what flash for canon
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430EX or 580EX
Either are very capable, depends on your budget and how powerful you want.
Either are very capable, depends on your budget and how powerful you want.
Granted they're not cheap but it's a worthwhile investment. Once you've tried a proper flashgun you'll never go back to the poxy wee thing in the camera.Paulus said:
The ability to angle the flash away from the lens and bounce the light off a wall or ceiling removes almost all of the harshness and shadows that a straight on flash gives. You do need to be careful at times though, my 550EX gives off so much light that I've got shots taken in dark rooms that look like someone's turned all the lights on!
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Personally I think that there is only two flash you should consider for a 20D (at resonable prices), and that is the Canon 550 EX or the newer 580 EX. Other flashes are not bad, but when you need the cycle times in burst mode, and when you need to shoot fast, you will want one of these two.
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He probably won't be able to tell you where. If the site sells flashguns its likely to be a photography site that sells digital cameras. Overclockers sells some digital cameras so Overclockers would be in competition with this other site.Paulus said:
Paulus said:
Yup thats the one it sits between the two cannon models in terms of specs but is more than good enough for what I need. The biggest plus for me is that it supports high speed syncing. This enables me to use it as a fill in flash for wildlife shots typically taken much faster than 1/200th. Its a bit bigger than the cannons but it doesnt weigh very much. Let me know if you want any specific questions answering about it
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saddler said:
The thing that I would want to know is what the highest sync speed and cycle times for this flash is. For example. If you are shooting some birds with a 300, in mid to late afternoon, and you are at 1/1000 and you need to fire off a burst of 4-5 shots as it is taking off, and have the flash do fill on each shot, and rely on E-TTL/E-TTL2 for flash exposure, how does it perform and can it cycle fast enough to flash every time, or do you need an external battery pack to get it to cycle fast enough?
Not trying to say don't buy this flash, just trying to get more informed (myself and everyone).
FranchiseJuan said:
I'll get back to you on highest sync speeds but no flash will cycle fast enough for a 4-5 shot burst without a seperate battery pack. At 300mm you'll probably need a flash extender unless the subject is closer than 10m away, this again is true of all makes of flash. I've got an extender that increases the range from 10m to 30m giving me better range for wildlife
