2nd Sigma 500 DG Super flash

ziggy53

I got my second Sigma 500 DG Super flash last week. I was playing with the flash as an E-TTL II slave and my nephew walked in my folk's back door. (He was helping his grandparents out.) That's why this image has that "What are you doing Uncle?" look to it.

The "Master" flash was on the camera hotshoe used as ceiling bounce, and the slave was in my left hand, high and left of the camera, direct and not diffused. Ratio was 1:1 and exposure was f4 at 1/200th on a (lowly) Canon dRebel XT/350D.

This was the 4th image with the second flash, but the first portrait test.

ian408

Looks good!

ziggy53

ian408 wrote:

Looks good!

Thanks Ian,

Of course it's just a snap and could have been done with any two flashes, but I'm impressed at the ease in which the two flashes coordinated to produce the exposure automatically and correctly (at least correct by what I asked of them.)

Stormdancing

I love my Sigma 500 DG Super flash!

I want to add a 2nd one to my arsenal and I'm glad to hear good reports on them.

Stormdancing

Question Ziggy

Are these IR triggered? I've got a gazebo where a couple is wanting some pictures taken inside. My test shots are beautiful - of the outside of the gazebo. Inside they are dark. I'm wanting to add some light with a 2nd Sigma on a stand inside the gazebo. Do they have to have line of sight?

BigAl

Ziggy (or anyone else), have you tried the Sigma with Canon flashes? I saw somewhere that folks have exposure problems when using the Sigma to trigger 420/430s.

ziggy53

Stormdancing wrote:

Question Ziggy

Are these IR triggered? I've got a gazebo where a couple is wanting some pictures taken inside. My test shots are beautiful - of the outside of the gazebo. Inside they are dark. I'm wanting to add some light with a 2nd Sigma on a stand inside the gazebo. Do they have to have line of sight?

Hi Dana,

Yes they are optically triggered, I think using visible light pre-flash. It does require line-of-sight.

I believe the Canon and Nikon flashes which have a similar "command and slave" function all work in the same way.

ziggy53

BigAl wrote:

Ziggy (or anyone else), have you tried the Sigma with Canon flashes? I saw somewhere that folks have exposure problems when using the Sigma to trigger 420/430s.

Hi Al,

I read that also, but I don't have any Canon flash units to test with. I think Scott Quier has both, maybe he will chime in.

Stormdancing

Well, I still want to get a 2nd one. I have a radio trigger that works well, but only for one flash. I guess, I need to get a 2nd receiving unit to go with my 2nd Sigma. That will do the trick.