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A Minolta/Sony Alpha Flash compendium

What I try here is to explain how the Minolta flash system works in detail. This compendium assumes that you have some basic knowledge of photography, ie. you know that an aperture is and you know how a shutter works.

Sony has taken over further development of the Minolta A mount (now Sony Alpha mount) and has also kept the Minolta AF flash system with their new DSLRs. When this compedium says "Minolta", the same is true for "Sony Alpha", too, except when noted otherwise.

Contents

1. Flash Basics
   1. Guide Number
   2. Manual Flash
   3. Correct Flash Exposure
2. Flash Metering Modes
   1. TTL-OTF
   2. Pre-Flash TTL
   3. ADI
3. Flash Metering Patterns
   1. Center-Weighted
   2. 4 Segments, Spot
   3. 14/40 Segments
4. Flash Setups
   1. Built-in Flash
   2. Dedicated Flash
   3. Wired Flash
   4. Wireless Flash
5. Flash Features
   1. Slow Sync
   2. Rear Sync
   3. Fill Flash
   4. HSS
   5. Wireless HSS
6. Using Multiple Flashes
   1. Wired
   2. Wireless
7. Other Flash Systems
   1. Studio Flashes
   2. Slave Flashes
8. Flash Accessories
9. Digital Flash
10. Flash Timing Diagrams
    1. Dynax/Maxxum 7
    2. Dynax/Maxxum 7D
11. Technical references
    1. ISO flash shoe
    2. iISO flash shoe
    3. Flash connector

Flash Basics

© 2008 Michael Hohner; This page was last changed on 2008-01-05