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Dubsta
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 12:35
Besides reading the manual, which I plan to do....any tips or hints?

It is quite the flash.
mbze430
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 13:19
get yourself a diffuser for indoor candids.
tim
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 13:49
Aye, a stofen omnibounce comes in handy at times. I don't use it as often as I should.

It takes a lot of practice and experience to get good as using the flash. Practice, practice, charge your NiMH batteries, and practice some more :)
Hatem Eldoronki
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 14:55
I just bought one two weeks ago. I also went for the wireless transmitter ST-E2 and I highly recommend it.
For good tips and info please check this thread: Flash Info (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46599)
Happy shooting.
Amstaff
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 17:51
I love my 580...a nice improvement over the 420ex i had. Good luck with it!
Dubsta
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 17:57
Thanks! I just got it home and took some pics of my dog in my livingroom, just to test it out, bounced the flash off the ceiling...wow! I'm beyond happy with the results...
Columbus Photo
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 17:58
would I gain that much going from the 550ex to the 580ex? or would it be better money vested somewhere else?
Mills
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:09
I got one for my birthday and still need to put it through the paces some more. I plan on getting up close and personal with Scott Berger's Sticky. Only about 20 images with it so far but it seems nice. Looking forward to using it with my 550 EX as a slave unit.
Tom Barnett
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 19:51
I love the 580, but if I had a 550 I would put my money elsewhere (depending). It would be great to have both :)