The Canon speedlite 580ex is the best flash unit i have worked with until this date. I photograph a lot of weddings, children and birthdays, so it's important that i relay on a good flash. You can turn the flashhead 360 degrees sideways, 90 degrees up and a few degrees down (mostly for macro photo). The guidenumber on 105 mm. is 58 and on 50 mm. it's 42, so compared to the older 550ex it is a good improvement and gives you lot's of light. The 580ex has a build in widepanel and refleks panel witch spreds the light when you use wide angel lenses such as the canon 17-40mm usm. the 580ex completely shares all information with the camerabody you use and will set the flashlight after it. the recharge time is 6 seconds on normal and 3 seconds on quickmode, but you cannot allways count on that becuase if the flash decides that the flashlight needs to be lower then normal, it will simply save the rest of the energy. The first "outta the box" expiriense was that i coult not open the battery door, but after a struggle it came up and had not troubled me again, it takes 4 AA batteries and can fire up to 700 times with alkaline batt. The measures are: 76 x 134 x 114mm. and it weighs 375 grams (without batt.) I can recomment this flash if you need complete control over your flashlight.
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Advantages: Very powerful and flexible advanced users flash gun, easy full-auto use. Disadvantages: Expensive, complicated parameters setting, can cause subjects to blink.
Advantages: Very powerful and flexible advanced users flash gun, easy full-auto use. Disadvantages: Expensive, complicated parameters setting, can cause subjects to blink.
Oct 31st, 2005
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