Sigma EF-500 ST - DG Shoe Mount Flash for Nikon AF -D, Guide Number of 165 feet / 50 meter at 105mm Setting.
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Sigma EF-500 ST - DG Shoe Mount Flash for Nikon AF -D, Guide Number of 165 feet / 50 meter at 105mm Setting.

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2007-05-12T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Quality Flash for Budget Photographer

I have had this product for about a month and I think it is a Quality Flash for a low price. I have used the Sigma EF-500 flash for a wedding, and it lighted the alter part or the church very well. The output seems to be consistent, or at least very close. The rate of recycling couldn't keep up with 3 fps, but is still has a fast recycling rate. The flash is somewhat noisy, but not that Noisy. The flash comes with a stand and a small bag. This flash doesn't have a LCD, but it never says anywhere that it does. This Sigma flash seems to very modern and upto date to me. I give the Sigma EF-500 flash 4 stars because it is Good Stuff, and it could be better. It could of had a PC outlet or an outlet for a Cord to go to a bigger battery or to the wall for those really long shoots. This Sigma EF-500 flash is very good, with lots of features packed in, for a low price.

Walking T.

2007-02-16T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Good buy for the money.

I recently purchased this flash to do a wedding because my other flash didn't have enough power for the dark church. The Sigma had plenty. The pictures looked fine and most of all the bride and her family were very happy. I would buy any Sigma product without hesitation.

Jack

2007-02-13T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Works Fine

I've had this flash for more than 3 years. It's never failed me. I also had a Canon 380EX. I sold the Canon 380EX because it did not perform as well as the Sigma. I've used this flash on the 20D, Digital Rebel, 10D, Rebel XT, and Rebel XTi. It performed fine on all these cameras.

John

2007-02-11T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Spend the extra bucks for a Nikon!!

13 months after purchase, the unit stopped working. It worked good while in operation but will not purchase this item again due to very short life span. In contrast, I have had my Vivitar 283 for over 3o years and it still great works.

Gadget M.

2007-02-04T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Not a good performer

Very disappointed in the performance of this unit. I will look further and do more research to buy another flash that I can count on for consistent performance. Mechanical performance is noisy and slow with too many errors, having to restart falsh. Not pleased at all with this unit.

PhotosByCoelho

2007-02-04T19:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Not what I expected

Having used Sigma products in the past I was dissapointed with the performance of this flash. I should have spent the extra hundred bucks for the super 500.

victor j.

About Sigma EF-500 ST - DG Shoe Mount Flash for Nikon AF -D, Guide Number of 165 feet / 50 meter at 105mm Setting.

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Good buy for the money.

By Jack

I recently purchased this flash to do a wedding because my other flash didn't have enough power for the dark church. The Sigma had plenty. The pictures looked fine and most of all the bride and her family were very happy. I would buy any Sigma product without hesitation.

Works Fine

By John

I've had this flash for more than 3 years. It's never failed me. I also had a Canon 380EX. I sold the Canon 380EX because it did not perform as well as the Sigma. I've used this flash on the 20D, Digital Rebel, 10D, Rebel XT, and Rebel XTi. It performed fine on all these cameras.

Electronic Flash EF-500 DG ST can be used with Sigma's and other manufacturers' AF 35mm SLR cameras and Digital SLR cameras. It has a maximum guide number of 165 in feet or 50 in meter at 105mm focal length (ISO 100). Projection angle of the flashlight is set automatically to match the lens' focal length ranging from 28mm wide-angle to 105mm medium-telephoto. It incorporates a wide panel that expands the angle of illumination that of a 17mm focal length lens.

It enables full automatic flash photography by TTL automatic flash exposure control. It includes S-TTL flash photography for Sigma, 3-D multi-sensor balanced fill flash function and D-TTL flash photography for Nikon, E-TTL flash photography for Canon, ADI flash photography and P-TTL flash photography for Minolta.

For bounce flash it can be tilted 90° upwards and 7° downward for close-ups. Also, it can be swiveled 180° to the left and 90° to the right. In addition manual flash can be set to full and 1/16 output levels in 2 steps. Covering focal length of the flashlight can be seen on the LED panel and the flash ready signal can be seen in the viewfinder. EF-500 DG ST incorporates auto power off system.

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What's in the box:

  • Soft Case
  • Hot Shoe Table Stand
  • 1 Year Warranty