I'll be honest, I am learning as I go with the off-camera flash stuff. I've spent time at the strobist website and others, but can someone answer this simple question:
Is the 430EX more powerful than a Vivitar 285?
Leave ETTL, head swivel, and all of that out of the equation. I have a 430EX, 580EX II, as well as cybersyncs for both and I just want to make sure I can get the same power out of the 430EX in manual mode that I could with an additional second flash (such as the Vivitar, Lumopro, etc.).
And if you want to throw in a suggestion of a softbox for the 580EX II, then even better.
Thanks in advance.

