Take advantage of high-speed sync, wireless control and triggering, and other advanced flash capabilities with the FUJIFILM EF-X500 Flash for X-series cameras. Featuring a lower profile, this weather-resistant flash is compatible with Fuji's TTL system, and a great option for the company's compact mirrorless cameras. It offers a powerful guide number of 164' at ISO 100 and 105mm settings as well as a zoom range of 24-105mm, equivalent to 16-70mm in APS-C lenses. A pull-out diffuser is available for expanding coverage to wider 20mm, or 10mm APS-C lenses. In keeping with hybrid stills/video camera designs, and offering an alternative fill light option to the pull-out bounce card built into the flash, is an LED light.
For bounce lighting, the EF-X500 can tilt from -10 to 90° and offers rotation left 135° and right 180°. A major addition to this flash is full wireless master and slave TTL functionality. It uses optical pulse communication to trigger and control remote EF-X500 flashes set up in one of four channels and within three groups. Additionally, the flash has a multi flash stroboscopic mode and runs on four AA batteries.
- Compatible with FUJIFILM TTL
- Guide Number: 164' at ISO 100 and 105mm
- Zoom Range: 24-105mm (20mm with Panel)
- LED Video Light
FUJIFILM EF-X500 Overview
FUJIFILM EF-X500 Specs
| Guide Number | 164.04' / 50 m at ISO 100 (105 mm Position) |
| Coverage | Full-Frame 24 to 105 mm 20 mm (with Wide-Angle Adapter) |
| Auto Zoom Head | Yes |
| Bounce Head | -10 to +90° |
| Swivel Head | 315° |
| Recycle Time | Approx. 2.5 to 3.9 Seconds |
| Secondary Illumination | Video Light |
| Exposure Control | FUJIFILM TTL, Manual |
| Flash Modes | Hi-Speed Sync |
| Power Range | 1/1 to 1/512 |
| Flash Compensation | -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV Steps) |
| Wireless Operation | Optical Pulse (TTL/Manual) Up to 49.21' / 15 m |
| Wireless Channels | 4 |
| Wireless Groups | 3 |
| Internal Power | 4 x AA (Alkaline, Lithium, NiMH) |
| External Power Pack Compatible | No |
| Mount | Shoe |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 2.6 x 4.9 x 4.2" / 67.2 x 124 x 107.3 mm |
| Weight | 13.4 oz / 380 g |
| Package Weight | 1.75 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 9 x 5.1 x 4.65" |
FUJIFILM EF-X500 Reviews
Fuji dedicated
I paid a lot of money for this flash! Then you ask me for a review, to advertise for you. Buy your own. Oh, I’ll go ahead and take the $1000 gift card.
Not there yet
Used it at a wedding. Have to return and wait until Profoto hopefully makes an A1 for Fuji! Reasons: 1- Color inconsistent between shots from completely white to completely yellow. 2- Head is too small, smaller than Nikon's SB-910 3- SLOW recycle time, loosing shots in between.
Really good Accessory
Nice flash, works very nicely with just a couple of wish they had it do that thoughts. Overall, really good flash and just what the X-t2 needed.
Works well with recently purchased equipment
Works well with recently purchased equipment. No issues at all.
Fuji Did It Pretty Well
Fuji was way behind on its flash development as all of X shooters know. I bought this the first time when I was in Singapore over New Year's. It has a Guide number of 50M, so it is about 160', which is more than adequate for 90% of what I need and when it is not, I gang 2 together. It works perfectly in TTL mode and I use it regularly at events where here will be things like kids running around varying distances, etc. Otherwise, I almost always use any flash on manual mode. (I also have the Cactus system by the way, but wanted the Fuji's for their TTL and high speed sync). What really excites me is I recently got the Roboshoot system for wireless and it works really well. I hae to get to used to using the iPhone as part of the shooting kit though. I just ordered 2 more flashes to bring the total to 4 as I sometimes gang 2 of them for more power. Also, it will go down to 1/512th of a second. No hummingbird can flap its wings that fast. Frankly, I do not know when I would ever use that setting, but now the imagination is sparked and I want to figure out what to do with that setting. The only reason I gave it 4 and not 5 is Fuji skimped and it is an optical rather than a radio system without something like the Roboshoot. Solidly built, reasonable reset time. Obviously if I have 4 of them I would recommend them to Fuji X shooters.
Competent but pricey
If this was priced under $300 it would be a 4.5-Star flash. But at nearly $450 (US) it lacks capabilities that should have been included. Performance-wise, it's powerful enough, especially if you only need a flash for flash work. And that power is put into a nicely small-ish sized unit. Another thing is it doesn't easily overheat. But for night work, or, studio work, it's has design flaws -focus lamp too garish, for example- and lack features, such as a restrictive remote implementation. Best to read professional reviews and figure-out what your needs are before spending. Bottom Line: Well built, small and powerful, but too expensive to justify for occasional use.
Fuji dedicated
I paid a lot of money for this flash! Then you ask me for a review, to advertise for you. Buy your own. Oh, I’ll go ahead and take the $1000 gift card.
Limited use flash
The flash is fully integrated with the Fuji Xpro2. Settings can be controlled from the camera menu. A major omission is that Fiji does not offer a TTL off camera cord or radio control. I must add a comparable hot shoe flash or radio control to use the EF-X500 off camera.
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