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bandit

hi all i have a sony a230 DSLR with a standard built in flash
i am after a decent (cheap) speedflash x2
on to sit on the camera and one to trigger wireless

ok so i have seen this flash here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flash-Speedlight-YN-460-F-SONY-A100-A230-A330-A550-A500-/280464426920?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraFlashUnits_JN

if i got 2 of these what would i need to trigger 1 of them wireless i am so confused if you can help can i have a link to an item please.

i have looked a speedlight kits but thats even more confusing

ziggy53

The flashes that you linked are extremely cheaply made and I find too many people who have had problems with them, either flashes dead upon delivery or shortly thereafter, or some component of the flashes fail quickly. I cannot recommend those flashes for anyone or any purpose.

Sigma EF 530 DG Super flashes are available in Sony mount and I have 4 of the Sigma 500 series Super flashes. They work very well and provide most of the functions of the high-end OEM flashes for much less money.

In the Canon versions that I own they do provide both an automated wireless function (Master or Commander/Slave) as well as providing simple optical slaves in manual mode. I expect that the Sony versions would work similarly but I don't know for sure.

The "Super" designation is very important if you want these functions.

You could also get simple manual controlled hot shoe flashes and use simple radio master/slave sets for wireless flash. All manual control but less expensive and it works pretty well for "studio" type applications.

The Sigma units that would fit your Sony camera:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/515523-REG/Sigma_169_205_EF_530_DG_Super_TTL.html
http://www.adorama.com/SG530SO.html

bandit

would the sigman work with the sony a230 i am really confused to what flashes work with it

ziggy53

I believe that the Sigma flash links that I provided are for any Sony/Minolta dSLR. If you have doubts, call a supplier to see what they say and make sure that you buy from a supplier that offers easy returns/exchanges, just in case.