{"id":1128,"date":"2008-08-14T01:27:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T01:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2008-08-14T01:27:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-14T01:27:48","slug":"sony-hvl-f58am-pre-production-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1128","title":{"rendered":"Sony HVL-F58AM pre-production hands-on!"},"content":{"rendered":"

An embargo has been lifted, so I am honored to present to you shots of an unshootable object!<\/p>\n


\nYes, it’s the Sony HVL-F58AM, nicknamed the Cobra Head, for its amazing, revolutionary flash swivel system!<\/p>\n

It comes with a new hotshoe foot that can carry the weight of it even when it’s turned sideways and back.<\/p>\n


\nThe pouch is extra big, with a bigger head for its bulky body. That means the flash head has to enter the pouch first. Note the straps which are crossed – you can hook it to your belt in landscape or portrait orientation! Very, very cool.<\/p>\n

Note that the flash hiding in the pouch, in the picture, is a F56, not the F58.<\/p>\n


\nI love transforming things and this is no exception – it folds neatly in half to fit into the pouch. When it folds, it makes a loud crocodile-like snap!<\/p>\n

If the F58 is the Cobra Head, then its hotshoe foot is the Bat Clapper.<\/p>\n

I only had a brief hands-on experience with a pre-production<\/b> F58, without the manual<\/b>. This is not representative of the final product.<\/p>\n

So, can it be triggered by our pop-up flash?<\/b>
\nYes.<\/p>\n

Do you need to press a button to unlock the swivel mechanisms?<\/b>
\nNo, full freedom left and right, and forward and back.<\/p>\n

Is it heavy?<\/b>
\nStrangely, it feels lighter than the F56.<\/p>\n

Is there a sync port and a port for an external battery pack?<\/b>
\nYes to both, exactly the same ones as on the F56.<\/p>\n

Can the F58 trigger the F42 in Commander mode, while mounted on the body?<\/b>
\nYes, but I don’t know how to change the F42 from RMT1 to RMT2.<\/p>\n

Can the F58 trigger the F56 in Commander mode, while mounted on the body?<\/b>
\nI could not figure out how to, but this does not mean that it cannot<\/b>. However, there might be a provision to this, as the F58 was not a production copy.<\/p>\n

Is there a strobe mode?<\/b>
\nYes.<\/p>\n

Can the F42, F56 and F58 be triggered at the same time, using the pop-up flash?<\/b>
\nYes. If the final version of the F58 cannot trigger the F56 in Commander mode, then those who want to use a F56 and F58 at the same time, will have to trigger both wirelessly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An embargo has been lifted, so I am honored to present to you shots of an unshootable object! Yes, it’s the Sony HVL-F58AM, nicknamed the Cobra Head, for its amazing, revolutionary flash swivel system! It comes with a new hotshoe foot that can carry the weight of it even when it’s turned sideways and back. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geek","category-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}