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asadikhan
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Vistek has a good deal on 580EX II ($419) the lowest I've seen so far. I was wondering if anyone knows if this is because the rumours about a new Canon flash may be true. Anyone?
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what else do you need that 580 doesn't have? :D
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Almost all rumours about something new coming out are eventually true. Does that help?
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Very unlikely.. the Canon flashes available now are all very good already.
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So the answer would be ... no.
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I think you've got the wrong forum here.

Try dpreview... :)
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PotatoEYE wrote:
what else do you need that 580 doesn't have? :D


Optical slave, TTL following slave, GN Priority manual. Just look at the SB-800/SB-900 features the Canon's lack.

There's a reason why many Strobists mix Nikon flashes with Canon gear. The Canon's are excellent flashes when operating in E-TTL mode but have quite limited non-TTL capabilities.
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PotatoEYE wrote:
what else do you need that 580 doesn't have? :D


radio remote E-TTL.
dedicated master/slave button
more power
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PotatoEYE wrote:
what else do you need that 580 doesn't have? :D

less RF noise, so the pocketwizard mini and flex will work without extra shielding
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PotatoEYE wrote:
what else do you need that 580 doesn't have? :D

weather sealing...
hell yeah, RF noise is hella annoying on the 430 and 580...
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just get alien bees :P
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ions wrote:
Almost all rumours about something new coming out are eventually true. Does that help?

Unfortunately, that's not true. Canon has a long way to go to make them good. Especially in TTL mode...
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just get alien bees :P

best suggestion ever?
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StE823 wrote:
PotatoEYE wrote:
just get alien bees :P

best suggestion ever?


you betcha
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It's going to be $399 at Aden for boxing day 2010 sale. Get them while you can. What can they possibly add to the flash to improve it? I do find that Canon's flash system is not as accurate as Nikon's for a quick setup. Nikon's system you just attach the flash and shoot and your exposures are quite accurate. With Canon you have to fiddle with flash compensation.
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it's not flash's problem, it's metering system
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