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07-20-2011, 05:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2011, 05:56 PM by mst.)
Do they? How many semi-Pro's do really care about built-in flash?
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[quote name='mst' timestamp='1311182753' post='10163']
Do they? How many semi-Pro's do really care about built-in flash?
-- Markus
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I think that isn't the right question exactly. It probably should be "how many people likely to buy an A77 class camera care about built-in flash?"
Personally I rarely carry an external flash unless I know I will need it. Pop-up flash can come in handy at times.
Also, I think the complaint wasn't necessarily about using the body flash as a flash, but maybe as a flash controller. It can be nice not to have another gadget around to control external flashes.
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Yes, I mean built-in flash as a controller. The usual Minolta flash control system is too convenient to loose.
You just switch all the units on, register them properly, and everything works together.
Chineese RF triggers or IR-based systems take the hell out of you before you get to this point.
So, omitting the built-in flash is a very bad idea.
07-20-2011, 06:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2011, 06:28 PM by mst.)
Sorry, I wasn't aware that the Sony flash can act as controller. That's of course a different story.
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That sounds like a studio setup. Only if Sony actually thought about (rethought) things, the A77 will be usable in such a studio setup... the A55v with its forced live view which simulates the exposure settings (time and aperture) gives studio photographers headaches!
At least, that is what I have been reading on forums.
07-20-2011, 08:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2011, 08:50 PM by boren.)
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1311186470' post='10167']
Sorry, I wasn't aware that the Sony flash can act as controller. That's of course a different story.[/quote]
Almost all A-mount SLRs released in the last 20 years support wirelss TTL flash control using the built in flash. Minolta did it years before anyone else.
Edit: According to other [url="http://cdn.mos.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/con_full_user_photo/articles/news/june2011/Sony%20A77%20Sony%20A65%20release.jpg"]leaked pictures[/url] (with view of the pentaprism), the A77 does have a built-in flash.
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