Name: Sigma EF-610 DG Super Shoe Mount Flash for SA-STTL Digital SLRs - Basic Outfit - with 4 NiMH Batteries, Charger, Adorama Mini SoftBox Diffuser
Brand: Sigma
SKU: SG610SGA
Price: 255.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.2 (284 reviews)

Sigma EF-610 DG Super Shoe Mount Flash for SA-STTL Digital SLRs - Basic Outfit - with 4 NiMH Batteries, Charger, Adorama Mini SoftBox Diffuser

Sigma EF-610 DG Super

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Sigma EF-610 DG Super Flash for Sigma STTL Outfit

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Sigma EF-610 DG Super 

Top Rated Gear: Sigma EF-610 DG Super Shoe Mount Flash for SA-STTL Digital SLRs - Basic Outfit - with 4 NiMH Batteries, Charger, Adorama Mini SoftBox Diffuser Guide Number: 200, Kit Style: Free Accessories, Power Source: AA Batteries, TTL: TTL Flashes

These guys are bright, and work like a charm.  Though one battery door has already broken on one.  Fell off the stand... but that wasn't the flashes fault.

Great and Bright

The P-TTL works well and results are quite accurate. It has plenty of power and the price is fair but how much would it cost to manufacture this flash with a strong metal shoe? Other than lenses being made of glass, the attachment of a flash to a hot shoe is a glaring vulnerability that has not evolved. In the meantime, can't reputable brands build them as strong as possible?

Accurate P-TTL + Powerfull but with an Achilles heel.

This flash is very powerful and  extremely versatile.  Especially for  the price.  If you are a hobbyist as I am this is the flash for you.   If you do photography for a living, the build may not be  robust  enough for you.

Great flash

...and it was BRIGHT!

Does all the things the Pentax AF-540FGZ deos and almost all the things as the AF-540FGZ II  does but slightly brighter and lower cost.

To compare, it is far easier to say what it does not have: Weather resistance, modeling light, left swivel only 90° to the left (but 180° to the right). Both the AF-540FGZ & AF-540FGZ II swivel 135° to the left and the AF-540FGZ II is weather resistant and has an LED modeling/video light.

If those are features you need, get the Pentax flash. I recommend you get at least one. If you want to save some money on one or two features you may not need, get the Sigma.

I have seen the light...

I am pleased with this flash.  Easy to use.  There are a lot of functions, I need to learn.  However, for the purpose I neeed it for, it did the job.  I would consider getting another flash of this quality.

Good Flash

Prior to this purchase I had the standard EF 610 and still do. It does such a great job I decided to stay with the same when shopping for a high speed sync model. I bought this product for the high speed sync to shoot Friday night lights (high school football). It has worked flawlessly. The wireless flash capability has been great too with my Pentax K5.

Great value.

I've read reviews that mentioned the build quality is not as good as Nikon's but this is my second Sigma, both have excellent built quality, and both are more powerful than their OEM counterpart, at significant lower prices. Not to mention Adorama threw in some freebies and had it delivered in about three days. Very satisfied with the product and service, definitely recommend to others who are looking for a powerful flash and save some money at the same time.

Great product at a reasonable price

Very powerful, strong mounting foot, excellent zoom tracking, excellent display and controls.  Extra features of the Super model are something I could actually do without. So if I ever need to replace this unit, I would go for the standard version.

Awesome flash unit!

it is as powerful as advertised...blasts light everywhere, so you can use it on a light modifier like a Westcott Rapid Box (even with the diffusion panel on it) and get great results...takes a while to decipher the manual but it will do what it says...on the downside IT WILL NOT FIRE WITH NON TTL TRIGGERS (cowboy studio, pixel pawn)...I contacted Sigma and they confirmed the compatibility issues but "claim" it will work on Pocket Wizzards...the recycle time is slower than I would have liked and it will burn through your batteries because of the output...if you are going to use it on a ttl cord or on camera, then I'd say it's worth the money...otherwise, proceed with caution

be careful

This product is realy great, i've been using it for like 6 months, NEVER LETS ME DOWN, well built, great power, simple menus, nice zoom, and NICE PRICE!

This is great!

I always wanted a shoe mount flash to take more pleasing flash photos. I have several Sigma lenses for my Pentax cameras and they suit my needs. I was not disappointed with the Sigma flash. It does everything I want it to do. I am still experimenting with the flash unit, especially the off-shoe remote options.

Good Fit

Comparable to name brand at a great price. swivles both ways and consistant output. Will be using it for my first wedding shoot next month.

Great flash & affordable

I usually use studio strobes. I really only use an on camera flash when I shoot events. I use this on an Alzo tilt bracket with an umbrella on a mono pod (the entire rig with a 5Dmk 2 is heavy). I need great output and fast recovery. This works.

As good as a 500 dollar Speed-lite.

This flash is amazing! I think it's the best purchase I have ever made... It is a very powefull flash, durable, nice zoom range, nice optical slave, it can be used as a master flash, it has a stroboscopic function... so you can be pretty creative with this flash! Super cheap and very very goood!

Amazing!

I have used the Sigma EF-610 DG Super flash with Canon and Sony systems.  It works seamlessly as a part of a Canon remote flash system.  I have never tried this with Sony Alpha, but the flash does work as weel as or better than a Sony A56 in every applications I have tried.

Outstanding

Bought this because the Nikon Sb-900 is over-priced. The flash is powerful and seems to work well in TTL on-camera. 
But Off-Camera doesn't seem to work regardless of what settings I pick. The Menu sucks and is impossible to figure out - partially because the manual is written so poorly.  
I very likely will return this and pay the extra for the SB-900 to have something that easily works as a slave off-camera. VERY Disappointing Product !

VERY Disappointed

This stobe workes very well and does the job it was intended for. It was a very good value because it was much cheaper than the top Canon model with the same power output. I liked the solid metal hot shoe because I have had strobes in the past with plastic shoes that have broken. A very good value

A good value flash

I use this flash for indoor low light photography. It is easy to use although I recommend reading the manual if you are new to using flash systems. I have not come across anything I don't like. I feel it is a great alternative to Canon Nikon and Sony flash systems. I have used Sony camera systems and they can sometimes be expensive. I use the Sigma system now and this is another example of why Sigma is a good choice.

If you need light this has you covered

Easy to use, easier than my Canon Speedlights (580exII and 430exII). The build quality of my Canon Speedlights are better and the Sigma has a plastic hotshoe mount but if you take the price into account its output is closer to the 580exII than the 430eII for about half the price of the 580exII. It also slaves well with my 580exII and can be used as a master but in this regard the 580exII works better as a master.

Great value

I recently used it at a family outing to a dance performance. Our outdoor seating was appr 100' away. With a long zoom and my flash, I was able to get sharp, well lit photos even after the sun went down. 

It does a great job lighting the whole room when using it as a bounce flash indoors.

I am really pleased with my Sigma EF-610

I use this product for all my mobile photography, interiors, real estate, portraits. I love that it has a lot of power, but the amount of settings makes it a bit complicated. You definitely need to read the manual.

Great flash!!

Worked flawlessly on my 450D/XSi but did not work on my Canon 7D.  Good news, an update to my 7D's firmware to 1.2.3 made all the difference.  All is good now!!!I suppose the wireless would have been great like the 580 EX II with the 7D but for [$] versus $450, I can't complain!

A few months later... still great!

I use for event photography.
It does everything including wireless operation that Canon 550 offers.

Sigma EF-610 DG Super Shoe Mount Flash for SA-STTL Digital SLRs - Basic Outfit - with 4 NiMH Batteries, Charger, Adorama Mini SoftBox Diffuser

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