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Sony HVLF42AM Flash for alpha DSLR Cameras

The Sony HVL-F42AM flash unit gives a (alpha) DSLR photographers powerful illumination adjustable bounce angles wireless remote capability and intelligent features like ADI metering auto white balance auto zoom and high-speed syncperfect for formal portraits weddings and special events s...  more

  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Nov-25-2008

This flash has really improved my indoor photos

This flash has really improved my indoor photos. I have been using the built in flash on my Sony A100, but this high powered flash gives me more control of the lighting. I like that I can adjust the flash to bounce the flash around where I want it. This is a needed tool for beginning...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Oct-24-2008

Exceeds Expectations

I've owned the F42AM flash for about 3 months now and am very pleased. I think it is the most powerful flash out there for the Sony mount for under $300. It 'zooms' the flash focus in conjunction with your camera lens zoom, has a click out wide angle dispersion filter so it works with wide angle...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Oct-17-2008

Wireless is perfect Very powerful

This is well worth the money .This flash is a huge improvement over the HVL-F36AM it recycles really fast no wait. I can light up a 25 foot room with one of these.Try putting a gary fong or Stoffen diffuser on this it will even your light out and spread it around the room. Bare bulb only fires...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Oct-17-2008

Wireless is perfect Very powerful

This is well worth the money . I can light up a 25 foot room with one of these.Try putting a gary fong or tupperware bowl on it it will even your light out and spread it around the room. Bare bulb only fires straight forward only filling the forward portion of the room .On some of these reviews...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Sep-05-2008

Drained battery power to zero even in OFF setting !!!

The performance of this unit is OK for a middle-size room.Had been a Minolta user from the SLR film day and familiar with this special flash mount, but now (maybe due to my worse eyesight?) sometimes I found myself struggled trying to put this flash unit on my A300 (!) while I put the Nikon...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Aug-31-2008

Does the Job

This light does what I expected. It Does not light up an arena but it does light up a room. It has features that I need and it came at one third the cost of most other retailer. Great match for my Sony A350

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