New Sony Alpha flash with a twist

Leonard Goh | Jun 20, 2008

Sony today announced an addition to its line of accessories for the Alpha digital cameras, the HVL-F58AM flash unit. A followup to the HVL-F56AM, the flash features its new Quick Shift Bounce system, an innovative design where the flash head can pivot 90 degrees left or right on a horizontal axis.

This lets the flash stay in the same orientation as the camera, even when the shooter is held sideways for vertical shots such as portraits. You will now be able to make full use of the built-in bounce card even when the camera is rotated for vertical shots, a very useful benefit. This is in addition to the traditional pivoting up and down.

Besides having a guide number of 58 at 105mm and ISO 100, the HVL-F58AM also recycles in as few as 5 seconds. There is a large LCD screen that is 13 percent larger than its predecessor, a modeling flash for previewing flash effects, and high-speed synchronization at speeds up to 1/4,000 of a second. There is also auto wireless flash control to control several wireless flashes. The HVL-F58AM will be available in Asia Pacific from September and will cost about US$500.

Via CNET Crave

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