steved110
29th of November 2006 (Wed), 12:20
I've taken advantage of a good price on the 580EX combined with a £35 cashback voucher to splurge and get this flash - it's been much on my mind for a while, and though I have a perfectly serviceable 380EX, was keen to access some of the more sophisticated controls the 580EX has. I decided that as I could get such a good deal - basically a third off the high street price if the cashback is included, the extra money to get a 580 over a 430 was not that much extra, so I went for the big boy. the 380 will still be of use on my film camera ( the original user anyway) as my Type B 35mm Eos cannot really make use of many of the 580's features.
It arrived this morning and I have had a bit of a play with it, but a more serious work-out will have to wait a while. I'm really impressed with the build quality, though the door to the battery compartment is a bit stiff and needs careful jiggling about to get it properly open. I get the feeling that, if forced, something would break....
This flash is a fair bit heavier than I was expecting, and my 20D with 17-40 and 580EX has become quite a beast.
what I'm most looking forward to is being able to play with fill flash / exposure comp, as well as some of the more interesting features like strobe and high speed synch - my old flash had no manual settings at all.
So I'm really pleased with the purchase and looking forward to making good use of the features.
It arrived this morning and I have had a bit of a play with it, but a more serious work-out will have to wait a while. I'm really impressed with the build quality, though the door to the battery compartment is a bit stiff and needs careful jiggling about to get it properly open. I get the feeling that, if forced, something would break....
This flash is a fair bit heavier than I was expecting, and my 20D with 17-40 and 580EX has become quite a beast.
what I'm most looking forward to is being able to play with fill flash / exposure comp, as well as some of the more interesting features like strobe and high speed synch - my old flash had no manual settings at all.
So I'm really pleased with the purchase and looking forward to making good use of the features.