Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help

Macca07 · 5th April 2009

Dear all, I a newbie here... need some help regarding the above combination, I notice that when i take pic with the flash light, i need to wait for a few sec for it to charge. Is there any settling to set continuous flash?

Thanks in advance

navlem · 5th April 2009

All flashes need to recharge due to the amount of power released.

The only way to lessen the time for recharging is to shoot with lower flash power.

Macca07 · 5th April 2009

Thanx for the reply... can i know how lower the flash power?

navlem · 5th April 2009

I never used sigma before so I dunno if you can change it to manual mode.

But you should be able to adjust flash compensation via the body.

Macca07 · 5th April 2009

Oic... okie i try with the function then... thanx for the help

navlem · 5th April 2009

No problem

Elisha82 · 6th April 2009

you can also reduce the recycling time by increasing the ISO. the higher the ISO, the lower the light the flash needs to output to expose the image.

Macca07 · 6th April 2009

Okie thanx for the pointers

SK1968 · 22nd July 2009

Originally Posted by Macca07

Okie thanx for the pointers

Am looking around for an affordable alternative to the original Sony flash too. How's the performance of your Sigma flash ? Does it have any compatibility problem with your A200 ? Does it zoom with your Sigma lens ? Do you have other non-Sony/Sigma lens not listed that you have tried with the flash ?

Reportage · 22nd July 2009

the flash does come with a manual. There should be a control tab for High (Full Power) and Low (1/16th).

Trash · 25th July 2009

Originally Posted by Elisha82

you can also reduce the recycling time by increasing the ISO. the higher the ISO, the lower the light the flash needs to output to expose the image.

True.... but with all due respect, why use flash when you reduce the flah output the power and pushing up ISO to compensate?

The solution is (1) to use a 'better' set of battery (I have not idea what you are using) and (2) be patient and (3) ask yourself do you need to fire flashes rapidly in succession. You are going to kill the flash (by overheating it) if you keep firing it like a machine gun.

5th April 2009	#1
Macca07 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 20	Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help Dear all, I a newbie here... need some help regarding the above combination, I notice that when i take pic with the flash light, i need to wait for a few sec for it to charge. Is there any settling to set continuous flash? Thanks in advance __________________ Sony A200, Sony 18-70, Sony 2.8/70-200 G, Sony CZ 2.8/24-70, Sigma EF-530 DG ST

5th April 2009	#2
navlem Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 874	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help All flashes need to recharge due to the amount of power released. The only way to lessen the time for recharging is to shoot with lower flash power. __________________ like.no.other™ http://www.flickr.com/photos/navlem/

5th April 2009	#3
Macca07 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 20	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help Thanx for the reply... can i know how lower the flash power? __________________ Sony A200, Sony 18-70, Sony 2.8/70-200 G, Sony CZ 2.8/24-70, Sigma EF-530 DG ST

5th April 2009	#4
navlem Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 874	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help I never used sigma before so I dunno if you can change it to manual mode. But you should be able to adjust flash compensation via the body. __________________ like.no.other™ http://www.flickr.com/photos/navlem/

5th April 2009	#5
Macca07 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 20	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help Oic... okie i try with the function then... thanx for the help __________________ Sony A200, Sony 18-70, Sony 2.8/70-200 G, Sony CZ 2.8/24-70, Sigma EF-530 DG ST

6th April 2009	#7
Elisha82 New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 5	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help you can also reduce the recycling time by increasing the ISO. the higher the ISO, the lower the light the flash needs to output to expose the image.

22nd July 2009	#10
Reportage Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,376	Re: Conbination of Sony A200 and Sigma EF-530 DG ST help the flash does come with a manual. There should be a control tab for High (Full Power) and Low (1/16th). __________________ My Blog/Video/Photo Archive. Photography\|\|Videography\|\|Post services available with quotation.