I know the 380EX has a high speed sync function...does the 420EX have it as well and does it work with all Canon digital cameras? Anyone out there with a 420 or 550EX and a dRebel that can try this out?
www.lonestardigital.com/D30.htm
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=http://www.lonestardigital.com/D30.htm]Canon's little-known flash bonus...
Everyone knows that the Canon D30's maximum flash synch speed is 1/200th of a second, right? After all, that's what it says in all the reviews, and that's what it says in the camera's specifications.
Wait! If you read deep into the camera's manual in the flash section, you'll see a short section about "high speed flash synch" using Canon's top of the line 550EX flash unit. The manual notes that the camera can flash-synch a 550EX all the way up to the camera's 1/4,000th of a second maximum shutter speed!
Unique to the EX series Canon speedlights, high speed flash synch works (only) with certain Canon EOS cameras, including the D30.
For times when you need that extra shutter speed AND a flash, the D30 & a 220EX, 420EX or a 550EX combination is just the ticket. (The D30's built-in flash won't do high speed synch.) Sports action, moving subjects (like the hummingbird shown below), wiggly pets & kids... you get the picture. Fast shutter speed is sometimes the only solution, and now you can use your flash too!
wrote:=http://www.lonestardigital.com/D30.htm]Canon's
little-known flash bonus...Everyone knows that the Canon D30's maximum flash synch speed is 1/200th of a second, right? After all, that's what it says in all the reviews, and that's what it says in the camera's specifications.
Wait! If you read deep into the camera's manual in the flash section, you'll see a short section about "high speed flash synch" using Canon's top of the line 550EX flash unit. The manual notes that the camera can flash-synch a 550EX all the way up to the camera's 1/4,000th of a second maximum shutter speed!
Unique to the EX series Canon speedlights, high speed flash synch works (only) with certain Canon EOS cameras, including the D30.
For times when you need that extra shutter speed AND a flash, the D30 & a 220EX, 420EX or a 550EX combination is just the ticket. (The D30's built-in flash won't do high speed synch.) Sports action, moving subjects (like the hummingbird shown below), wiggly pets & kids... you get the picture. Fast shutter speed is sometimes the only solution, and now you can use your flash too!
