Which of the two are better to get? Which recycles faster, which is brighter, Which of the two is the better buy (I'm a student! 
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MikeZip007 Senior Member  751 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA More info | May 06, 2008 02:07 | #1 Which of the two are better to get? Which recycles faster, which is brighter, Which of the two is the better buy (I'm a student! Equipment: Sensor, Glass, Light, Mind
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Cyrus Senior Member 382 posts Joined Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia More info | May 06, 2008 02:31 | #2 get a second hand 550 (in good condition) if you can, it does everything better i think.... i think from memory the 430 can't master other slaves while the the 550 can.. could be wrong though. I have a 580 and a 550 and the basically do the same job for me - no difference other than appearance.
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elysium "full of stupid banter"  11,619 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Harrow/London/UK/GB/That Part Of The World/Next To France More info | May 06, 2008 02:45 | #3 I would go for the 550EX if you can. Works well and I would have gone for this if I didn't get a good deal on my 430EX. Everyday, a programmer finds a way of creating an idiotproof program. Everyday, the universe spits out another idiot.....So far, the universe if winning
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Lotto Goldmember  2,750 posts Likes: 192 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Southern California More info | May 06, 2008 03:30 | #4 You already own a 430, so.. 5D, 24-105L, 70-200L IS, 85mm Art, Godox
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JasonW Senior Member  293 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia More info | May 06, 2008 07:22 | #5 I'm pretty sure that the 550ex doesn't adjust for the 1.6 crop from your 30D whereas the 430EX does. You will probably loose a fair bit of the extra light output as a result...
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elysium "full of stupid banter" 11,619 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Harrow/London/UK/GB/That Part Of The World/Next To France More info | May 06, 2008 07:25 | #6 Just found the link to my comparison. Do bear in mind this test was bnot 100% strict but in controllable conditions. It gave me a better understanding of how well each work with colours and ETTL. Everyday, a programmer finds a way of creating an idiotproof program. Everyday, the universe spits out another idiot.....So far, the universe if winning
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | May 06, 2008 09:48 | #7 I have a 550EX and a 430EX. Not a whole lot of difference except the 550EX does act as a master to the 430EX. The impression I had was that the 550EX was a lot heavier - it's not - and a lot smaller - again, it's not. The 550EX does have a bit more power. Dave
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May 14, 2008 09:44 | #8 Any preference to which would be better to use for off camera lighting? I would assume the 550 because it has slightly more power. Equipment: Sensor, Glass, Light, Mind
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