Sony - HVL-F45RM External Flash

It can work at high speeds or as a needed fill light.(See pics) It's beautiful how you can quickly switch to a video light when needed. Fantastic purchase! :-)

This flash works great with my A7iii, but sure does use some batteries. I used this flash for a wedding and I went through 12 batteries. This flash work great but make use you have a lot of batteries.

Great flash for Sony cameras. It’s so easy to use and flash power is so nice that u can burst with ur Sony cameras without losing flash power as much

It’s was nice flashlight and I have great time using it

I purchased the F45RM when, after 11 years, my faithful F56AM finally died. The F45RM is a worthy replacement. The head is fully articulating and has a built-in diffuser and small bounce card that can be deployed alone or together. The F45RM comes with a mounting stand for easy use as a remote slave flash and can be triggered by radio (FA-WRC1M) or optical signal from a master on-camera flash. I use an F20M as an optical trigger. The control wheel and function and menu buttons are intuitive and familiar to anyone using an E-mount camera. The sliding lock lever on the F45RM is much nicer than the lock wheel on the F20M.

First I have a Sony RX10 IV camera. The pictures I've been taking since I got the camera over a year ago have been either hit or miss depending on background lighting. In most outdoor conditions, the camera's built-in flash was sufficient and the pictures came out nice and sharp. However....in most indoor situations, the camera's flash was never enough to capture the details of the background when the subject(s) is 6 feet or more away from the camera. Then came this Sony HVL-F45RM flash and suddenly the problem with grainy pictures or loss of background details went away. For outdoors especially in beach front locations or snow pack mountains or where subjects are far away in the background, the flash was powerful enough to highlight the subject to give a warm color tone.

I would recommend this if you don't mind paying a lot more than aftermarket brands. It will do whatever it is supposed to. You don't need to google if certain aftermarket brands are compatible with the socket. Less in your head. You will be happy with the purchase. However, if you just want to pay 1/3 or 1/4 of the price with similar result. This is not for you. It's a good idea you can use that 2/3-3/4 saving to get other accessories like lens.

This is a great flash. I am still learning how to use all of the features. I had been looking at the F60 and F45 and went with this as an open box. Price definitely played a factor in my decision, but I definitely had my eyes on the F60 and hope I didn't cheat myself on features. So far I am happy with my purchase.