FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware

goodzooty · 3rd May 2007

Had a real bad encounter with the 56M flash. I had the unit for less than 6months and it died on me totally!!!!!!!!! It was fried!!! I was using oxyride batts for my shoot and i was doing continuous shooting for about 50 frames when i finished a pack of oxyride batts. Since my office do not have a store selling the oxybatts i got my assistant to run n get me a pack of regular alkaline ones. after 3 frames the flash just died and the batts burst. I rushed down to sony to fix it straight away and they said its not feasable to fix it. WTF 600bucks for something not realiable? im so pissed cuz the service staff were cocky n brash. They said i had left the batteries in the flash and it leak, wow its just like not wearing a condom when u have sex! Of course i would take out the batts after im done with the flash.

When u fix your flash or service them its catagorized as accessories and warranty on them is ...................... for sony to decide if its under warranty. Guess thats y people always say its a sony. i was using my nikon speed light flash and its able to withstand the workrate but my sony flash just gave up? Now i gotta buy another flash for my cam and im gonna get the ext power supply. Wow!!! Fed up with sony crap and gonna get the sigma one. Hopefully it doesnt die on me again. Just beware about the workrate and the type of batteries u use. And of course read the fine lines in you camera warranty card u will be suprised about the stuff you would find.

Well always remember when your equipment pops...............the tag line is......ITS A SONY!

night86mare · 3rd May 2007

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So...

Your first post in Clubsnap is a griping one. =( Chill!

But why didn't you ask to speak with their supervisor or something? I'm sure something could be worked out if the problem is genuinely nothing to do with you leaving batteries in the flash, eh.

Rashkae · 3rd May 2007

So, your blaming finger immediately points to the flash, rather than the cheap batteries that are not designed for high power draw?

I suggest you point the finger at the person looking back at you from the mirror.

Johnston · 3rd May 2007

Joined CS Jun 2006, first post May 2007. And what a post you had. Before you point finger to the Sony staff on faults, please be more constructive.

night86mare · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by Johnston

Joined CS Jun 2006, first post May 2007. And what a post you had. Before you point finger to the Sony staff on faults, please be more constructive.

Maybe second post will be Apr 2008..

Making noise about Sigma flash in the Others forums.

mastermind · 3rd May 2007

Its not faulty.. alkaline batteries generally have high internal resistance compared to other types of batteries like NiMH. When you use AA batteries in high drain devices like digital camera.. the batteries get hot and loses power as heat easily.. when you use them with your flash which drinks power like nobody's business, I'm not surprise that it exploded due to heat inside your flash when you fire off continuously.

I shoot continuously with my 56 flash and drained up 3 sets of 2700 mAh NiMH batteries in an hour without any problem so it could be the batteries that you used.

Johnston · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by night86mare

Maybe second post will be Apr 2008..

Making noise about Sigma flash in the Others forums.

Yeah, we never know hor.

zcf · 3rd May 2007

I would say it's not Sony F56AM flash fauly, but more of the batteries.

But at that price, Sony should provide warranty for it. But the warranty definitely won't cover battery leak.

eow · 3rd May 2007

first thing first...sony does indeed not provide any warranty for their flash...hence one of the reason i got myself a metz flash...just in case...if my current 5600hsd died on me one of these day..
TS is there really any leakage as claimed ?

GENO · 3rd May 2007

sad to hear that..i giving up on sony too.

eow · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by GENO

sad to hear that..i giving up on sony too.

bro.. i knw how u feel...

GENO · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by eow

bro.. i knw how u feel...

thier prices are crazy...and the after service sucks...where got flash spoil cannot repair one..

night86mare · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by GENO

sad to hear that..i giving up on sony too.

Originally Posted by eow

bro.. i knw how u feel...

This is funny, it's like every company should have 100% incentive to suck up to consumers so that they won't give up on that company.

HAHAHA. For every Sony hater, there's a Sony lover, and you do realise you're posting in the SONY LOVER'S LEAGUE, aren't you?

eow · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by GENO

thier prices are crazy...and the after service sucks...where got flash spoil cannot repair one..

Think probably A MISCOMMNICATION...dun think lot of people is aware of that sony does not provide warranty for the flash and probably the ts want to claimed for free servicing assuming it free since it abt six months old.

GENO · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by night86mare

This is funny, it's like every company should have 100% incentive to suck up to consumers so that they won't give up on that company.

HAHAHA. For every Sony hater, there's a Sony lover, and you do realise you're posting in the SONY LOVER'S LEAGUE, aren't you?

ho...did u notice that the prices are always higher? i dont mind if the stuffs can last..but it seems to be heading in the wrong direction.

GENO · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by eow

Think probably A MISCOMMNICATION...dun think lot of people is aware of that sony does not provide warranty for the flash and probably the ts want to claimed for free servicing assuming it free since it abt six months old.

ya lor, i also dont know at first until someone told me about it..

night86mare · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by GENO

ho...did u notice that the prices are always higher? i dont mind if the stuffs can last..but it seems to be heading in the wrong direction.

