{"id":117309,"date":"2018-02-27T01:15:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=117309"},"modified":"2018-02-28T14:48:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:48:25","slug":"sony-hvl-f60rm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/sony-hvl-f60rm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony announces powerful HVL-F60RM flashgun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the same time as bringing the <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/latest\/photo-news\/sony-alpha-7-iii-117318\">Sony A7 III<\/a> to market, a new flash has arrived in the form of the HVL-F60RM \u2013 Sony\u2019s flagship flashgun that\u2019s designed for serious A7-series photographers.<\/p>\n<p>With high-power flash output and a maximum guide number of 60 (ISO 100), the HVL-F60RM covers illumination from 20mm to 200mm, providing wide-range zoom coverage with continuous shooting for up to as many as 220\u00a0flashes.<\/p>\n<p>Improvements over the existing HVL-F60M include superior heat resistant materials and the use of new advanced algorithms, which are claimed to increase the heat resistance by as much as four times.<\/p>\n<p>The recycle time between flashes is rated at a hasty 1.7seconds, but this can be further improved to just 0.6 seconds with the new external battery adaptor (FA-EBA1).<\/p>\n<p>As to be expected, flash synchronisation is maintained during continuous shooting to minimise flash misfires and ruined shots.<\/p>\n<p>The flashgun is equipped with Sony\u2019s quick shift bounce function that allows users to quickly shift from horizontal to vertical orientation, however unlike the ingeniously designed and recently released Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI, the head isn\u2019t motorised.<\/p>\n<p>Functions can be freely assigned to the unit\u2019s four-way controller and it\u2019s possible to memorise the TTL flash output and recall it in manual mode to save time.<\/p>\n<p>As well as being dust and moisture resistant there\u2019s a new optional rain guard (FA-RG1) to provide added protection between the flash and camera, while, it can also be setup to be used as a transmitter to fire as many as 15 other off-camera units, assigned in up to five groups.<\/p>\n<p>When it goes on sale in April, the Sony HVL-F60RM will cost \u00a3620. The optional external battery adaptor (FA-EBA1) and rain guard (FA-RG1) will cost \u00a3270 and \u00a327 respectively.<\/p>\n<h4><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/latest\/photo-news\/sony-alpha-7-iii-117318\">Read our first look of the new Sony A7 III &#8211; the third generation entry-level full-frame mirrorless A7 series camera, offering a new sensor, improved speed, upgraded autofocus and impressive battery life.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3>Sony RX0 receives release cable<\/h3>\n<p>Another new product to arrive from Sony is the VMC-MM2 \u2013 a new cable specially designed for the company&#8217;s RX0 camera.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind the cable is that it\u2019s used to pair the RX0 with Sony A7-series or other Cybershot cameras for dual-camera shooting, giving photographers the opportunity to capture two totally different perspectives at the same time.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117315 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Untitled-4-566x400.jpg\" alt=\"Sony VMC-MM2 \" width=\"566\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p>The VMC-MM2 cable supports simultaneous photo\/movie shooting\u00a0with a single press of main camera\u2019s release button and has a coiled design with a right-angle connector to keep it clear of the EVF during shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The VMC-MM2 will be available in April and will cost \u00a350.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has released its flagship flashgun &#8211; the HVL-F60RM <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":117310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-117309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sony announces powerful HVL-F60RM flashgun - Amateur Photographer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sony has released its latest flashgun for serious photographers in the form of the HVL-F60RM. 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