want to to shoot at a greater distance, they can rotate the dial on the side of the flash unit to the 'Tele' Position
  • While the 'Tele' setting reduces the width of flash coverage, it extends the range to illuminate more distant subjects
  • Easy intuitive operation:
  • Unlike most external flash units, the HVL-F20S has no dedicated ON/OFF switch
  • Instead, power is automatically switched on simply by raising the flash unit into the shooting position
  • In addition, a switch on the side of the unit offers Indoor and Outdoor settings, making it easy to obtain flash illumination that suits the shooting situation
  • A charging lamp indicates when the flash is ready to fire
  • ADI Flash Metering System:
  • ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) flash metering system offers the optimum flash metering and automatic white-balance compensation regardless of the background conditions or the subject's reflectance
  • ADI flash metering works in combination with Alpha cameras and lenses that incorporate a distance encoder
  • When used with these lenses, the camera calculates a guide number to control TTL (through the lens) flash metering
  • This guide number is calculated according to distance from the subject, ambient light and pre-flash reflectivity of the subject and the background
  • Specifications:
  • Flash Coverage: F4: 1m -5m
  • Guide Number: 20
  • Dimensions (Approx.): 2 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8inches; 60 x 71 x 53mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight(Approx) (Main unit only) : 2.3oz (63g)
  • Also in the Box:
  • Soft carrying case
  • Wide Panel
  • Protective connector cap

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  • One Day in, but super excited by the results

  • September 02, 2011
  • By: Eric

One item that I missed sorely when moving from the Nikon D50 to the Sony NEX-5 was my SB600 flash. Low light performance on the D50 was seriously lacking. The SB600 nicely filled in for that lackluster performance. Low light performance on the NEX-5 is pretty amazing. I much prefer the look of natural light, so I was excited to move to a camera where a flash wasn't really needed. I shortly found that I missed my old flash. Using bounce flash techniques had spoiled me. I missed the ability to fill a scene with somewhat natural light and reduce shadows. The NEX-5 comes with a small flash. This flash is adequate. The shadows created were on-par with the on-camera flash on the old D50. I even fashioned a ping pong ball diffuser to lessen the unnatural shadows. Automatic mode on the NEX attempts to get to 1/30 second shutter speed and will go down to ISO1600. Many photos in this mode turn out blurred with even slight movement. The camera is great when outdoors, but indoor photography suffers. This can be somewhat solved by putting the camera into P mode (or another non-automatic mode) and adjusting to ISO3200. Above ISO3200 introduces much grain and is undesirable to me. The HVL-F20S solves many problems. The flash comes with a small pouch, diffuser, There are adjustments for direct vs. bounce modes and wide vs. tele modes. The flash doesn't use batteries and uses the smart accessory port for power. I've found somewhat decreased battery life, but I'm comfortable with the trade-off. One benefit is the ability to use the flash with my 18-200mm lens. Sony sells a riser for the included flash for around $70. Without a riser, the flash will create a blackend half circle on the bottom of the image where the light is stopped by the large lens. the HVL-F20S sits much higher than the included flash. One day in and I'm very pleased with the results. Indoor photography has much improved with this. I'm able to shoot photos of my kids at a much better shutter speeds.

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