Canon Flashgun Unit

snips86x · 7 Jul 2014 at 08:28

Someone on the MM is selling a Canon EX580 MK i for £140 collected and while it appeals to me, I wanted to know if there are any alternatives worth considering.

All I'm after is the ability to use slave/master and for the flash to recognise the zoom. Sorry but I'm not all pally with the terminology and the cheaper the better, but I don't want to loose functionality.

mr tommo · 7 Jul 2014 at 10:29

Only ever used 580's myself but I know the YongNuo's get a lot of love on line as a cheaper alternative. Might be worth a search on here.

gary996 · 7 Jul 2014 at 17:04

Godox V850c (manual flash HSS)
Godox v860c (E-TTL HSS)

Lithium Battery, more powerful, cheaper. Cant go wrong

Tysonator · 9 Jul 2014 at 14:22

EX580 MKII is the one to have.

save you pennies and go for the MKII as it has the flexibility to be a slave or master unit

snips86x · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:46

Tysonator said:
EX580 MKII is the one to have.

save you pennies and go for the MKII as it has the flexibility to be a slave or master unit

Same as the one I've purchased, YN-568EX-II. The Godox v860c looks like it could be a great addition though.

a1ex2001 · 10 Jul 2014 at 22:43

Tysonator said:
EX580 MKII is the one to have.

save you pennies and go for the MKII as it has the flexibility to be a slave or master unit

Crazy expensive for the average hobbyist compared to the competition, if your rich or it's your job go with the above advice otherwise the cheaper alternatives in this thread are all top notch!

Raymond Lin · 12 Jul 2014 at 01:04

I am selling a 550EX for £100 in MM if you are interested, its has become surplus since I upgraded.

Dolph · 12 Jul 2014 at 12:26

http://flashhavoc.com/yongnuo-yn-568ex-ii-canon/

I bought one of these instead of a 580 ex ii. You get the full ettl metering, HSS and the like, but can be had for around 120 new.

Tysonator · 31 Jul 2014 at 21:21

a1ex2001 said:
Crazy expensive for the average hobbyist compared to the competition, if your rich or it's your job go with the above advice otherwise the cheaper alternatives in this thread are all top notch!

Yes it is expensive,however I would always suggest buying a used unit as it is much cheaper option.

Rojin · 31 Jul 2014 at 21:30

I've seen 580 mkII's going for less than £200 recently. I went through a lot of the alternatives (2 years ago, so newer models may be improved) and whilst the features are matched I found they didn't keep up (overheating mainly) with continued use (wedding receptions/disco). I always ended up using my 430EXII! I've still got a Nissin knocking around somewhere...