High Powered Full Featured Economical Alternative To:
Minolta Program Flash 5600HS(D) / 3600HS(D) / Program Flash 2500(D) / 2000xi
Sigma's EF-500 DG Super Electronic Flash is designed to work with Minolta 35mm, Maxxum digital SLR cameras, Sony Alpha digital SLR cameras, and many Minolta DiMage digital models for advanced flash photography that will significantly improve the quality and range of your flash pictures. With a maximum guide number of 165 in feet (50 in meters) at 105mm focal length (ISO 100), you’ll enjoy a major increase in power and lighting control over your camera’s built-in flash.
Advanced automatic flash photography with highly reliable metering accuracy is enabled with TTL automatic flash exposure control and ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) flash metering, utilized by Minolta's distance encoder equipped lenses and the latest Maxxum / Sony camera models. Ease of use is provided by an AutoFocus Illuminator to assist focusing in lowlight/ no light situations, a flash ready signal in your viewfinder and an auto power off system to conserve your batteries.
The EF-500 DG Super’s head automatically zooms to match flash coverage with lens focal lengths from 28mm wide-angle to 105mm medium-telephoto while the built-in wide panel further expands coverage to that of a super wide angle focal length of 17mm. In addition, full bounce capability is provided with a range of 90° up to 7° down, great for close-ups, and a swivel range of 180° to the left and 90° to the righ