I don't know about DSLR, didn't have enough budget to purchase anything other than a D40 or K100D so I went for the one with more value for money.

But from my experience with the H2, it is not highly-priced at all, not for cameras in the same class.

eow · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by night86mare

This is funny, it's like every company should have 100% incentive to suck up to consumers so that they won't give up on that company.

HAHAHA. For every Sony hater, there's a Sony lover, and you do realise you're posting in the SONY LOVER'S LEAGUE, aren't you?

it the tool that matter not the brand and not the name.....competitor is offer similar but better product at around the same price.....love or no love..it the money that inside yr wallet/ bank acc they(sony) love

GENO · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by night86mare

I don't know about DSLR, didn't have enough budget to purchase anything other than a D40 or K100D so I went for the one with more value for money.

But from my experience with the H2, it is not highly-priced at all, not for cameras in the same class.

ya.., from what i notice in the market this days....lots of brands are making names for themselves by producing great cameras...theres are so many to choose from...but some prices are still a little bit over priced in SG..... H2 cost how much by the way? tx

eow · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by GENO

ya.., from what i notice in the market this days....lots of brands are making names for themselves by producing great cameras...theres are so many to choose from...but some prices are still a little bit over priced in SG..... H2 cost how much by the way? tx

bro go for H9....the H5 high iso already trash the D200.. D9 should be much better

3rd May 2007	#1
goodzooty New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware Had a real bad encounter with the 56M flash. I had the unit for less than 6months and it died on me totally!!!!!!!!! It was fried!!! I was using oxyride batts for my shoot and i was doing continuous shooting for about 50 frames when i finished a pack of oxyride batts. Since my office do not have a store selling the oxybatts i got my assistant to run n get me a pack of regular alkaline ones. after 3 frames the flash just died and the batts burst. I rushed down to sony to fix it straight away and they said its not feasable to fix it. WTF 600bucks for something not realiable? im so pissed cuz the service staff were cocky n brash. They said i had left the batteries in the flash and it leak, wow its just like not wearing a condom when u have sex! Of course i would take out the batts after im done with the flash. When u fix your flash or service them its catagorized as accessories and warranty on them is ...................... for sony to decide if its under warranty. Guess thats y people always say its a sony. i was using my nikon speed light flash and its able to withstand the workrate but my sony flash just gave up? Now i gotta buy another flash for my cam and im gonna get the ext power supply. Wow!!! Fed up with sony crap and gonna get the sigma one. Hopefully it doesnt die on me again. Just beware about the workrate and the type of batteries u use. And of course read the fine lines in you camera warranty card u will be suprised about the stuff you would find. Well always remember when your equipment pops...............the tag line is......ITS A SONY!

3rd May 2007	#2
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,372	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware ... So... Your first post in Clubsnap is a griping one. =( Chill! But why didn't you ask to speak with their supervisor or something? I'm sure something could be worked out if the problem is genuinely nothing to do with you leaving batteries in the flash, eh. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎 Last edited by night86mare; 3rd May 2007 at 09:29 PM.

3rd May 2007	#3
Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,312	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware So, your blaming finger immediately points to the flash, rather than the cheap batteries that are not designed for high power draw? I suggest you point the finger at the person looking back at you from the mirror.

3rd May 2007	#4
Johnston Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sengkang Posts: 2,476	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware Joined CS Jun 2006, first post May 2007. And what a post you had. Before you point finger to the Sony staff on faults, please be more constructive.

3rd May 2007	#6
mastermind Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 329	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware Its not faulty.. alkaline batteries generally have high internal resistance compared to other types of batteries like NiMH. When you use AA batteries in high drain devices like digital camera.. the batteries get hot and loses power as heat easily.. when you use them with your flash which drinks power like nobody's business, I'm not surprise that it exploded due to heat inside your flash when you fire off continuously. I shoot continuously with my 56 flash and drained up 3 sets of 2700 mAh NiMH batteries in an hour without any problem so it could be the batteries that you used.

3rd May 2007	#8
zcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 270 degree of Singapore Posts: 6,700	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware I would say it's not Sony F56AM flash fauly, but more of the batteries. But at that price, Sony should provide warranty for it. But the warranty definitely won't cover battery leak. __________________ Sony Alpha 700 hobbyist

3rd May 2007	#9
eow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,499	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware first thing first...sony does indeed not provide any warranty for their flash...hence one of the reason i got myself a metz flash...just in case...if my current 5600hsd died on me one of these day.. TS is there really any leakage as claimed ? __________________ 头可断，血可流,倩女不可不追求 carpe diem,when in doubt, hoot first,apologise later:p GALLERY

3rd May 2007	#10
GENO Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Teddy Bear Land Posts: 2,859	Re: FYI Faulty 56M flash :( beware sad to hear that..i giving up on sony too. __________________ Take both its legs down first, then cuts its tail, next is shoot between its eyes:devil: