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Flash Attachment for Sony DSC-V1
I would like to buy an external flash for my camera. It has an
"advanced accessory shoe" on it and I thought that I could just buy any external flash (non-Sony). I stopped in a Wolf Camera store yesterday and was told that only a Sony flash would work - that Sony used a special pin design in their shoes and nothing else would work. However, in surfing today I found a "Digi-Slave" flash which claims to work with all Sony models (as well as many others). Can someone tell me the truth? Also, I don't understand the difference between a slave flash vs. ordinary flash -- and TTL or ADI -- I'm just an average user and don't understand the technology. I just want to take better flash pictures and the built in flash is inadequate in many situations. Thanks in advance for any help. M. Stewart |
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Pretty much any flash will work, you will get better results with the Sony
flashes however they are expensive. I use an Incablitz 280AZ and that works pretty well for larger areas. Zip over to www.sonycams.com there are quite a few V1 users that can help. Cheers. Pete D "ssnazzy9" wrote in message news:1103489714.8a0f8d5075da709cc9c64ea00b2236a1@t eranews... I would like to buy an external flash for my camera. It has an "advanced accessory shoe" on it and I thought that I could just buy any external flash (non-Sony). I stopped in a Wolf Camera store yesterday and was told that only a Sony flash would work - that Sony used a special pin design in their shoes and nothing else would work. However, in surfing today I found a "Digi-Slave" flash which claims to work with all Sony models (as well as many others). Can someone tell me the truth? Also, I don't understand the difference between a slave flash vs. ordinary flash -- and TTL or ADI -- I'm just an average user and don't understand the technology. I just want to take better flash pictures and the built in flash is inadequate in many situations. Thanks in advance for any help. M. Stewart |
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