Laurence18 Hatchling 3 posts Joined Feb 2006 More info | Feb 25, 2006 08:30 | #1 Hi all. I'm tired of red eye on my photos! I've been taking indoor people shots with the built in flash unit. It works fine for "normal" lenses, but when I uses a 200mm zoom or greater, I get the dreaded red eye.
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jbravi Member 70 posts Joined Oct 2005 More info | Feb 25, 2006 09:05 | #2 try any Canon speedlites like, 420/550 or 580. Canon 20D, 50D, 5D Mark ii
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mbellot "My dog ate my title"  3,365 posts Likes: 20 Joined Jul 2005 Location: The Miami of Canada - Chicago! More info | I like my Sigma EF 500 DG Super.
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and1145 Member 42 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: E.Yorks U.K More info | Feb 25, 2006 10:43 | #4 Canon 580 ex Is the business or go for the 430 Ex ,a litle cheaper but still a good flash. Canon Eos 5d
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mbellot wrote: I like my Sigma EF 500 DG Super. Its got just about every feature the Canon 550 has (minus maybe some build quality) and cost only $200 brand new from sigma4less.com  Sigma here also, paid $240 at a local camera store. Can't compare the build qualitu as I don't have any Canon units but there is nothing wrong with the build quality of the Sigma in my mind. I highly recommend it just make sure you get the DG model. 7D MKII ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 70-200 f4L ■ 100-400L ■ 580EX II
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vjack Goldmember  1,602 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA More info | I just got my 430EX, but I've been very happy with it so far.
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jjonsalt Goldmember 1,502 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Central Florida More info |  Permanent banI gotta suggest either the 550EX or 580EX. They have more power than the 430EX and bouncing really depleats the light. Also consider the LumiQuest 80-20 Pocket Bouncer (I have one) http://www.bhphotovideo.com …ghType=categoryNavigation
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condyk Africa's #1 Tour Guide  20,887 posts Likes: 22 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK More info | Feb 25, 2006 15:19 | #8 I've had the Sigma EF 500 DG Super and now have the Canon 430EX. Both are good tho' the Sigma is much better value IMO. Depends what you want to do. My flash needs are very basic so the Canon does me now. https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php?t=1203740
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BruceWatson Senior Member  530 posts Joined Jan 2004 Location: Ajax for the work week and on weekends, south of Ottawa, Canada More info | One more vote for the Sigma 500 Super, mine have been performing flawlessly for several years, bought two for the price of one Canon 550. Cheers,
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jjonsalt Goldmember 1,502 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Central Florida More info | Permanent ban Bruce Watson wrote: One more vote for the Sigma 500 Super...bought two for the price of one Canon 550. Perhaps at the time the Sigma was half the price of Canon's 550EX but currently, in the U.S., it's like 70% of the 550EX's cost. The Canon offers several custom functions not available with the Sigma. The Canon has a slightly higher GN. The Canon zooms to cover a slightly wider field than the Sigma. Sigma's 'save energy timeout mode' will not work when used in multi-flash setups, Canon's does. The 550EX accepts external high voltage packs, the Sigma does not. The build quality of the Canon is higher than that of the Sigma. These issues may, of course, not be of any importance to some but important to others. I'm speaking of the Sigma 500 Super DG here. The older non-DG model will not sync with all Canon digital cameras that use E-TTL.
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AlanDye Senior Member  596 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Midwest US More info | I use the Promaster 5550 with excellant results. It's worth a look. Canon 7D, Canon 40D
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BruceWatson Senior Member 530 posts Joined Jan 2004 Location: Ajax for the work week and on weekends, south of Ottawa, Canada More info | Nothing "perhaps" about it, at that time, the price in Canadian dollars was exactly half. jjonsalt wrote: Perhaps at the time the Sigma was half the price of Canon's 550EX but currently, in the U.S., it's like 70% of the 550EX's cost. The Canon offers several custom functions not available with the Sigma. The Canon has a slightly higher GN. The Canon zooms to cover a slightly wider field than the Sigma. Sigma's 'save energy timeout mode' will not work when used in multi-flash setups, Canon's does. The 550EX accepts external high voltage packs, the Sigma does not. The build quality of the Canon is higher than that of the Sigma. These issues may, of course, not be of any importance to some but important to others. I'm speaking of the Sigma 500 Super DG here. The older non-DG model will not sync with all Canon digital cameras that use E-TTL. Cheers,
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ijohnson Goldmember  1,646 posts Joined Nov 2003 Location: Whiteriver, AZ More info | Feb 25, 2006 20:35 | #13 430ex www.trickoflight.net
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DavidEB Goldmember  3,117 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina More info | Feb 25, 2006 20:50 | #14 another sigma 500 super vote. great value for the money. David
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condyk Africa's #1 Tour Guide 20,887 posts Likes: 22 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK More info | Feb 26, 2006 04:20 | #15 http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showcat.php?cat=30 https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php?t=1203740
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