Customer Reviews

Sigma EF 500 DG Super Flash for Nikon SLR Cameras

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Sigma built a winning hot-shoe mount flash head when they decided to put this one together. The flash has plenty of features for a price well below the Nikon line of flashes. It is offers plenty of power and I've found when mated to my Nikon N80 that it gives me perfect exposures every time. The built in near-infrared focus-assist beam is much better than the white annoyo-light built into consumer camera bodies, which is a real plus when working with live subjects such as grumpy old geezers or fidgety tricycle-motors. This results in more captured smiles and less squints, frowning faces, or spooked pets.

The flash unit can be set for fully automatic 3D TTL readings, or can be used in full manual mode. The stoboscopic multi-flash has an extremely wide adjustment range for strength, flash duration, and number or flashes. This is great when doing long exposures of single nearby subjects in action.

The flash unit is easy to operate and seems to be plenty durable. The instructions are easy to understand and well written. The only thing missing from this unit is a jack for use with external power sources, not a major inconvenience, but you'll want to always carry spare batteries with you.

This is totally cheap!

***THIS IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO A NIKON FLAsh! ***

It does not seem to have real TTL (thru the lens) pickup with the camera (D200) So it works just as a flash with its own sensor. If you want a cheap extra flash for backup, this would be ok. But it does not have the features of the true Nikon flash. It is also cheaply built in comparison, and mine did not even come with instructions! (not from Amazon)

If you want real Nikon flash capability - get the real thing. IMHO.

This was a gift for my son and he loves it, but be aware that it is pretty high tech and complicated. Great for my son, but it would be to much for me. He said that he would recommend it to experienced or techie type people.

got this from Amazon for my D50 nikon works great, free shipping!

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